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Syria
Syria rebels’ gains in Damascus surprise even them
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China
As Syria conflict rages, China hews to ‘non-interference’ principle
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Syria
Damascus chaos strikes fear in Assad’s Alawite bastion
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Syria
Rebels announced the launch of an offensive to “liberate” the city of Aleppo. Rebel fighters from rural areas converged on the city. Government counterattacks drove rebel forces out of several strongholds in Damascus. So far this month, 2,750 people have been killed in Syria. The US abandoned efforts for a diplomatic solution.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al-Qaida: We’re returning to old Iraq strongholds
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Omar Farouq Brigade calls on Muslims to wage jihad in Syria
The group is named after a top al Qaeda leader and senior lieutenant to Osama bin Laden. A video released by the group implores Turkish jihadists to fight in Syria.
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Syria
Government forces staged counterattacks against rebel-held districts of Damascus. Heavy fighting broke out in Aleppo. Rebel forces seized a second of three border crossings between Iraq and Syria. Refugees flooded into Lebanon. The UN Security Council extended its monitor mission for 30 days.
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Syria
The battle for Syria is a battle for the entire Middle East
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Syria
CIA joins the hunt for Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons
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Syria
Video shows Free Syrian Army rebels raid a border crossing between Syria and Turkey
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Syria
Syria’s Army and the I.E.D.
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Free Syrian Army
Syria Rebels Seize Border Posts as Residents Flee Damascus
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Syria
Russia, China veto UN Syria sanctions; US calls vote regrettable
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‘Civil war’ in Syria as fighting reaches Damascus
Rebel forces concentrate on Damascus during “Operation Volcano.”
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Iraq
Syrian rebels seize all border posts with Iraq
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Syria
Will Syria Regime Look for a Yugoslavia-Style Breakup?
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Hezbollah
Uprising in Syria puts Hezbollah on the defensive
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Syria
Assad’s brother, the muscle behind the throne
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Syria
Israel Says Syria Pulls Troops from Golan to Suppress Revolt Elsewhere
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Syria
In Damascus, heavy fighting continued for a third day as government forces deployed tanks and helicopters. A rebel army commander said the fighting was the beginning of their push to take over the capital. A senior defector said Assad will not hesitate to use chemical weapons. Peace negotiations in the UN have deadlocked.
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Syria
Syria fighting rages in capital, Russia pressed
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Syria
In Iran, two opposing pictures of Syria
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Syria
New Evidence Points to Syria Firefight, not Massacre
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Syria
The Progression in World Views on Syria’s Conflict
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ICRC
Red Cross ruling raises questions of Syrian war crimes
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Syrian National Council
Commanders of Syrian Rebels Unite in Frustration
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Syria
Syria Moves Some Chemical Weapons, US Says
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Syria
In the worst incident in 16 months, more than 200 people were reported killed by government forces in an assault on a village near Hama. Syria began moving its chemical weapons out of storage. Russian warships set sail for the port of Tartus to protect a merchant ship delivering military equipment.
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda tries to carve out a war for itself in Syria
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Syria
Government troops fired artillery into a rebel-occupied district on the outskirts of Damascus and then attacked with troops and armored vehicles. Syria’s ambassador to Iraq defected to the opposition and called on Syrian soldiers to turn their guns on the Damascus leadership.
