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We have started to collect the most important news related to Syria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Syria: news

VIDEO: 'Scores dead' after Azaz air strike

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 10:30

An air strike by Syrian warplanes on the northern town of Azaz leaves many dead, according to international monitoring team
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VIDEO: What next for UN's role in Syria?

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 7:19

The BBC's Barbara Plett reports on the UN's future role in Syria, as the UN Security Council prepares to meet to discuss the observer mission.
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VIDEO: Undercover in Syria's Kurdish region

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 5:55

After five days undercover, Orla Guerin reports from Syria's Kurdish region.
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Arab nations urge Lebanon exodus

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 23:33
related countries: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia

Four Arab nations urge their citizens to leave Lebanon after a string of kidnappings raises fears that the Syrian conflict is spilling over.
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'Thirty dead' in Syria air strike

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 18:24
related countries: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia

Syrian warplanes attack the northern town of Azaz, reportedly killing 30 people, and as tensions escalate in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave.
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UN blames Syria for Houla deaths

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 16:36

Syrian troops and militia were behind the Houla massacre of 108 people, the UN says, as dozens are reported killed in a government air raid on Azaz in the north.
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Central Damascus rocked by blast

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 13:42
related places: Damascus

A large blast hits the centre of the Syrian capital Damascus near a hotel used by UN observers and gunbattles are reported in another key district.
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Iran trains Syrian militia - US

Wednesday, August 15th 2012, 6:13
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Damascus, Tehran

The US accuses Iran of training a pro-regime militia in Syria, as a summit of Muslim countries is poised to suspend Damascus despite protests from Tehran.
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VIDEO: Syrian rebels accused of atrocities

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 21:38

Footage has emerged which appears to show Syrian rebels abusing captured pro-Assad forces.
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Syria regime collapsing - ex-PM

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 15:37

Syria's regime is collapsing "morally, financially and militarily" and controls just 30% of the country, says former PM Riad Hijab who defected to Jordan.
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VIDEO: Amos in Syria to discuss aid access

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 13:47

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos is in Syria to discuss ways of getting aid to people caught up in the conflict, as the BBC's Kevin Connolly reports.
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China hosts aide to Syria's Assad

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, 8:32
related countries: China
related places: Aleppo, Damascus

A senior aide to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has flown to China for talks, officials say, amid continuing violence in Damascus and Aleppo.
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Syria rebels 'shoot down plane'

Monday, August 13th 2012, 21:38

Syrian rebels produce footage of a man they claim is the captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east of the country.
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Arab League postpones Syria talks

Sunday, August 12th 2012, 1:21
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Foreign ministers of the Arab League postpone a meeting on the Syrian crisis, officials say, as fighting in key cities continues.
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Filipinos caught up in Syria violence

Saturday, August 11th 2012, 23:51

Filipinos caught up in the violence glad to be home
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US steps up planning for Syria

Saturday, August 11th 2012, 21:31
related countries: Turkey, United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says a working group will be set up with Turkey to plan a joint response to the deepening Syrian crisis.
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Aleppo clashes spark refugee rise

Friday, August 10th 2012, 15:58
related places: Aleppo

Syrian civilians are fleeing the embattled city of Aleppo in increasing numbers, the UN says, amid a lull in fighting between rebels and government forces.
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UK to give Syria groups extra £5m

Friday, August 10th 2012, 14:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Foreign Secretary William Hague says the UK's commitment of an extra £5m in non-lethal equipment to opposition groups is "the right thing to do".
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Will Syria's Kurds benefit from the crisis?

Friday, August 10th 2012, 8:08

Syria's Kurds could benefit from political chaos
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Algerian 'to be UN Syria envoy'

Friday, August 10th 2012, 0:27
related countries: Algeria

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be named the new UN envoy for Syria, diplomats say, a week after the resignation of Kofi Annan.
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Syria rebels lose key Aleppo area

Thursday, August 9th 2012, 23:02
related places: Aleppo, Salah

Syria rebels say they have lost control of the Salah al-Din district in Aleppo, as UN diplomats name a possible successor to Kofi Annan.
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'New strikes' on Aleppo districts

Thursday, August 9th 2012, 11:30
related countries: Iran
related places: Aleppo

Several districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo are hit by fresh bombardments, activists say, as Iran prepares to host its summit on the crisis.
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Battle rages in key Syrian city

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 17:15
related places: Aleppo

Fierce fighting is taking place in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, with government forces and rebels both claiming advances in a key district.
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VIDEO: Syria in 'real battle for Aleppo'

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 17:01
related places: Aleppo

There are reports from both sides in Syria's conflict of further clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.
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Ex-Guards among Iranian hostages

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 9:30
related countries: Iran

