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Red Cross trying to broker ceasefire in Syria

Group in talks with “all those concerned” in conflict to allow aid delivery

Iran warns US over Syria conflict, crackdown grows

Two Iranian warships dock in a Syrian port on Monday as tensions escalate.

Syria rebels say they captured airport near Iraqi border

President Bashar al-Assad's forces have retaliated by bombing the airport.

Syria, rebels trade bomb attacks near Damascus

Government forces target strongholds near capital as rebels attack Syria military outpost.

Syrian families hide in a shelter near Baba Amr neighbourhood in the beleaguered city of Homs. The city has been under constant fire from government forces for weeks.

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