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Syrian activists say tanks storm flashpoint city of Deir al-Zor
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Syrian activists say tanks storm flashpoint city of Deir al-Zor

BEIRUT - Syrian activists say tanks have stormed the eastern city of Deir al-Zor and made sweeping arrests there as…
Syrians taunt Assad, saying regime next to unravel
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Syrians taunt Assad, saying regime next to unravel

BEIRUT - Taking inspiration from the rapid unraveling of the regime in Libya, thousands of Syrians poured into the streets…
Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge
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Syrian forces kill six despite Assad pledge

AMMAN - Syrian forces shot dead six protesters on Friday despite President Bashar al-Assad's pledge that his military crackdown on…
Obama calls on Assad to step down
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Obama calls on Assad to step down

WASHINGTON - The United States for the first time explicitly called on Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step…
Syria’s Assad says military operations halted
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Syria’s Assad says military operations halted

AMMAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters…
Assad puts Hamas in corner over Syrian assault
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Assad puts Hamas in corner over Syrian assault

GAZA - Syria's crackdown on government opponents has deeply embarrassed the Palestinian group Hamas, which is anxious not to anger…
Syrian tanks shell Latakia, death toll reaches 34
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Syrian tanks shell Latakia, death toll reaches 34

AMMAN - Syrian tanks opened fire on poor Sunni districts in Latakia on Tuesday, residents said, the fourth day of…
Turkey issues ‘final word’ to Syria
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Turkey issues ‘final word’ to Syria

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Bashar al-Assad on Monday military operations against civilians must end immediately and…
Syrian gunboats fire on coastal city; 5 killed
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Syrian gunboats fire on coastal city; 5 killed

BEIRUT - Activists say Syrian security forces are storming several districts in the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia under heavy…
Syrian army sweeps into coastal city, shooting heard
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Syrian army sweeps into coastal city, shooting heard

BEIRUT - Syrian armored vehicles swept into the coastal city of Latakia on Saturday and gunfire was heard after protests…
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