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British surgeon jailed in Syria dies in detention
World
December 18, 2013
British surgeon jailed in Syria dies in detention
A British surgeon who was arrested last November within 48 hours of arriving in Syria to volunteer as an emergency…
Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76: monitor
World
December 16, 2013
Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76: monitor
Seventy-six people, including 28 children, were killed on Sunday when Syrian army helicopters dropped “barrel bombs” on the northern city…
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
World
December 15, 2013
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
The first United Nations aid flight from Iraq to Syria took off on Sunday after being delayed for several days…
Gulf states urge militias to quit Syria, hail Iran shift
World
December 11, 2013
Gulf states urge militias to quit Syria, hail Iran shift
Gulf Arab leaders meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from war-ravaged Syria and…
United States suspends non-lethal assistance into northern Syria
World
December 11, 2013
United States suspends non-lethal assistance into northern Syria
The United States has suspended all non-lethal assistance into northern Syria after Islamic Front forces seized headquarters and warehouses belonging…
U.N. plans first aid airlift to Syria from Iraq as winter grips
World
December 10, 2013
U.N. plans first aid airlift to Syria from Iraq as winter grips
The United Nations' first relief airlift to Syria from Iraq will deliver food and winter supplies to the mostly Kurdish…
Syrian forces ‘retake Deir Attiyeh’
World
November 28, 2013
Syrian forces ‘retake Deir Attiyeh’
Syria's army recaptured Deir Attiyeh on Thursday, state television said, six days after rebel fighters seized the town on the…
Syria government says won’t surrender power at Geneva peace talks
World
November 27, 2013
Syria government says won’t surrender power at Geneva peace talks
Syrian authorities will attend planned talks in January aimed at resolving the country's civil war but they will also resist…
Scores killed as rebels battle to break siege of Damascus suburbs
World
November 24, 2013
Scores killed as rebels battle to break siege of Damascus suburbs
A ferocious battle in the eastern suburbs of Damascus has killed more than 160 people in the past two days…
Syria minister car fired on, driver killed: State TV
World
November 23, 2013
Syria minister car fired on, driver killed: State TV
Gunmen fired on the car of a Syrian government minister on Saturday, killing his driver but missing their target, who…