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Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising
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Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprising

Syrian rebels started withdrawing from the heart of Homs city on Wednesday, leaving an early center of the revolt against…
Syria jihadists seize Daraa rebel leader: monitor
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Syria jihadists seize Daraa rebel leader: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda franchise in Syria, has seized a moderate rebel commander in the southern province…
Mortar strike on Damascus school kills at least 12
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Mortar strike on Damascus school kills at least 12

Two mortar shells struck a school complex in central Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens,…
Syria’s Assad to run for third term as president
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Syria’s Assad to run for third term as president

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Monday he will run for re-election in a vote on 3 June which is…
Syria chemical weapons deadline expires, 8% of arms remain
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Syria chemical weapons deadline expires, 8% of arms remain

Syria still holds nearly eight percent of its chemical weapons arsenal as the deadline expired Sunday for it to be…
Syria presidential vote on June 3: parliament speaker
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Syria presidential vote on June 3: parliament speaker

Syria will hold presidential elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to office on June 3, the country's…
Syria’s Assad visits recaptured Christian town: state TV
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Syria’s Assad visits recaptured Christian town: state TV

Damascus (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Easter Sunday visited the ancient Christian town of Maalula, which his troops…
Syria opposition says it has evidence of chlorine gas attack
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Syria opposition says it has evidence of chlorine gas attack

Syrian opposition activists have posted photographs and video that they say shows an improvised chlorine bomb to back up claims…
In Assad’s coastal heartland, Syria’s war creeps closer
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In Assad’s coastal heartland, Syria’s war creeps closer

For three years, residents of Syria's Mediterranean provinces have watched from their coastal sanctuary as civil war raging further inland…
Twin car bombs in Syria’s Homs kill at least 21 people
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Twin car bombs in Syria’s Homs kill at least 21 people

At least 21 people including women and children were killed by twin car bombs in the central Syrian city of…
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