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Syria: Rebels appear to control large parts of northwest

Control of areas along the Turkish border means rebels can more easily obtain heavy weapons.

Syria: Peace envoy Kofi Annan holds 'candid' talks with Assad

Hours after the meeting in Damascus, Kofi Annan headed to Tehran for talks with the Iranian government.

Syrian forces 'massacre 200' in Hama village, Kofi Annan 'shocked'

Rights activists have accused Syrian security forces of massacring as many as 200 villagers in the central Hama province.

A Syrian youth waves the Syrian revolutionary flag during an anti-government demonstration in the rebel-controlled northern countryside city of Mareh.

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