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Lebanese minister accuses Syria of 'ethnic cleansing'Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have begun ethnically cleansing Sunni Muslims and deliberately pushing refugees across the border into Lebanon, said the Lebanese caretaker minister for social affair More… |
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Assad says Europe will "pay price" if it arms rebelsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe in a German newspaper interview that it will "pay the price" if it follows Washington's lead and delivers arms to rebel forces, saying such a move More… |
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Tests prove Syria used nerve gas says FranceFrance said it had performed tests that proved President Bashar Al-Assad's forces had used nerve gas in Syria's civil war, a "red line" that the US and other countries have repeatedly said would More… |
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Besieged Syrian rebels plead for helpSyrian rebels under siege in a town near the Lebanese border issued a desperate appeal on Thursday for reinforcements and medical supplies as government troops and Lebanese guerrillas pounded their defences. Alongside a military o More… |
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Syrian rebels demand half of coalition seatsSyria's rebels demanded on Thursday they be granted half the seats in the opposition Syrian National Coalition, warning that without strong representation of fighters on the ground the group would have no legitimacy. "We More… |
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Syria receives Russian missile shipmentSyria has already received the first shipment of an advanced Russian air defence system and will soon get the rest of the S-300 missiles, President Bashar Al-Assad was quoted as saying on Thursday. More… |
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Fighting rages in Syria amid chemical attack reportsHeavy fighting raged around the strategic Syrian border town of Qusair and the capital Damascus on Monday and further reports surfaced of chemical weapons attacks by President Bashar al-Assad's forces on rebel areas. The Syria More… |
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Turkey shuts Syria border after bombingsTurkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin More… |
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Talks unlikely to succeed says AssadProposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview publishe More… |
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Syria wants peace conference detailsSyria wants details on a US-Russian proposed peace conference before it decides whether to attend and says the role of President Bashar Al-Assad is a decision "only for the Syrian people and More… |
