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Annan leaves Syria empty-handed as fighting rages
Mar 11, 2012 14:14 EDT
Peace envoy Kofi Annan on Sunday left Syria empty-handed after failing to secure an accord to end Syria's year-long bloodletting, as fighting raged in major flashpoints leaving dozens more dead.
Syrian ground forces storm rebel stronghold of Idlib
Mar 10, 2012 13:30 EST
Syrian troops stormed the rebel stronghold of Idlib on Saturday after shelling the city for several days, confirming fears of an assault after another rebel redoubt was overrun last week, monitors said.
Deaths mount in Syria on eve of Annan visit
Mar 09, 2012 16:51 EST
Syrian government forces pressed on with deadly assaults on Friday, killing around 50 civilians, monitors said, on the eve of a peace mission by international envoy Kofi Annan.
More killings in Syria on eve of Annan visit
Mar 09, 2012 11:57 EST
Syrian government forces pressed on with deadly assaults Friday, killing at least 32 civilians, monitors said, on the eve of a peace mission by international envoy Kofi Annan.
Syrian deputy oil minister joins rebel ranks
Mar 08, 2012 04:39 EST
Syria's deputy oil minister resigned on Thursday, becoming the most senior official to join the rebel ranks, as Washington revealed it is mulling non-lethal aid to the insurgency.
Syrian deputy oil minister joins rebel ranks: video
Mar 08, 2012 03:47 EST
Syria's deputy oil minister resigned on Thursday, becoming the most senior official to join the rebel ranks, as Washington revealed it is mulling non-lethal aid to the insurgency.
Syrian deputy oil minister joins rebel ranks: video
Mar 07, 2012 22:08 EST
Syria's deputy oil minister resigned on Thursday, becoming the most senior official to join the rebel ranks, as Washington revealed it is mulling non-lethal aid to the insurgency.
Syria's deputy oil minister resigns, joins revolt: video
Mar 07, 2012 21:13 EST
Syria's deputy oil minister Abdo Hussameddin announced his resignation overnight Wednesday, in a video posted by activists on YouTube, saying he was joining the revolt.
UN sends aid chief to Syria, US rejects military force
Mar 06, 2012 22:18 EST
The UN's humanitarian chief heads for Syria Wednesday to urge the regime to let aid into devastated protest cities, with US President Barack Obama insisting military intervention would be a "mistake".
Top UN powers discuss new Syria efforts as death toll rises
Mar 06, 2012 15:47 EST
The five major UN powers discussed on Tuesday new efforts to press for a halt to the violence in Syria, which US President Barack Obama called heartbreaking, as regime forces pounded rebel towns and the death toll rose.
Syria army blasts rebels as Assad targets 'terror'
Mar 06, 2012 10:38 EST
Syrian forces pounded rebel-held towns Tuesday and blasted a bridge used by refugees to escape to Lebanon, monitors said, as President Bashar al-Assad vowed to press ahead with his campaign to crush "terrorism."
Syrian forces blast rebels, refugees escape bridge
Mar 06, 2012 07:36 EST
Syrian forces on Tuesday pounded rebel-held towns and blasted a bridge used by refugees to escape to Lebanon, a monitoring group said, as fears grew for the safety of civilians caught in the crossfire.
U.N. humanitarian chief says to visit Syria this week
Mar 05, 2012 10:07 EST
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. humanitarian affairs chief Valerie Amos said on Monday that the Syrian government had agreed to allow her to visit the conflict-wracked country later this week, an announcement that followed sharp international criticism of Damascus for not letting her into the country.
Syria turns its guns on new rebel city
Mar 04, 2012 15:23 EST
Syrian artillery on Sunday pounded the rebel city of Rastan, killing seven civilians, monitors said as the Red Cross delivered aid to refugees from the battered Homs quarter of Baba Amr but remained barred from the district itself.
Violence turning Arab Spring into winter
Mar 04, 2012 06:20 EST
BKIRKI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Violence and bloodshed is turning the "Arab Spring" into winter, the head of Lebanon's Maronite Church said, threatening Christians and Muslims alike across the Middle East.
Syrian forces pounds Homs, block aid convoy
Mar 03, 2012 06:46 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces pounded the battered city of Homs Saturday and blocked aid reaching civilians stranded for weeks without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said.
Syrian forces pound Homs anew
Mar 03, 2012 06:46 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded parts of the shattered city of Homs anew on Saturday and blocked the first Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded for weeks without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said.
Syrian forces pound Homs again, block aid convoy
Mar 03, 2012 06:46 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded parts of the shattered city of Homs on Saturday and for a second day blocked Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded for weeks without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said.
Syrian forces pound Homs, block aid convoy
Mar 03, 2012 06:46 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces renewed their bombardment of parts of the shattered city of Homs on Saturday and for a second day blocked Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said.
Syrian forces pound Homs, tanks deploy in east
Mar 03, 2012 06:46 EST
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces renewed their bombardment of parts of the shattered city of Homs and for a second day blocked Red Cross aid meant for civilians stranded without food and fuel in the former rebel stronghold, activists and aid workers said.
