News: Syria
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Syria: news
Syria unrest 'wrecks health system'
Thursday, March 7th 2013, 11:09Syria's health system has collapsed after two years of conflict, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says.
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VIDEO: Peacekeepers taken hostage in Syria
Thursday, March 7th 2013, 10:04related countries:
PhilippinesThe Philippines has demanded the immediate release of 21 of its nationals working as UN observers who have been kidnapped by rebels in Syria.
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Filipinos taken hostage in Syria
Thursday, March 7th 2013, 4:31related countries:
PhilippinesThe Philippines calls for the immediate release of 21 of its UN observers who were taken hostage by Syrian rebels near the Golan Heights.
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Syria rebels detain UN Golan team
Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 21:38About 20 UN observers are detained by armed fighters in the Golan Heights on the Syria-Israel border, the UN has confirmed.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees reach million mark
Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 19:30The number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached a million, the UN has said.
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Syrian refugees reach million mark
Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 17:06The number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has reached a million, the UN refugee agency says, with neighbouring countries struggling to cope.
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UK sends armoured vehicles to Syria
Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 16:28related countries:
United KingdomThe UK is to provide armoured vehicles and body armour to opposition forces in Syria to help save lives, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
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VIDEO: Teen 'is Syria's millionth refugee'
Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 14:25A teenage girl has become the one millionth refugee of the crisis in Syria, according to the UN.
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VIDEO: Civilian suffering in Syria's capital
Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 9:15related places: Damascus
The BBC's Lina Sinjab visits a Damascus suburb that has been devastated by the ongoing conflict in Syria.
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VIDEO: Syrian planes 'hunt rebels in Raqqa'
Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 23:15related countries:
IraqSyrian warplanes have bombed the northern city of Iraqi, hours after reports said rebels had overrun it, activists and residents say.
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Syrian planes 'bomb rebels in Raqqa'
Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 16:04Syrian warplanes bomb the northern city of Raqqa, hours after reports said rebels had overrun it, activists and residents say.
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Syrian governor held 'as city falls'
Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 13:05Syrian rebels have captured the governor of the northern province of Raqqa after over-running most its capital city, activists say.
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Syrian soldiers 'killed in Iraq'
Monday, March 4th 2013, 18:48related countries:
Iraqrelated places: Baghdad
At least 40 Syrian soldiers and Iraqis have been killed by gunmen in western Iraq, officials in Baghdad say.
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UK 'cannot rule out arms for Syria'
Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 16:02related countries:
United KingdomBritain cannot rule out providing arms to the Syrian opposition in the future, the foreign secretary says, after President Bashar al-Assad accuses the UK of bullying and naivety.
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AUDIO: 'Love letter to my lost boyfriend'
Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 15:48related countries:
FranceA year after the French photographer Remi Ochlik was killed in Syria, his partner Emilie Blachere has written a love letter to him.
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Rebels 'control most of Syria base'
Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 13:55related places: Aleppo
Rebels seize large parts of a Syrian police academy near Aleppo, after a fierce battle resulting in heavy loss of life, activists say.
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Assad says Britain bullying Syria
Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 0:20related countries:
United KingdomSyrian President Bashar al-Assad, in a rare interview with a British newspaper, accuses the UK government of bullying and naivety.
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VIDEO: Assad says UK backs 'terrorists'
Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 23:02related countries:
United KingdomSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the British government of siding with those he calls "terrorists" in the civil war which has engulfed his country.
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Clashes in Syrian provincial capital
Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 13:42Ferocious clashes are reported around the northern town of Raqqa, amid further fighting between government and rebels forces across Syria.
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Kerry holds Syria talks in Turkey
Friday, March 1st 2013, 17:26related countries:
Turkey, 
United StatesUS Secretary of State John Kerry holds talks with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, amid differences on how best to support the opposition.
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US extends aid to Syrian rebels
Friday, March 1st 2013, 0:01related countries:
Italy, United Statesrelated places: Rome
Secretary of State John Kerry says the US will provide "non-lethal" support to Syrian rebels for the first time, as well as extra aid to the opposition.
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Frustration forces Western shift on Syria
Thursday, February 28th 2013, 16:51The West tries to play catch-up on the war in Syria
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VIDEO: Kerry holds talks with Syrian opposition
Thursday, February 28th 2013, 6:36related countries:
Italy, United Statesrelated places: Rome
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Rome for his first meeting with key figures in the Syrian opposition.
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VIDEO: Blair calls for UK intervention in Syria
Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 17:00related countries:
United KingdomFormer UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells Newsnight's Kirsty Wark he believes Britain should be taking a far stronger line on Syria.
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VIDEO: Syria destruction alarms aid agencies
Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 6:39Aid agencies say they are shocked and appalled by the number of children killed in Syria last week.
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Low hopes for Rome talks over Syria
Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 21:11related countries:
Italyrelated places: Rome
Why change of heart on Syria talks was inevitable
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VIDEO: Syrian opposition 'performs U-turn'
Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 11:19related countries:
Italyrelated places: Rome
The Syrian opposition has decided it will attend an international summit in Rome which it initially announced it would boycott.
