News: Syria
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Syria: news
VIDEO: Syrians wed at refugee camp in Jordan
Monday, September 10th 2012, 20:25related countries:
JordanLife goes on in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan as a traditional wedding takes place over the weekend.
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VIDEO: 'Why I defected from Syrian regime'
Monday, September 10th 2012, 19:42related countries:
FranceKey Syrian defector Gen Manaf Tlas has hinted that French secret agents helped him flee and accused the Syrian government of lying and being unwilling to reform.
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France 'helped Syria defector'
Monday, September 10th 2012, 19:13related countries:
FranceManaf Tlas, a Syrian general who defected in July, hints that French intelligence agencies helped him escape.
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First Syria mission for Brahimi
Monday, September 10th 2012, 15:56related countries:
Egyptrelated places: Cairo
New UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, begins his first mission with a visit to Cairo where he acknowledges the challenges he will face.
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Explosion in Aleppo 'kills 17'
Monday, September 10th 2012, 9:01related places: Aleppo
At least 17 people are killed by a car bomb in the Syrian city of Aleppo, reports say, as new peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi begins a mission to the region.
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VIDEO: Syria resolution 'needs teeth'
Sunday, September 9th 2012, 18:10related countries:
Russia, 
United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed a Russian proposal for a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria as pointless "without teeth".
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Syria resolution 'needs teeth'
Sunday, September 9th 2012, 7:59related countries:
Russia, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says a Russian plan for a UN Security Council resolution on Syria will be pointless without consequences.
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Fighting cuts Aleppo water supply
Saturday, September 8th 2012, 19:15related places: Aleppo
About 100 people have died in violence across Syria, activists say, as large parts of the city of Aleppo are left without water.
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Syria rockets kill girl in Iraq
Saturday, September 8th 2012, 16:23related countries:
IraqSyrian rockets hit an Iraqi border town killing a young girl, in one of the the most serious spillovers of violence since the Syrian conflict began.
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VIDEO: Two bomb blasts strike Damascus
Friday, September 7th 2012, 21:09related places: Damascus
Two bombs have struck the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state media and opposition activists.
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Two bomb blasts strike Damascus
Friday, September 7th 2012, 15:02related places: Damascus
Two bombs strike the Syrian capital Damascus, the first killing at least five members of the security forces, reports say.
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Syrian army 'storms border town'
Thursday, September 6th 2012, 18:35related countries:
JordanSyrian soldiers have stormed Tal Shehab, a town on the Jordanian border which has been a crossing point for refugees, according to activists.
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Desperate plight of Syrian civilians
Thursday, September 6th 2012, 8:52related places: Damascus
Desperate plight of civilians who fled to Damascus for safety
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Syria military 'bombards Aleppo'
Wednesday, September 5th 2012, 19:18related places: Aleppo
Security forces shell several opposition-held districts in Syria's second city of Aleppo, leaving at least 19 people dead, activists say.
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Envoy warns UN on Syria conflict
Tuesday, September 4th 2012, 21:40The new UN and Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, says the death toll in the conflict is "staggering" and the destruction "catastrophic".
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Record flight of Syria refugees
Tuesday, September 4th 2012, 15:52related places: Aleppo
The UN says more than 100,000 Syrians fled their country in August, as the head of the Red Cross discusses the aid crisis with President Assad.
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War artist captures life of Syrian town
Tuesday, September 4th 2012, 0:05Broken tanks and bread queues - an artist paints war-ravaged town
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'Deadly strike' in Syria's Aleppo
Monday, September 3rd 2012, 18:27related places: Aleppo
Activists report a deadly air strike in Aleppo province, as the new UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, tells the BBC his task is "nearly impossible".
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New UN envoy gloomy at Syria task
Monday, September 3rd 2012, 9:13The new UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, describes his task as "nearly impossible", in comments to the BBC after taking up the post.
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VIDEO: New Syria envoy talks of worries
Monday, September 3rd 2012, 1:00The new international envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has given a pessimistic assessment of the task ahead of him.
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Blast in 'Damascus security area'
Sunday, September 2nd 2012, 11:56related places: Damascus
An explosion is reported in an area of the Syrian capital Damascus which houses major military and security compounds.
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Jordan in Syria crisis aid plea
Sunday, September 2nd 2012, 1:49related countries:
JordanJordan calls for international help to cope with the influx of refugees, as escalating fighting in Syria increases the number of fleeing civilians.
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Fighting rages at Syria air bases
Saturday, September 1st 2012, 16:54related places: Aleppo
Fighting breaks out at several air bases in Syria, as new peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi formally takes up his post.
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VIDEO: 'Bloody stalemate' in Syria crisis
Saturday, September 1st 2012, 15:52Rebels and regime forces have been battling for control of several air bases in Syria, as fighting also continued in key cities.
