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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.
As 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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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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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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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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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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Faced with fuel shortages and freezing weather, many Syrian civilians are felling trees from local forests and woodlands to stay warm.
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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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The 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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Almost a year on since government forces in Syria began a sustained assault on the strategic city of Homs to drive out opposition fighters.
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United KingdomA 31-year-old man has been arrested in east London on suspicion of terror offences in Syria, Scotland Yard reveals.
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JordanThere has been a huge leap in the numbers of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, the UN says, putting a considerable strain on resources.
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JordanUp to 26,500 Syrian refugees have crossed the border into Jordan since 1 January, according to the United Nations Refugee Council.
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RussiaRussia is not beginning a mass evacuation of its citizens from Syria, the foreign minister says, hours after planes carrying 80 Russians arrived in Moscow.
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Lebanon, RussiaScores of Russians are flown home after fleeing the violence in Syria - but Russia insists it is not the start of a mass evacuation.
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LebanonBuses carrying the Russians have crossed the Lebanese border heading for Beirut airport
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Lebanon, RussiaA suicide bomb in central Syria kills many people, reports say, as Russia prepares to airlift its nationals fleeing the conflict.
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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem invites the "nationalistic opposition" to lay down its weapons and join talks to form a new government.
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Desperation starts to show in Syrian capital
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The BBC sees evidence of a massacre in a village near the Syrian city of Homs, where locals say at least 100 people were killed.
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Amid allegations of looting and kidnapping by the Free Syrian Army, the BBC's Paul Wood suggests there is growing support for Islamists in rebel-held areas of Syria
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United StatesThe BBC's correspondent Paul Wood reports that while the Free Syrian Army fighters have been accused of theft, looting and kidnapping for ransom, an increasing number of Syrians opposed to the government of President Assad are turning instead to hard
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Syrian officials say there are no opposition forces in the capital city - but in some parts of Damascus the guns are not the only things in rebel hands.
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More than 20 people have been killed in near-simultaneous car bomb blasts in the Syrian city of Idlib, government officials and activists say.
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More than 80 people have been killed by two blasts at a university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on the first day of exams, activists and officials say.
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More than 80 people have been killed by two blasts in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, activists and officials say.
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Lyse Doucet on what a Syria-led transition might mean
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Syria is suffering a "staggering humanitarian crisis", an aid agency warns, amid reports of fresh deaths in an air strike on a Damascus suburb.
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The Middle East faces a "staggering" humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, an aid agency says.
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Rebels are reported to have taken control of a strategic airbase in north-western Syria after weeks of fierce fighting with government forces.
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The Syrian military has fired a ballistic missile towards cities in the north, Nato says, the third in recent days.
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United KingdomDetectives investigating the support of alleged terrorist activity in Syria have arrested four men - three of them in east London - police say.
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A Syrian refugee who claims he was the only survivor of a group that faced a firing squad near the city of Aleppo has been speaking about the incident.
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Syrian refugee's astonishing story of survival
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IranForty-eight Iranians held hostage by Syrian rebels since August are freed, reportedly in exchange for 2,130 prisoners held by the Syrian authorities.
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The international envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has said the recent speech by President Bashar al-Assad was a lost opportunity to resolve the crisis in Syria.
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United KingdomThe UK hosts a conference of experts on Syria to plan for the possibility of the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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A new report casts unprecedented light on Jabhat al-Nusra - the shadowy al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria that has become a key player in the conflict.
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Netherlands, 
Turkey, United StatesA Dutch convoy of Patriot missiles is travelling to the Turkish Syrian border to join German and US deployments, after a number of rockets from Syria hit targets inside Turkey.
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United StatesA speech by Syria's Bashar al-Assad denouncing opponents as "puppets of the West" is dismissed by the US, which calls it "detached from reality".
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivers a rare televised speech, denouncing the opposition as "puppets of the West".
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TurkeyNato has begun to deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey to help defend it against threats from neighbouring Syria.
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At least nine people have been killed and many injured by a car bomb at a petrol station in Damascus, say activists.
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Intense battles are going on at several airports in northern Syria, as rebels attempt to neutralise the government's air advantage.
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More than 60,000 people have been killed since Syria's uprising began in March 2011, the UN has said.
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More than 60,000 people have died since March 2011 in Syria, a sharp jump on other estimates, says the UN human rights commissioner.
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A Syrian warplane hits a petrol station with a missile, killing dozens, activists say, as the UN says 60,000 have died since the uprising began.
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Fierce clashes erupt near the international airport in Syria's second city of Aleppo, with unconfirmed reports it has been temporarily closed.
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