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Syria opposition U-turn on talks
Monday, February 25th 2013, 23:44related countries:
Italy, United Kingdom, United Statesrelated places: Rome
The Syrian opposition reverses its decision to boycott international talks in Rome, after the US and the UK promise to increase their support.
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VIDEO: The Syrian children living in caves
Monday, February 25th 2013, 17:58The UN says nearly 70,000 people have died in Syria and hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes, most civilians remain trapped in appalling conditions
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Kerry on first official trip abroad
Sunday, February 24th 2013, 22:14related countries:
United StatesJohn Kerry sets off for his first foreign tour as US secretary of state, with the conflict in Syria at the top of his agenda.
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US condemns Aleppo rocket strikes
Sunday, February 24th 2013, 5:34related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Aleppo
The US condemns recent deadly attacks on Syria's northern city of Aleppo, which opposition activists say were carried out by government forces.
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Syria opposition boycotts talks
Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 21:31related countries:
Italy, 
Russiarelated places: Moscow, Rome
Syria's main opposition coalition pulls out of talks in Rome, Washington and Moscow in protest at what it says is the "shameful" failure to stop the violence.
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'Civilians killed' by Aleppo rockets
Friday, February 22nd 2013, 23:12related places: Aleppo
At least 12 civilians are killed by rockets in Aleppo, activists say, as opposition groups agree to form a rebel government.
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Deadly bomb rocks Syrian capital
Thursday, February 21st 2013, 22:17related places: Damascus
At least 53 people are killed in a car bombing in Damascus, which the Syrian foreign ministry blames on "terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda".
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Russia proposes direct Syria talks
Thursday, February 21st 2013, 0:11related countries:
Egypt, Russiarelated places: Cairo
Russia and the Arab League say they want to broker direct talks to end the Syria crisis as the opposition prepares to hold a two-day summit in Cairo.
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Syria footballer 'killed by mortars'
Wednesday, February 20th 2013, 15:05related places: Damascus
A Syrian footballer has been killed in a mortar strike near a stadium in the capital, Damascus, a state news outlet says.
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Syria 'rocket kills 31 in Aleppo'
Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 23:16related places: Aleppo
A Syrian army rocket attack kills at least 31 people in the northern city of Aleppo, eyewitnesses and activists say.
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VIDEO: Rebels battle for control of Aleppo
Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 23:05related places: Aleppo
The BBC's Ian Pannell reports from al-Safira and Aleppo in the north of Syria where thousands have lost their lives and rebel fighters are battling for control.
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Living in a Syrian battleground town
Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 12:04Syrian conflict tears life apart for civilians on front line
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VIDEO: Syria violence worsening says report
Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 8:04A United Nations report says the conflict in Syria is becoming increasingly violent, militarised and sectarian.
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Hezbollah 'attacked Syrian villages'
Monday, February 18th 2013, 15:10related countries:
LebanonSyrian rebels and opposition leaders have accused the Lebanese militant Shia group Hezbollah of attacking three villages in a big operation inside Syria.
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Funeral for Iran Revolutionary Guard
Thursday, February 14th 2013, 22:53related countries:
Iran, Lebanonrelated places: Tehran
A funeral is held in Tehran for Gen Hassan Shateri, a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard recently killed while travelling from Syria to Lebanon.
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Islamists 'capture Syrian oil town'
Thursday, February 14th 2013, 15:00Fighters from the Islamist al-Nusra Front have captured a town close to Syria's oil city of Hasaka, according to foreign-based anti-Assad organisations.
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UN Syria team meets rebel leader
Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 22:13A member of the UN special envoy's team in Syria carries out the first field visit for several months, meeting a rebel leader, Christian and civil leaders.
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Qatar handing over Syrian embassy
Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 15:14related countries:
QatarQatar confirms it is handing over the Syrian embassy in its capital to the opposition, as a former Syrian spokesman tells the BBC why he abandoned the regime.
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Lasting scars of Syria's assault on Baba Amr
Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 12:41Survivors haunted by Syria’s devastating siege of Homs
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Syria opposition 'seizes air base'
Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 11:44related places: Aleppo
Syrian rebels have captured a military air base near the northern city of Aleppo, activists say, a day after taking control of a major dam.
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Deadly blast on Syria-Turkey border
Monday, February 11th 2013, 22:18At least 13 people die in a minibus explosion on the Syria-Turkey border, amid reports that Syrian rebels have taken control of a strategic dam.
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Panetta backs Syria rebels arms plan
Thursday, February 7th 2013, 19:49related countries:
United StatesThe US defence secretary says for the first time that he supports arming Syrian rebels, a proposal reportedly over-ruled by President Barack Obama.