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Damascus Alawites stand firm behind Assad
Saturday, September 1st 2012, 7:37Damascus Alawites standing firm behind beleaguered leader
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Syria refugee camp plea vexes UN
Friday, August 31st 2012, 3:28related countries:
TurkeyThe UN Security Council discusses Turkey's demand for refugee camps inside Syria but admits the issue raises "serious questions".
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VIDEO: Egypt criticism prompts Syria walk-out
Thursday, August 30th 2012, 21:29related countries:
Egypt, 
Iran, 
Israelrelated places: Tehran
Ban Ki-moon has criticised Iran's position on Israel and the Egyptian president, Mohammed Mursi, has attacked the Syrian government on the first day of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran.
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Syria walkout after Egypt attack
Thursday, August 30th 2012, 17:16related countries:
IranEgypt's president Mohammed Mursi hits out at the "oppressive" Syrian regime at a summit in Iran, sparking a walkout by the Syrian delegation.
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Syria rebels 'down fighter jet'
Thursday, August 30th 2012, 15:59related places: Idlib
Syrian rebels shoot down a government fighter jet in the north-western province of Idlib, unconfirmed reports say.
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Viewpoint: Syria set for drawn-out conflict
Thursday, August 30th 2012, 0:02Syrian rivals dig in for long drawn-out battle
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Assad 'needs time to win battle'
Wednesday, August 29th 2012, 21:23Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the military needs more time to "win the battle" against rebel forces, as fighting rages across the country.
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Deadly car bomb at Syria funeral
Wednesday, August 29th 2012, 6:19related places: Damascus
Twelve people are killed by a car bomb at a funeral in the Jaramana suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, state TV says.
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VIDEO: Syria helicopter down in Damascus
Monday, August 27th 2012, 21:45related places: Damascus
Syrian state television has confirmed a military helicopter has come down in the capital, Damascus, with rebels from the Free Syrian Army claiming they shot it down.
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Syria helicopter down in Damascus
Monday, August 27th 2012, 17:00related places: Damascus
A Syrian helicopter comes down in the capital Damascus, state television reports, with rebels claiming they shot it down.
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Syrian woman tells of 'forced TV confession'
Monday, August 27th 2012, 11:59Ordeal of Syrian woman 'ordered to admit fabricating TV news'
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VIDEO: Syria government helicopter 'shot down'
Monday, August 27th 2012, 8:46related places: Damascus
The BBC's Barbara Plett reports as armed rebels in Syria say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus.
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'Scores of bodies' found in Syria
Sunday, August 26th 2012, 16:22related places: Damascus
Opposition activists say they found scores of bodies in a town near the Syrian capital where government forces carried out a "massacre".
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VIDEO: 'Scores of bodies' found in Syria
Sunday, August 26th 2012, 13:00related places: Damascus
Opposition activists in Syria say scores of bodies have been found in a town near the capital Damascus, accusing government troops of a "massacre".
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Dust and memories of death
Sunday, August 26th 2012, 0:32Syria's youngest refugees struggle with conflict memories
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Syria reporter's body flown home
Saturday, August 25th 2012, 13:16related countries:
Japanrelated places: Aleppo
The body of Japanese reporter Mika Yamamoto, killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo, is repatriated, as three other journalists remain missing.
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In pictures: Fighting over Syria grips Lebanon
Friday, August 24th 2012, 16:58related countries:
LebanonFighting over Syria spills over into Lebanon
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Syrian refugees rise to 200,000
Friday, August 24th 2012, 15:49The United Nations refugee agency says that more than 200,000 Syrian refugees have fled to neighbouring countries as the conflict has intensified.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees soar due to violence
Friday, August 24th 2012, 15:11The United Nations refugee agency has said more than 200,000 Syrians have now fled the country as the conflict intensifies. That is already more than the figure forecast by the UNHCR for the end of 2012.
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Sunni cleric shot dead in Lebanon
Friday, August 24th 2012, 14:54related countries:
Lebanon, 
Libyarelated places: Tripoli
Three people, including a Sunni cleric, have been killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli amid new sectarian clashes fuelled by the conflict in Syria.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees soar due to violence
Friday, August 24th 2012, 14:08The BBC's Barbara Plett said the growing numbers of refugees had become a big political issue.
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Heavy clashes in key Syria cities
Thursday, August 23rd 2012, 22:26related places: Aleppo, Damascus
Heavy fighting continues in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo, reports say, with a rights group saying that civilians have been subjected to "horrific violence".
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Renewed clashes in Lebanese city
Thursday, August 23rd 2012, 13:54related countries:
Lebanon, Libyarelated places: Tripoli
Fresh clashes erupt in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between two communities at odds over Syria, breaching a fragile truce agreed on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Tensions remain high in Tripoli
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 23:36related countries:
Lebanon, Libyarelated places: Tripoli
The Syrian crisis has spilled over into Lebanon as tensions remain high in the country's north eastern city of Tripoli.
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Fighting over Syria grips Lebanon
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 23:17related countries:
LebanonTwelve people are killed and at least 100 wounded after fighting in a north Lebanese city between two Muslim communities divided over Syria.
