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2 blasts strike Damascus, Syrian news agency says

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria's state news agency says 2 bombs have exploded in a Damascus suburb, causing "many" casualties. SANA says the first bomb went off Wednesday near a secondary school in the...

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Syria fighting rages, Brahimi visits refugee camps

DAMASCUS ' Syrian troops shelled several districts in Aleppo and clashed with rebels on Tuesday, as Damascus ally Iran proposed a simultaneous halt to the violence and a peaceful solution to the...

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Syria Twin Blasts Strike Damascus

Syrians clear the rubble of a house was destroyed in government airstrike on Saturday, in Kal Jubrin, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) DAMASCUS,...

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Street fighting ongoing in Syria, rebels retreat from restive district of...

DAMASCUS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The clashes between the Syrian troops and the opposition fighters continued Wednesday in several hotspots in the unrest-stricken country, reports said, as activists...

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Syria fighting rages as Iran calls for halt to violence

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops shelled several districts in Aleppo and clashed with rebels on Tuesday, as Damascus ally Iran proposed a simultaneous halt to the violence and a peaceful solution to the...

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Syria conflict: No military solution, says Ban Ki-moon

The UN secretary general has said a military solution is not the answer to the Syrian conflict, though both government and rebels seem determined to defeat each other by force. Ban Ki-moon said it was...

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Amnesty accuses Syrian forces of 'relentless attacks'

AFP - Amnesty accused Syrian forces Wednesday of waging "relentless, indiscriminate" attacks against its people as a Syrian army defector warned the regime would use chemical weapons as a last resort....

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Syrian forces accused of ‘relentless attacks’

Damascus - Amnesty accused Syrian forces on Wednesday of waging “relentless, indiscriminate” attacks against its people as a Syrian army defector warned the regime would use chemical weapons as a last...

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Syrian rebels seize Turkey border crossing

SYRIAN rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad expand their control of the country's...

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>Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad...

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Iran seeks solution to Syria conflict

Iran's foreign minister has met embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called for a solution to the ongoing civil war, as a rights group accused Damascus of waging "relentless,...

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Syrian rebels extend grip on Turkish border

Syrian rebels seized another border crossing with Turkey on Wednesday, consolidating their grip on a frontier through which they ferry arms for battles with President Bashar al-Assad's troops around...

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WRAPUP 2-Syrian rebels extend grip on Turkish border

* Rebels capture Tel Abyad crossing, tear down flag * Fighters in Damascus withdraw from southern suburbs * Amnesty says civilians main victim of government fire By Kadir Celikcan AKCAKALE, Turkey,...

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Syrian rebels take third border crossing to Turkey

AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels seized control of a third border crossing with Turkey on Wednesday after battling with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, consolidating their grip on...

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Iran insists: Syria conflict must be solved by Syrians

DAMASCUS - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday the solution to the war in Syria lies "only in Syria and within the Syrian family," state news agency SANA reported. Salehi, who...

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Fighting erupts at Syria-Turkey border post

MICHAEL JANSEN TWO BOMBS exploded in the Damascus suburb of Qudsayya yesterday, reportedly causing many casualties. At the same time, fighting between rebels, government troops and allied Kurds...

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Assad's tanks move on Aleppo rebels

Syrian tanks stormed a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Wednesday, sparking fierce clashes that a security official said marked the start of a long-threatened ground assault on the key battleground...

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Syrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust into a battered rebel stronghold in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, forcing defenders to fall back in fierce...

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Battle for Aleppo: Assad's tanks lead ground assault

DAMASCUS - Syrian tanks stormed a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Wednesday, sparking fierce clashes that a security official said marked the start of a long-threatened ground assault on the key...

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Salaheddin’s unknown fate: Syrian army claims control, rebels deny

DAMASCUS - Syria said its troops seized a rebel-held Aleppo district on Wednesday after storming it and "annihilating" most of the insurgents, as a long-threatened ground assault on the key city was...

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Al-Assad says uprising in Syria targeting foes of Israel

Beirut -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that the armed uprising against his rule was aimed at weakening “the axis of resistance” against Israel, a reference to his alliance with...

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Syrian army strikes rebel forces in Aleppo from air

MICHAEL JANSEN in Damascus SYRIAN WARPLANES struck rebel-held quarters of Aleppo yesterday ahead of an expected ground assault by thousands of troops deployed in and around the country���s main...

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Syrian troops say they have retaken rebel stronghold

MICHAEL JANSEN in Damascus GOVERNMENT TROOPS supported by armour have regained control of the rebel stronghold of Salaheddine on the southwestern edge of Aleppo, state media announced. Throughout...

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Syrian army, rebels set to fight to bitter end: UN chief

AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the Syrian government and rebels seem intent on fighting to the bitter end, as opposition fighters seized a crossing on the Turkish border. Ban said the conflict...

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UN chief sees no end to deadly Syrian conflict

DAMASCUS - UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the Syrian government and rebels seem intent on fighting to the bitter end, as opposition fighters seized a crossing on the Turkish border. Ban said the...

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Embattled Assad in talks with Iran

SYRIAN rebels seized control of a third border crossing with Turkey yesterday, as Iran’s foreign minister met President Bashar al-Assad. Iran’s Ali Akbar Salehi, whose country is Mr Assad’s main...

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Turkey bans all Syria aircraft from its air space

Days after intercepting a Syrian airliner carrying what it claimed were Russian-made munitions for the Syrian army, Turkey banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space on Sunday. Asked if Syrian...

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Syrian rebels take over northern checkpoint leading into Turkey

AKCAKALE, Turkey -- Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad...

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Turkey bans Syrian planes from its air space, rebels gain

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had...

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Turkey bans all Syrian flights

Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said they had made more gains in a key province...

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Syria Conflict: Aleppo Onslaught Looms

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Mariam Karouny AMMAN/BEIRUT, July 27 (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's artillery pounded rebel-held areas around Aleppo on Friday, preparing the ground for an onslaught...

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Syrian army, US-backed opposition militias clash in Aleppo

Fighting continued yesterday in the escalating US proxy war in Syria, as Western-backed militias hostile to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fought Syrian Army forces in the northern city of Aleppo,...

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Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad...

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