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VIDEO: Syria conflict affects medicine supplies
Thursday, February 7th 2013, 6:19The war in Syria is destroying the country's economy as well as people's lives and one of the industries worst affected by the violence is pharmaceuticals
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Heavy fighting hits Syrian capital
Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 23:32Fierce fighting breaks out between rebels and pro-government troops in the Syrian capital, as bombings hit a central town and peace talk hopes fade.
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Neighbours at war in Lebanon's divided city of Tripoli
Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 17:31related countries:
Lebanon, 
Libyarelated places: Tripoli
Lebanon hosts replica of Syrian civil war
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Suicide bombings rock central Syria
Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 16:05related places: Damascus
Several people have been killed in twin suicide car bombings in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, reports say, as heavy fighting erupts in Damascus.
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Syrian opposition presses Assad
Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 1:00Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib urges embattled President Bashar al-Assad to respond to his offer of peace talks.
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AUDIO: Assad 'delusional and dangerous'
Monday, February 4th 2013, 12:11related countries:
Israel, United StatesA former US ambassador to Syria and Israel told 5 live that Bashar Al Assad was getting more dangerous and "delusional".
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VIDEO: Assad: Israel 'destabilising' Syria
Monday, February 4th 2013, 1:07related countries:
IsraelSyria's President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country, in his first comments on last week's reported Israeli air strike in Syria.
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Assad: Israel destabilising Syria
Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 19:56related countries:
IsraelSyria's embattled President Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country, in his first remarks on a reported Israeli air strike.
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Russia invites anti-Assad leader
Saturday, February 2nd 2013, 20:27related countries:
Germany, RussiaSyrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib is invited to Moscow during his first direct talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
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Aid reaches Syria rebel-held area
Friday, February 1st 2013, 15:52The UN refugee agency for the first time reaches a rebel-held area in northern Syria, saying 45,000 displaced people there live in "appalling" conditions.
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VIDEO: Peace envoy: 'Syria's Assad should go'
Friday, February 1st 2013, 14:28Leaked comments from a UN security council briefing reveal peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi suggested President Assad must step down as part of any political transition.
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Iran 'steps up' Syria aid - Clinton
Friday, February 1st 2013, 5:32related countries:
Iran, Israel, Russia, United Statesrelated places: Clinton
Departing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns that Iran and Russia are fuelling the conflict in Syria, as tensions rise over an alleged Israeli strike.
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US warns Syria over 'arms supply'
Thursday, January 31st 2013, 22:21related countries:
Israelrelated places: Damascus
The US warns Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon, amid an international row over an Israeli strike in Syria.
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Russia concern at Israeli 'strike'
Thursday, January 31st 2013, 14:21related countries:
Israel, RussiaRussia expresses grave concern at an alleged Israeli air attack on Syria, amid reports that either a research facility or a weapons convoy had been targeted.
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Syria 'confirms' Israeli strike
Thursday, January 31st 2013, 6:18related countries:
Israel, LebanonSyria's military says Israeli jets carried out an air strike on its territory, but denies reports that a convoy of weapons bound for Lebanon was hit.
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Israelis 'attack Syria convoy'
Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 19:40related countries:
IsraelIsraeli forces attack a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border, unconfirmed reports say, amid fears that Syrian weaponry might fall into rebel hands.
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Donors pledge $1.5bn Syria aid
Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 16:18related countries:
KuwaitMore than $1.5bn is pledged at a donors conference to help civilians affected by the conflict in Syria, as state media blame rebels for a massacre.
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VIDEO: The rebels building bombs for Syria
Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 6:46As the civil war in Syria continues, home-made weapons are a key tool in the Free Syrian Army's campaign to try and oust President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria being destroyed, says envoy
Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 1:37related places: Aleppo
The conflict in Syria has reached "unprecedented levels of horror", UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says, hours after evidence of another massacre emerges in Aleppo.
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VIDEO: Dozens 'executed' in Syria massacre
Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 22:30related places: Aleppo
The bodies of dozens of young men, all apparently summarily executed, have been found in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and activists say. This report contains some disturbing images.
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'Dozens of bodies' found in Syria
Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 21:40related places: Aleppo
The bodies of at least 71 young men, all apparently summarily executed, have been found in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and activists say.
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VIDEO: 'Dozens of bodies' found in Aleppo
Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 15:04related places: Aleppo
The bodies of dozens of young men, all apparently summarily executed, have been found in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and activists say. This video contains some disturbing images.
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VIDEO: Syrians turn to forests for fuel
Monday, January 28th 2013, 18:15Faced with fuel shortages and freezing weather, many Syrian civilians are felling trees from local forests and woodlands to stay warm.
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UK pledges £21m in aid over Syria
Saturday, January 26th 2013, 7:00related countries:
Jordan, United KingdomBritain is to give another £21m in humanitarian aid to help those affected by the crisis in Syria, as huge numbers of refugees continue to enter Jordan.
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VIDEO: 'No water or heating for Homs displaced'
Saturday, January 26th 2013, 5:45The UN has been visiting displaced residents in the Syrian city of Homs, which has been at the centre of the conflict in the country
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