The Iranian foreign minister says a group of 48 Iranians abducted by rebels in Syria include a number of retired Revolutionary Guards.
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'Bomb' images spark Syria alarm

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 7:04
related places: Aleppo

Renewed fighting is reported in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as Amnesty International warns that satellite images show increased use of heavy weapons.
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Syria: Iran 'will protect axis'

Tuesday, August 7th 2012, 19:55
related places: Damascus

Iran's security chief tells Syria's president his country is part of a vital regional alliance that Tehran will not allow to be broken, during talks in Damascus.
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VIDEO: Syrian jihadis 'had English accents'

Tuesday, August 7th 2012, 19:07
related countries: United Kingdom

As growing evidence suggests the presence of British islamic extremists in Syria.
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VIDEO: Syrians in 'tough' refugee camp

Tuesday, August 7th 2012, 9:02
related countries: Turkey

The BBC's Richard Galpin takes a look at some of the tough living conditions for thousands of Syrian people living in a refugee camp on the Turkish border.
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VIDEO: Syria 'crumbling' after PM's defection

Tuesday, August 7th 2012, 6:10

Western powers have said the defection of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab is a sign that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is crumbling.
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Syria 'crumbling' as PM defects

Monday, August 6th 2012, 21:56
related places: Aleppo

The defection of Syria's prime minister is a sign that the regime is crumbling, Western powers say, as fighting continues in the northern city of Aleppo.
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VIDEO: Reporting the conflict in Aleppo

Monday, August 6th 2012, 19:57
related places: Aleppo

Reporting the conflict in the Syrian city of Aleppo is proving very difficult for all broadcasters, but how are the main Arabic-language TV channels reporting on the fighting?
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Syria's prime minister defects

Monday, August 6th 2012, 17:10

Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab defects from President Bashar al-Assad's government, two months after he was appointed.
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'Bomb attack' on Syrian state TV

Monday, August 6th 2012, 10:04
related places: Damascus

An explosion reportedly wounds three people at the Syrian state TV building in Damascus, as Jordan says the Syrian prime minister has defected.
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VIDEO: Greek police arrest illegal immigrants

Monday, August 6th 2012, 4:12
related countries: Greece

Greek police have arrested nearly 5,000 people in an operation against illegal immigration, amid fears that the fighting in Syria could lead to a new influx of refugees.
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Troops 'mass for Aleppo assault'

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 20:41
related places: Aleppo

More than 20,000 Syrian troops are said to be massing for a full-scale assault on Aleppo within days, as fighting rages for control of the city.
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Athens police target immigrants

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 19:27
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Police in the Greek capital Athens round up 5,000 suspected illegal immigrants, amid fears fighting in Syria could lead to a new refugee influx.
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VIDEO: Troops 'mass for Aleppo assault'

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 15:30
related places: Aleppo

More than 20,000 Syrian troops are massed around Aleppo, military sources say, as fighting rages for control of the country's second city.
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AUDIO: British hostage feared beheading

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 12:51
related countries: United Kingdom

A British journalist who was kidnapped by Islamic militants in Syria last month has said that between "10 and 15" of his captors were British.
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'UK militants' held photographer

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 12:30
related countries: United Kingdom

A British photojournalist who was kidnapped and wounded by Islamist militants in northern Syria says up to 15 of his captors were from the UK.
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Fighting intensifies in Aleppo

Sunday, August 5th 2012, 10:47
related places: Aleppo, Damascus

Some 20,000 Syrian troops are said to be massed around the northern city of Aleppo, as the government claims to have taken control of all of Damascus.
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Iran pilgrims abducted in Syria

Saturday, August 4th 2012, 20:57
related countries: Iran
related places: Aleppo, Damascus

Almost 50 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped near a Shia shrine in Syria, reports say, as fresh fighting hits the cities of Damascus and Aleppo.
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VIDEO: Clashes continue in Syrian cities

Saturday, August 4th 2012, 16:42
related places: Aleppo, Damascus

Heavy shelling and gunfire have continued in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo, with government forces bombarding areas where rebels are thought to be entrenched.
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Fresh fighting hits Syrian cities

Saturday, August 4th 2012, 13:23
related places: Aleppo, Damascus

Fresh fighting is reported in Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, hours after a UN vote condemning the failure to act in Syria.
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UN vote bad for Syria - Russia

Saturday, August 4th 2012, 4:52
related countries: Russia

Russia says a resolution on Syria passed by the UN General Assembly undermines peace efforts there as fighting continues on the ground.
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Syria conflict finds a voice in hip-hop

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 23:08

Syrian hip-hop act taking conflict to the turntable
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VIDEO: Syria rebels 'getting covert training'

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 22:54
related countries: Turkey, United States

The Turkish military is reportedly running a covert training centre for members of the Free Syrian Army in a US airbase in southern Turkey.
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UN vote condemns Security Council

