- 02 Aug 2012 13:30 - Sapa-AFP
- Syrian rebels have bombarded an air base used by regime forces to pound Aleppo, while dozens have been reported killed in a raid near Damascus.
- 30 Jul 2012 07:36 - Martin Chulov, Luke Harding,
- Outnumbered and outgunned, anti-regime guerrillas are fighting to stave off an onslaught by Bashar al-Assad's forces in Aleppo, Syria.
- 28 Jul 2012 07:50 - Pierre Torres
- Syrian gunships pound rebels and troops clash with insurgents in Aleppo as world powers voice calls for "maximum pressure" to prevent a massacre.
- 24 Jul 2012 08:06 - Guardian Reporter
- Condemnation of Syria has increased after it issued a veiled threat to use chemical or biological weapons if it was attacked by outside forces.
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- 22 Jul 2012 08:19 - Reuters
- Assad's move to protect his capital has been compared to a doctor "abandoning the patient's limbs to save the organs".
- 20 Jul 2012 14:03 - Oliver Holmes
- A fourth member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle has died from a bomb attack this week as rebels converge on the capital.
- 20 Jul 2012 11:40 - Reuters
- The Russian ambassador to France says he believes Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will leave power - but only in an orderly fashion.
- 19 Jul 2012 17:39 - Michelle Nichols
- Russia and China have vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution that threatened Syrian authorities with sanctions.
- 20 Jul 2012 08:31 - Martin Chulov
- The assassination of the regime's top military strategists has led to mass defections from the Syrian army, writes Martin Chulov.
- 18 Jul 2012 16:03 - Sapa-AFP
- A suicide bomber has struck at the heart of Syria's security apparatus, killing the defence minister and President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law.
- 18 Jul 2012 13:31 - AFP
- Syrian Defence Minister General Daoud Rajha has been killed in a suicide attack in Damascus as battles up the stakes ahead of a UN vote on Syria.
- 18 Jul 2012 09:30 - Tim Witcher
- The Syrian opposition has vowed to confront Bashar al-Assad directly if the UN fails to vote in favour of imposing sanctions upon his regime.
- 16 Jul 2012 06:30 - Staff Reporter
- As Damascus sees its heaviest fighting since Syria's conflict began, reports suggest Al-Assad's regime is not alone in committing human rights abuses.
- 06 Jul 2012 20:21 - Bradley Klapper
- The United States and its international partners have called for global sanctions against Syria's Bashar al-Assad's regime.
- 04 Jul 2012 08:20 - Guardian Reporter
- Bashar al-Assad says Syrian air defence forces shot down a Turkish fighter last week because they believed it was an Israeli aircraft.
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- 03 Jul 2012 08:02 - Martin Chulov
- A presenter from the Syrian regime's main television channel has defected to the opposition and revealed he has been providing intelligence to rebels.
- 02 Jul 2012 07:44 - Peter Beaumont
- There is no place for President Bashar al-Assad in any future Syrian government, diplomats say, as Russia and China agree to transition plan.
- 27 Jun 2012 08:54 - Sapa-AFP
- President Bashar al-Assad says Syria is in a state of war, ordering his Cabinet to crush the revolt even as fierce fighting continues near Damascus.
- 17 Jun 2012 06:27 - Guardian Reporter
- Alawites form only 12% of the population, but have a stranglehold on power and will fight to the end for the regime.
