Bashar al-Assad

Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad group members
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Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad group members

Lebanese soldiers shot dead a Sunni cleric and a second member of a Lebanese political alliance against Syrian President Bashar…
Opposition groups report clashes in Syrian capital
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Opposition groups report clashes in Syrian capital

BEIRUT — A restive district of the Syrian capital has been rocked by overnight fighting between government forces and army…
Syrian leader says terrorists behind unrest
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Syrian leader says terrorists behind unrest

BEIRUT — In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has insisted his regime is fighting back against…
Two bombs strike Damascus, many casualties: state TV
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Two bombs strike Damascus, many casualties: state TV

BEIRUT — Two explosions shook the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday killing and wounding dozens of people, state media said,…
Amid violence and boycott, Syria holds parliamentary vote
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Amid violence and boycott, Syria holds parliamentary vote

Polls opened Monday in Syria’s parliamentary elections billed by the regime as key to President Bashar al-Assad’s political reforms but…
Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll
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Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll

AMMAN — Fighting between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces erupted in an oil producing province in eastern Syria, residents…
Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners
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Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners

Regime troops used tear gas on Saturday to try to disperse a mass funeral attended by thousands of people who…
Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15
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Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said,…
Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry
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Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry

BEIRUT — Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus on Wednesday and fighting raged near Damascus, dissidents said,…
Syria’s Assad ‘finished,’ Tunisian leader says
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Syria’s Assad ‘finished,’ Tunisian leader says

Bashar al-Assad's international allies must realize the Syrian president is "finished" and persuade him to step down to avoid further…
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