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US backs humanitarian ceasefire in Syria

The United States supports calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring relief to civilians caught up in a ...

Syria clashes near Damascus, league eyes UN

Fierce clashes broke out near the Syrian capital on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad`s opponents sought to crank up ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...

Ban urges action on Syria regime hit by defections

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the Security Council to act on Syria as President Bashar al-Assad came under new ...

Syria to let in Arab monitors as deaths mount

Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab states monitor its compliance with an Arab League peace agreement aimed at stopping ...

At least 17 soldiers dead in Syria

At least 17 soldiers were killed in armed clashes between Syrian troops and deserters in the flashpoint city of Homs, ...

Syria, US recall envoys in new spat

Syria has recalled its ambassador to Washington, an official television station reported Monday, shortly after the ...

Syrian forces kill leading activist in tribal east

Government troops on Saturday shot dead a prominent activist in eastern Syria who helped organise peaceful ...

Syria delays league chief visit as death toll rises

Syria requested the 11th-hour postponement of a planned visit by the Arab League chief to press for an end to its ...

At least 34 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 people Friday, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the ...

At least 21 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 21 people, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the country on ...

Syrian forces arrest prominent lawyer in Raqqa-group

Syrian forces arrested a prominent human rights lawyers in the city of Raqqa after he criticised the authorities` ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

Syria death toll hits 120 in two days: report

At least 120 people were killed in a two-day crackdown by Syrian security forces against protesters, a group of ...

Syria rounds up regime opponents: rights group

Security forces have arrested dozens of people in raids across Syria even though President Bashar al-Assad has lifted ...