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Assad’s forces accused of massacre near Syrian capital

YoopyaAug 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on Sunday of committing a massacre of scores of people in a town close to

Syrian army batters parts of Damascus, 47 killed

YoopyaAug 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian army shells crashed into southern Damascus on Wednesday and helicopters fired rockets and machineguns during an assault to shore up President Bashar

Russia warns West over Syria after Obama threats

YoopyaAug 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Russia warned the West on Tuesday against unilateral action on Syria, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama threatened “enormous consequences” if his

Brahimi to firm up role, not urge Assad exit yet

YoopyaAug 18, 20120

By Mirna Sleiman BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Algerian diplomat set to become the new international mediator on Syria has said he urgently needs to clarify

Syria denies Assad’s deputy tried to defect

YoopyaAug 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria denied reports on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad’s deputy had defected and his forces pressed an offensive against rebels, bombarding parts of

Syrian refugee exodus accelerates: U.N. agencies

YoopyaAug 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Refugees are fleeing Syria in ever greater numbers, U.N. agencies said on Friday, as the conflict between President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and rebels

Securing Syria chemical weapons may take tens of thousands of troops

YoopyaAug 17, 20120

(Reuters) – The United States and its allies are discussing a worst-case scenario that could require tens of thousands of ground troops to go into

Assad’s feared brother lost leg in bomb attack: sources

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

(Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s feared brother Maher lost a leg in a bomb attack on the Syrian leader’s security cabinet a month ago, sources

Syria crisis: Russia warns against UN withdrawal

YoopyaAug 16, 20120

Russia’s foreign ministry has said that if the United Nations were to pull out of Syria, it would have “serious negative consequences” for the region.

Violence in Lebanon over Syria

kiemtarAug 16, 2012August 16, 20120

The Gulf states have warned people to stay away from Lebanon as violence has erupted in Beirut over the fate of Lebanese pilgrims held in