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Troops deploy in Syrian village, US sanctions Assad
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Troops deploy in Syrian village, US sanctions Assad

Syrian troops backed by tanks deployed in a border village on Thursday, witnesses said, ignoring growing pressure from Washington, which…
US imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad
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US imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad

Washington imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of pressure…
Residents: Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave
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Residents: Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave

Syrian villagers pulled 13 bodies from a mass grave near the southern city of Deraa on Monday, residents said, and…
8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee
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8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee

Tripoli, Lebanon - A human rights activist says eight people have been killed because of violence in a Syrian border…
Scores of Syrians flee violence to Lebanon
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Scores of Syrians flee violence to Lebanon

Beirut - Hundreds of Syrians fled to neighboring Lebanon on Saturday to escape a violent crackdown against an anti-government uprising…
Syrian troops surround city known for 1982 revolt
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Syrian troops surround city known for 1982 revolt

Beirut -- Syrian soldiers and tanks executing a nationwide crackdown on regime opponents surrounded the city of Hama on Thursday,…
Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed
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Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed

Amman -- Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country,…
Tanks shell Syrian city, Assad confident
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Tanks shell Syrian city, Assad confident

Amman -- Army tanks shelled a residential district in Homs on Wednesday, said a rights campaigner in Syria's third city…
Envoys: Kuwait, not Syria, to run for UN rights body
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Envoys: Kuwait, not Syria, to run for UN rights body

United Nations -- Under pressure from fellow UN member states, Syria dropped plans to run for a seat on the…
Assad tightens grip on Syria’s restive third city
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Assad tightens grip on Syria’s restive third city

Amman -- Government forces backed by snipers on rooftops tightened their grip on Syria's third city on Monday, rights groups…
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