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/ 9 February 2012
The death toll in Syria has continued to climb as activists claimed dozens of civilians in Homs have been killed, while the West have been powerless.
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/ 18 January 2012
Fighting has subsided in a rebel-held Syrian town after a fragile ceasefire took hold between President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and insurgents.
At least a dozen Syrian secret police have defected from an intelligence compound, activists say, in what appears to be the first major desertion.
Syrian troops shelled two northern villages overnight after an attack by army defectors on forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
Over 50 people have been killed in Syria ahead of Friday prayers as a seven-month crackdown on pro-democracy protests becomes more violent.
The UN says that despite an agreement to end the assault on Syrian rebels, troops loyal to Bashar al-Assad have continued the brutal crackdown.
Bashar al-Assad’s opponents have taken a step toward unity by forming a national council to represent Syria’s uprising but have a long way to go.
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/ 9 September 2011
President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents broke a taboo by appealing for foreign help to stop the killing of civilians.
An armoured Syrian force surrounded a town near the city of Homs on Monday and fired heavy machineguns after the defection of soldiers in the area.
Syrian forces killed at least three protesters as tens of thousands of people marched again to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.