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UK joins US in warning to Syria
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 21:54related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesThe UK joins the US in warning Syria that the use or threat of chemical weapons would force the nations "to revisit their approach".
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Chemical weapons 'excuse for US'
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 20:31related countries:
China, United StatesChinese state media accuse US President Barack Obama of planning to use Syria's chemical weapons as an excuse for intervening militarily.
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VIDEO: Rebel captive used for 'suicide attack'
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 14:20The New York Times has released video of rebels from the Free Syrian Army trying to use a prisoner as an unwitting suicide bomber in their attacks on government forces.
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Assad exit 'up for discussion'
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 2:18related countries:
Russia, United Statesrelated places: Damascus
Syria's deputy prime minister says all issues - including President Assad's resignation - are up for discussion, but the West should not intervene.
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Syria's minorities drawn into conflict
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012, 0:29Syria's ethnic and religious minorities drawn into conflict
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VIDEO: Learning to play in a refugee camp
Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 15:19related countries:
JordanThe BBC's Shaimaa Khalil went to visit the Za'atari refugee in Jordan, where Syrian children have the chance to play again safe from the conflict at home.
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VIDEO: Japanese journalist killed in Syria
Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 15:05related countries:
Japanrelated places: Aleppo
A Japanese journalist, Mika Yamamoto, has been killed in the conflict-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, Tokyo has confirmed.
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VIDEO: Inside Syria: Treating the wounded
Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 12:27Medecins Sans Frontiers says it is currently the only international medical organisation working inside Syria to treat the wounded.
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Deadly clashes in north Lebanon
Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 10:28related countries:
Lebanon, Libyarelated places: Tripoli
At least three people are killed and 25 hurt in clashes in the Lebanese city of Tripoli between opponents and supporters of Syria's president.
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US warns Syria on chemical arms
Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 8:02President Barack Obama says the use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his calculations on US military action in the conflict.
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Japan journalist killed in Syria
Tuesday, August 21st 2012, 3:15related countries:
Japanrelated places: Aleppo
A Japanese journalist, Mika Yamamoto, has been killed reporting fighting in Aleppo, Syria, Japan's foreign ministry confirms.
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Syria fighting heightens fear in Damascus
Monday, August 20th 2012, 23:48related places: Damascus
Damascus resident describes effect of fighting in Syrian capital
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UN observer mission in Syria ends
Monday, August 20th 2012, 8:59The UN's observer mission in Syria formally comes to an end, days after it was decided to cancel it in response to mounting violence.
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Assad in rare public appearance
Sunday, August 19th 2012, 21:13Bashar al-Assad makes his first appearance in a public place since a bomb attack last month, visiting a mosque to mark Eid al-Fitr.
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VIDEO: Kurds given taste of freedom in Syria
Sunday, August 19th 2012, 18:49The conflict between rebel forces and those loyal to President Assad in Syria has resulted in the government loosening its grip on the Kurdish region in the North East of the country.
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Brahimi welcomed as Syria envoy
Saturday, August 18th 2012, 12:23related countries:
Algeria, Russia, United Statesrelated places: Damascus
The US, Russia, Syria and others welcome the appointment of veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi as the new international envoy to Damascus.
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Syrian crisis boosts Kurdish hopes
Saturday, August 18th 2012, 11:12Syrian conflict raises hopes of minority
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Brahimi named new UN Syria envoy
Saturday, August 18th 2012, 4:51related countries:
AlgeriaAlgerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi takes over from Kofi Annan as the new international envoy for Syria, as fighting continued to rage in the main cities.
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Organisers of first Syria protest - where are they now?
Friday, August 17th 2012, 12:41related places: Damascus
Where are the organisers of first Damascus demonstration now?
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Bodies 'found outside Damascus'
Friday, August 17th 2012, 10:23related places: Damascus
At least 60 bodies have been found in a Damascus suburb, activists say, after what the opposition describes as a "massacre" by government forces.
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VIDEO: Syrian farmer 'to take on regime'
Friday, August 17th 2012, 6:39related countries:
TurkeyThe BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse meets some of the Syrians who have fled to Turkey and yearn to return and take on the Syrian army.
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UN ends observer mission in Syria
Thursday, August 16th 2012, 21:02related countries:
FranceThe United Nations has called an end to its military observer mission in Syria, days before its mandate was due to expire.
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Russia opposes UN exit from Syria
Thursday, August 16th 2012, 16:01Russia's foreign ministry warns of "serious negative consequences" if the UN pulls out of Syria, as the UN prepares formally to end its mission.
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VIDEO: UN: Urgent need for aid in Syria
Thursday, August 16th 2012, 14:20The United Nations says at least 2.5m people in Syria are in need of aid, as fears grow that the conflict is spilling across the border.
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Reuters hacked for third time
Thursday, August 16th 2012, 10:57The news agency suffers its third breach in a month, as hackers continue their pro-Syria propaganda war on the site.
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