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 20:06

The UN General Assembly votes by a large majority to condemn the Security Council for failing to end the violence in Syria, as fighting rages.
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VIDEO: Syria's rebel woman fighter

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 15:22

Thwaiba Kanafani, a member of the Free Syrian Army, describes what is happening in the rebel training camps to the BBC's Richard Galpin.
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Russian navy 'won't visit Syria'

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 14:31
related countries: Russia
related places: Tartus

Russia's defence ministry denies that three of its troop-carrying warships will visit the port of Tartus in war-torn Syria.
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VIDEO: Battles in Syria ahead of UN vote

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 12:48

There has been renewed fighting in Syria ahead of a UN General Assembly vote to condemn its own failures to put an end to the unrest.
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Israeli fears over Syria crisis

Friday, August 3rd 2012, 0:11
related countries: Israel

How Israel is making contingency plans for Syrian conflict fall-out
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VIDEO: Annan to leave Syria envoy post

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 21:36

The UN-Arab League joint special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has announced he is leaving his post. This video contains some graphic images.
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Annan resigns as UN Syria envoy

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 19:23

The UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is leaving his post, saying increasing militarisation and lack of unity at the UN are hindering his task.
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US 'secret help' for Syria rebels

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 17:37
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama has signed a covert order authorising support for Syrian rebels, US media report.
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Aleppo rebels attack army base

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 14:48
related places: Aleppo

Rebel fighters in the Syrian city of Aleppo say they have attacked an army base near the city, using a tank seized from the military.
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Your questions to Ian Pannell

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 14:30

Your chance to quiz BBC's Ian Pannell on his reporting from Syria
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Syrian rebel shootings condemned

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 21:20

Human rights activists condemn the public shooting in Syria of four apparent Assad loyalists by rebels after a video of the killings emerges.
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Fate of Syria at stake - Assad

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 15:15
related places: Damascus

The conflict raging in Syria will decide the fate of the nation, President Assad warns, as video emerges of rebels apparently executing pro-government militia.
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VIDEO: Fate of Syria at stake - Assad

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 13:02

The conflict raging on Syria's streets between government forces and rebels will decide the fate of the nation, President Assad warns.
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Why Iran needs Assad in power

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 23:07
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

How regime change could diminish Tehran's power
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Syrian Christians fear for future

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 22:20

Christian refugees from Syria wonder if they can ever return
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'Thousands trapped' in Syria city

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 17:09
related places: Aleppo

Concern grows over conditions in the Syrian city of Aleppo as the army offensive continues, with a UN official warning that thousands of people are trapped.
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VIDEO: Syria's rebel ambulance service

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 14:32

Unqualified volunteers are giving medical treatment to rebel fighters injured in Syria.
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Fresh clashes in Syria's Aleppo

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 14:30
related places: Aleppo

There have been fresh reports of clashes and attacks by helicopter gunships in Aleppo as the Syrian army offensive enters its fourth day.
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Syrian activist's message not lost in death

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 8:48
related places: Damascus

How activist's killing galvanised protesters in Damascus
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Syrian diplomat quits London post

Monday, July 30th 2012, 19:21
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Syria's most senior diplomat in the UK is resigning from his London post over his government's "violent and oppressive" actions, the Foreign Office says.
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Syria army steps up Aleppo attack

Monday, July 30th 2012, 18:32
related places: Aleppo

Syrian government forces step up their assault on rebel-held areas of the second city, Aleppo, using artillery, ground forces and helicopter gunships.
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Many thousands flee Aleppo battle

Monday, July 30th 2012, 14:29
related places: Aleppo

Some 200,000 people have fled fighting in Syria's second city Aleppo since government troops launched a ground assault on Saturday, the UN says.
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VIDEO: Thousands flee Aleppo battle

Monday, July 30th 2012, 12:44
related places: Aleppo

Some 200,000 people have fled intense fighting in Syria's second city Aleppo in the past two days, the UN has said.
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VIDEO: Queuing for bread in Aleppo

Monday, July 30th 2012, 10:39
related places: Aleppo

The BBC's Ian Pannell says he has seen long lines of people queuing for bread in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin'

Monday, July 30th 2012, 5:50
related countries: United States
related places: Aleppo

Syria's assault on the city of Aleppo is a "nail in the coffin" of President Assad, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta as he starts a Middle-East tour.
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VIDEO: Fears over casualties in Aleppo

Monday, July 30th 2012, 5:26
related places: Aleppo

The Syrian army is continuing to pound rebel strongholds in Aleppo, raising fears about civilian casualties in the city of more than 2m people.
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Jordan's desert camp for Syrian refugees

Monday, July 30th 2012, 1:39
related countries: Jordan

Jordan takes action to cope with wave of Syrian refugees
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