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Syria: Explosion rattles central Damascus

Mariya KarimjeeSeptember 2, 2012 07:50

There is no immediate word on casualties.

Bashar al-Assad: No buffer zones, Syria needs time to defeat rebels

Daniel DeFraiaAugust 29, 2012 07:42

“I can summarize in one phrase: we are progressing, the situation on the ground is better but we have not yet won – this will take more time,” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on pro-Syrian broadcaster Al-Dunia.

Mika Yamamoto: Japanese journalist killed in Syria

Daniel DeFraiaAugust 21, 2012 14:59

"We saw a group of people in camouflage fatigues coming toward us. They appeared to be government soldiers."

Syria: Azaz airstrike leaves many dead

Mariya KarimjeeAugust 16, 2012 07:09

Today's violence follows one of the country's bloodiest days yet. At least 172 people were killed across Syria including in Azaz, where over 40 people were killed in an airstrikes carried out by the Syrian government.

Syria: No-fly zone needed, says rebel leader

Daniel DeFraiaAugust 12, 2012 10:44

A no-fly zone helped Libyan's overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.

Syria crisis: Arab League postpones meeting

Mariya KarimjeeAugust 12, 2012 06:50

Arab foreign ministers were due to meet in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to strategize their next move on Syria and to discuss a possible envoy to Syria to replace Kofi Annan, who resigned earlier this month.

US and Turkey 'prepare for fall of Assad regime'

Mariya KarimjeeAugust 11, 2012 08:59

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Turkey's foreign minister said on Saturday that their countries were working on a formal structure to plan for worst case scenarios in Syria, including possible chemical weapons attacks on opponents of the current regime.