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Turkey deports Syrian refugees over camp unrest: officials
World
March 28, 2013
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over camp unrest: officials
Turkey has sent hundreds of refugees back to Syria after clashes with Turkish military police at their camp near the…
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
World
March 25, 2013
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
Jordan closed its main border crossing with Syria on Monday after two days of fighting there between Syrian troops and…
Blast ‘injures Free Syrian Army commander Asaad’
World
March 25, 2013
Blast ‘injures Free Syrian Army commander Asaad’
Riad Asaad, commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, was injured overnight in a blast that hit his car in…
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace…
Syrian National Coalition head Khatib stands down
World
March 24, 2013
Syrian National Coalition head Khatib stands down
Syria's opposition chief Moaz al-Khatib has resigned from the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, a dissident group…
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
US Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise trip to Baghdad on Sunday to press for more help over…
Lebanon without government as Syria simmers
World
March 24, 2013
Lebanon without government as Syria simmers
BEIRUT — Lebanon on Saturday was without a government after the surprise resignation of premier Najib Mikati and as it…
CIA provides intelligence to Syrian rebels
World
March 23, 2013
CIA provides intelligence to Syrian rebels
The US Central Intelligence Agency has been feeding information to select rebel fighters in Syria to try to make them…
Syria rebels ‘gain ground in Golan’: watchdog
World
March 21, 2013
Syria rebels ‘gain ground in Golan’: watchdog
Syrian rebels have gained ground in the Golan Heights, which is partly occupied by Israel, launching coordinated attacks in the…