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Mediator to meet Syria sides separately to demand peace
Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi will meet representatives of the warring sides in Syria separately for the first few days to increase pressure on them.
Syrian talks end with no sign of peace
The first round of peace talks has ended with no progess made on ending the civil war or commitment from the govt to return to the negotiating table.
Syria opposition rejects peace talks
Syria’s opposition coalition has said it will not engage in international peace talks while Hezbollah backs President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Battle rages in Syria as rebels struggle for unity
Syria’s opposition resumed talks aimed at closing their fractious ranks, as government forces launched a fierce onslaught on a rebel-held border town.
Syrian opposition talks with Russia, seeking to end civil war
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.
Syrian helicopter comes down under fire in Damascus
State television has confirmed a helicopter crashed in Damascus but gave no details as Bashar al-Assad continues to bombard rebel-held districts.
Assad’s forces accused of massacre near Damascus
More than 200 bodies have been found in basements and houses, and most were killed "execution-style" by troops on house-to-house raids.
Defection of stalwart PM deals blow to Syria’s regime
Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab is the latest to jump ship as defections continue to rattle Bashar al-Assad’s increasingly unstable regime.
Assad forces bombard northern towns, avoid Turkish border
Tanks have moved close to Aleppo but kept clear of new Turkish air defences installed to curb Syrian action near its frontiers.
Syria truce prospects fade as fighting rages
Continued military bombardments in central Syria is dashing the prospects of a UN-brokered ceasefire taking hold.
Syria experiences worst violence in a year
Rebels are fighting security forces in Damascus in the most violent gun battles the Syrian capital has seen since the start of the year-long uprising.
More than 7 500 killed in Syria, says UN
Syria’s Al-Assad is arguably a war criminal, the US’s Hillary Clinton admitted, as the UN said his forces had killed more than 7 500 civilians.
Journalists escape as Syrian military pounds rebel areas
Syrian forces shelled an opposition stronghold in Hama, killing 20 people, as two injured foreign journalists trapped in the city escaped to Lebanon.
US says it hasn’t ruled out arming Syrian rebels
The US appears open to arming Syria’s opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was impossible, other options would be considered.
Syrian forces fire on anti-Assad crowd
Syrian security forces have fired on a huge protest against President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, opposition activists said.