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Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo airport

YoopyaSep 12, 20120

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) Syrian troops and rebels clashed near Aleppo’s international airport on Wednesday, a watchdog said, but it was unclear whether it was part

Syria war refugees tell tearful Angelina Jolie of burnt bodies

YoopyaSep 11, 20120

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi ZAATARI, Jordan (Reuters) – Syrian refugees stuck in a dust-blown camp in Jordan gave gruesome accounts of civilians incinerated in their country’s

Assad’s forces shell Damascus rebel stronghold, 4 killed

YoopyaSep 11, 20120

(Reuters) – At least four people were killed and dozens wounded on Tuesday in ground and aerial bombardments of one of the last rebel strongholds

Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus

YoopyaSep 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army’s General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces

Syria refugees reached record levels in August, says UN

YoopyaSep 4, 20120

More than 100,000 Syrians fled their country in August, the UN says – the highest monthly figure since the conflict began in March 2011. This

UN says Syria refugees hit record in August

YoopyaSep 4, 20120

More than 100,000 Syrians fled their country in August, the UN says – the highest monthly number of refugees since the conflict began in March

Rebels hit army headquarters in Damascus

YoopyaSep 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army’s General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces

Syria refugee exodus raises pressure for buffer zone

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s refugee exodus is accelerating and up to 200,000 people could settle in Turkey alone if the conflict worsens, the United Nations warned

Warplane attacks on Damascus suburbs kill 60: activists

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian fighter planes made rare sorties on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, killing at least 60 people in its eastern suburbs, the

Syria: Helicopter crashes in Damascus

YoopyaAug 27, 20120

Armed rebels in Syria say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus. The Free Syrian Army said the aircraft had been