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EU slaps sanctions on Assad’s family; mortars hit Homs

YoopyaMar 24, 20120

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The European Union slapped sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad’s powerful mother and wife on Friday, targeting his inner circle in an effort

Syria forces attack town; Annan receives Assad response

YoopyaMar 14, 2012April 8, 20230

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Heavily armed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad battled rebels in the southern city of Deraa on Wednesday,

Syrians bombard rebels, Obama says Assad will fall

YoopyaMar 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian tanks bombarded opposition areas in Homs overnight and the Red Cross tried for a sixth day to gain access to Baba Amr,

Evacuations in Syria as diplomatic pressure mounts

YoopyaFeb 25, 20120

(Reuters) – The first wounded and sick women trapped in the most embattled district of the Syrian city of Homs have been evacuated, and talks

Syrian troops kill 27 in village raids

YoopyaFeb 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 27 young men when they raided villages in a northern Syrian province,

Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold

YoopyaFeb 10, 20120

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian tanks massed outside opposition neighbourhoods in Homs on Friday as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces bombarded the city for

Arab League resumes observer mission in Syria

YoopyaJan 26, 2012February 20, 20230

Arab League observers in Syria, depleted by a pullout of their Gulf Arab colleagues, have resumed work for the first time in a week during