- 15 Mar 2013 10:51 - Luke Harding
- Young boys are being used as human shields; girls married off 'for their own protection'.
- 03 Mar 2013 06:03 - Oliver Holmes
- Syria and Iran joined forces on Saturday to condemn moves by Western powers to aid rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad.
- 02 Mar 2013 16:58 - AFP
- Iran has said that Bashar al-Assad will take part in Syria's elections next year and that the people will choose whomever they want as their leader.
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- 02 Mar 2013 13:33 - Sapa-AFP
- A ferocious battle on the outskirts of the city of Raqa has killed dozens of Syria's troops and rebel fighters, a watchdog has reported.
- 28 Feb 2013 18:19 - AFP
- Syria has condemned Israeli drilling for oil in the occupied Golan Heights as a "flagrant violation" of UN Security Council resolutions.
- 27 Feb 2013 19:13 - Reuters
- The US will increase aid to Syrians and the Syrian opposition in an effort to speed a political transition in Syria, says a White House spokesperson.
- 21 Feb 2013 20:09 - Dominic Evans
- A car bomb has killed 53 people and wounded 200 in central Damascus when it blew up on a busy highway close to ruling Baath Party offices.
- 21 Feb 2013 13:08 - Dominic Evans
- A car bomb shook the centre of Damascus, killing several people and incinerating cars on a busy highway close to offices of the ruling Baath party.
- 17 Feb 2013 12:01 - Reuters
- Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi called on Sunday for talks between the Syrian opposition and an "acceptable delegation" from the Damascus government.
- 04 Feb 2013 16:07 - Kenneth Roth
- The top priority is bringing an end to the slaughter. But we must ensure that, after Assad, revenge does not lead to abuses, writes Kenneth Roth.
- 03 Feb 2013 06:37 - Reuters
- The Syrian opposition leader met the foreign ministers of Russia and Iran on Saturday, opening a window to a possible breakthrough.
- 02 Feb 2013 21:06 - Stephen Brown, Khaled Yacoub Oweis,
- Syrian opposition leader met Russia's foreign minister, opening a window to a possible breakthrough in efforts to broker an end to Syria's civil war.
- 31 Jan 2013 20:23 - Sapa-AFP
- Syria has threatened to retaliate what it says was an Israeli raid as its allies denied a strike that threatened to take the fight beyond its borders.
- 31 Jan 2013 17:47
- From Mali to Egypt and Syria, we showcase some of the best photographs shot around the globe this week.
- 31 Jan 2013 17:11
- In this week's Weekend 101: Zille's stand-off with the New Age, Nkandlagate - again - and Patrice Motsepe makes a generous donation to the country.
- 01 Feb 2013 00:00 - Sylvia Westall, Dominic Evans,
- The head of Syria's main opposition coalition, Mouaz Alkhatib, has said he was ready to hold talks with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad.
- 30 Jan 2013 09:42 - Guardian Reporter
- Rebels have recovered at least 108 bodies from a canal in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, Syria and say more are yet to be dragged from the water.
- 27 Jan 2013 09:00 - Reuters
- More than 20 people were killed in Homs on Saturday, a doctor said, as fighting raged around a road junction on a supply line to government forces.
- 26 Jan 2013 17:42 - Sapa-AFP
- Britain has now pledged hundreds of millions of rands worth of humanitarian aid to help stop what it calls an escalating humanitarian crisis in Syria.
- 20 Jan 2013 06:59 - Reuters
- Syrian forces used non-lethal chemical weapons against rebels in the town of Homs in late December, Le Monde has claimed.
