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Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught
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Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught

BEIRUT — Explosions shook several embattled Syrian cities on Sunday before polls opened for a vote on a new constitution that could keep President…
UN-Arab League envoy Annan calls for peace in Syria
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UN-Arab League envoy Annan calls for peace in Syria

GENEVA — Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the new United Nations-Arab League envoy on Syria, called on Friday on…
Two journalists killed in Syria identified
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Two journalists killed in Syria identified

PARIS — The French government spokesperson on Wednesday identified two Western reporters killed in Syria as French photojournalist Remi Ochlik…
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
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Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed

BEIRUT — Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage…
Syrian forces pound Homs, protests spread in Damascus
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Syrian forces pound Homs, protests spread in Damascus

Syrian forces on Tuesday blitzed the flashpoint city of Homs and opened fire to disperse daring protesters in the capital,…
Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock
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Assad slams foreign help to ‘terrorists,’ Syria bolsters troops as Iranian warships dock

President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday that foreign parties were funding "armed terrorist groups" to destabilize Syria and intent on…
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
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Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says

The top US military officer warned Sunday that intervention in Syria would be "very difficult" and said it would be…
Hundreds outside Syrian Embassy demand Assad’s fall
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Hundreds outside Syrian Embassy demand Assad’s fall

Hundreds of Syrian and Egyptian activists gathered outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo Friday to call for the end of…
Activists say Syrian tanks shell Homs intensively
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Activists say Syrian tanks shell Homs intensively

BEIRUT — Syrian troops intensively shelled rebel-held neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs Friday, a day after the…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria

UNITED NATIONS — The 193-nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by…
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