A Sudanese general has flown to Damascus to head an Arab League mission to check Syria’s compliance with a peace plan to halt a crackdown on unrest.
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/ 24 December 2011
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood has denied it was responsible for Friday’s Damascus suicide bombings that killed 44, saying the claims were fabricated.
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/ 24 December 2011
Arab League monitors are to meet Syria’s top diplomat on Saturday, a day after suicide bombers killed 44 people in attacks Damascus blamed on Al-Qaeda
Suicide bombers hit two security service bases in Damascus on Friday killing 30 people and wounding 55 others, state television reported.
Fierce fighting has continued in Syria shortly before officials arrive to prepare for an Arab League effort to end nine months of bloodshed.
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/ 15 December 2011
Syria has reacted with predictable fury to the call by the UN human rights commissioner for it to be investigated for crimes against humanity.
Syrian troops swept into Hama to break a strike by President Bashar al-Assad opponents, killing 10 people but facing resistance from armed insurgents.
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/ 10 December 2011
Syria is being pressured to allow observers to monitor spiralling deadly violence as activists condemned human rights violations.
As opposition to Bashar al-Assad warned of a ‘massacre’, Syrians have taken to the streets of Homs where at least nine civilians have been killed.
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/ 7 December 2011
Following a breakdown in ties and rising violence in Syria, Turkey has decided to begin bypassing trade routes through the country.
The Arab League’s plan aimed at ending violence in Syria has been positively received, with the league expecting the agreement to be signed soon.
At least a dozen Syrian secret police have defected from an intelligence compound, activists say, in what appears to be the first major desertion.
More Syrians have been killed a day after the UN human rights chief called on the international community to protect civilians.
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/ 3 December 2011
The main UN human rights forum condemned Syria’s crackdown on protests on Friday and Royal Dutch Shell shut down oil work there.
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/ 30 November 2011
Activist <b>Ahmad Qadi</b> has written an open letter to President Jacob Zuma, requesting him to assist Syria in their fight for freedom.
Turkey has joined members of the Arab League and the West in imposing sanctions on Syria’s government because of its violent crackdown on civilians.
Forces loyal to Syria’s President al-Assad have committed crimes against humanity during the revolt, including killing over 256 children, the UN says.
Thousands of Syrians have protested against the Arab League’s move to sanction President Bashar al-Assad’s regime over its repression of dissent.
Arab states voted on Sunday to impose economic sanctions on Syria following President Bashar al-Assad’s failure to halt a crackdown on an uprising.
Arab ministers have met in Cairo to draw up sanctions against Syria to punish Bashar al-Assad’s regime for defying an ultimatum to allow in observers.
Turkey says a new Arab League ultimatum for Syria is the "last chance" for the regime in Damascus but ruled out military intervention.
Turkey has told Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down for the sake of his people, tightening regional pressure on Damascus.
President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to fight and die as a deadline from the Arab League to stop Syria’s lethal crackdown on protesters expires.
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/ 19 November 2011
Syria has agreed in principle to allow a contingent of Arab observers into the state to oversee the implementation of the Arab League peace plan.
Syrian troops shelled two northern villages overnight after an attack by army defectors on forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
Ankara is a secular, moderate Islamist state, something its troubled neighbour could emulate.
The Gulf Cooperation Council has rejected Syria’s call for an emergency Arab summit, making it unlikely the Arab League will agree to hold a meeting.
In the wake of Syria’s suspension from the Arab League, Jordan’s king has become the first Arab leader to call on President al-Assad to step down.
Syria has called for an emergency summit of Arab League heads of state in an apparent attempt to thwart its decision to suspend Damascus.
The United Nations and Britain have joined a chorus of approval for the Arab League’s suspension of Syria/
The Arab League has suspended Syria until President Bashar al-Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters.
A week of deadly violence in Homs has applied further pressure on the Arab League to take action against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.