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Syrian forces raid Homs, Hama; Assad starts dialogue
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July 11, 2011
Syrian forces raid Homs, Hama; Assad starts dialogue
Syrian forces killed at least one civilian and injured 20 in Homs Monday during the heaviest raids on the city…
8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee
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May 16, 2011
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…
Syrian forces shell restive city, roll in more reinforcements
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May 1, 2011
Syrian forces shell restive city, roll in more reinforcements
Cairo -- Syrian army tanks shelled the old quarter of a city at the heart of the country’s six-week-old uprising…
Syria sends more troops into the heart of the uprising against Assad’s regime
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April 30, 2011
Syria sends more troops into the heart of the uprising against Assad’s regime
Beirut -- Military reinforcements poured into the besieged southern Syrian town of Deraa on Saturday, a day after President Bashar…
Syrian rights group says 42 killed nationwide
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April 29, 2011
Syrian rights group says 42 killed nationwide
Beirut -- A Syrian human rights group says at least 42 people have been killed across Syria -- many of…
Turkey urges Syria to stop crackdown
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April 28, 2011
Turkey urges Syria to stop crackdown
Istanbul -- Turkey on Thursday held out the prospect of closer economic ties if Syria's president meets demands for reform,…
Syria opposition demands reform, vows protests
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April 27, 2011
Syria opposition demands reform, vows protests
Beirut -- Syrian opposition figures said Wednesday their "massive grassroots revolution" will break the regime unless President Bashar al-Assad leads…
Special from Syria: Mass raids follow weekend of brutality
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April 25, 2011
Special from Syria: Mass raids follow weekend of brutality
Damascus -- Syrian authorities raided scores of homes on Sunday, arresting dozens of political dissidents in an apparent attempt to…
Syrian forces raid homes as Assad opposition mounts
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April 24, 2011
Syrian forces raid homes as Assad opposition mounts
Amman -- Secret police raided homes near Damascus overnight, rights campaigners said on Sunday, as popular opposition to Syria's authoritarian…
49 killed in deadliest day of Syria uprising
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April 22, 2011
49 killed in deadliest day of Syria uprising
Beirut -- Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday on pro-democracy demonstrations across the country, killing at least…