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Syrian Crackdown

Syria: Al-Qaeda wants to control Iraq and Turkey border zones

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Al-Qaeda is fighting to drive rivals out of areas bordering Turkey and Iraq in a bid to control territory stretching from Iraq into northern Syria.
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Syria fights back with hack attacks

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The Syrian regime's electronic army is hitting critical Western news organisations with disinformation.
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Time for Brics to stop sitting on the fence over Syria atrocities

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Brics should call for the Syrian government to permit the delivery of humanitarian aid across its borders, including from Turkey, writes Jan Egeland.
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South Africa can contribute to ending bloodshed in Syria

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The recent unification of Syria's opposition could curb human rights violations against civilians, but international pressure is still needed.
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Nobel laureate warns of ‘somalisation’ of Syria

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Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has warned Syria risks becoming a new Somalia as he voiced pessimism at any quick solution to the bloodshed.
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Fighting ruptures ragged Syrian ceasefire

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Fighting has erupted in a Damascus suburb and around a Syrian army base as a truce marking a Muslim holiday crumbled almost before it had begun.
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Peace envoy warns Syria conflict could set region ‘ablaze’

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International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has warned the Syria conflict risks setting the region "ablaze" as clashes broke out across with Lebanon.
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Syria’s bloodiest day claims over 305 lives

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More than 305 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest single day of the 18-month revolt, an NGO has revealed.
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Syria refugee exodus raises pressure for buffer zone

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Syria's refugee exodus is growing and up to 200 000 people could settle in Turkey alone if the conflict worsens, adding pressure for a buffer zone.
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Syrian helicopter comes down under fire in Damascus

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State television has confirmed a helicopter crashed in Damascus but gave no details as Bashar al-Assad continues to bombard rebel-held districts.
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Syria’s Assad makes rare appearance amid Eid protests

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Bashar al-Assad has made a rare public appearance for the end of Ramadan but activists say his forces are pressing on with a blitz of rebel areas.
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Syrian regime on brink of collapse, says former PM

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Syria's former prime minister Riyad Hijab claims Bashar al-Assad's regime is on the point of collapse, having lost control of most of the country.
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