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Bomb kills Syrian ministers in blow to Assad

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law were killed in a Damascus suicide bomb attack carried out by a bodyguard on Wednesday,

Syria: Assad regime ‘ready to use chemical weapons’

YoopyaJul 17, 2012July 17, 20120

The most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has told the BBC the regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it

Syria conflict: West ‘blackmailing’ Russia on sanctions

YoopyaJul 16, 20120

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Western attempts to get Moscow to discuss sanctions against Syria contain “elements of blackmail”. Mr Lavrov said the

U.N. observer patrol heads to Syria massacre site

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

(Reuters) – U.N. observers were on their way to the central Syrian village of Tremseh on Saturday, two days after activists said some 220 people

Insight: Syria rebels get light arms, heavy weapons elusive

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels are smuggling small arms into Syria through a network of land and sea routes involving cargo ships and trucks moving through

Over 200 massacred in Syrian government forces attack: activists

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(Reuters) – More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships

Defector lashes Assad, troops raid Damascus suburb

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – The first ambassador to abandon Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called on the army to “turn your guns on the criminals” of the

China backs Annan’s call for Iran role in Syria talks

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – China threw its weight behind U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Wednesday, backing his call to include Iran in internationally-brokered talks to resolve Syria’s

Annan starts talks with Assad in Damascus

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Kofi Annan was holding talks in Damascus on Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who said U.S. political support for “terrorists” was hindering

Friend flees Assad as U.S. pressures Russia

YoopyaJul 7, 20120

(Reuters) – One of President Bashar al-Assad’s personal friends has defected and was headed for exile in France on Friday, as the Syrian crisis took