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Violence in Homs a ‘nightmare’ while regime says it has seized men and weapons

Damascus (Syria) | 21 July 2011

Violence in Homs a ‘nightmare’ while regime says it has seized men and weapons
The death toll in Homs climbed to more than 40 in four days and a pro-government daily called for dialogue to end the “nightmare.”
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 13 (...)

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Conflicting reports of violence in Homs, Idleb and Abu Kamal

Damascus (Syria) | 19 July 2011

Conflicting reports of violence in Homs, Idleb and Abu Kamal
In Homs people “live a nightmare” whereas “life returned to normal” in Idlib and Abu Kamal, according to Al-Watan newspaper.
Many local media reports are warning now of a slip into sectarian conflict in the aftermath of the (...)

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Tensions high in Abu Kamal, Homs, Zabadani

Damascus (Syria) | 18 July 2011

Tensions high in Abu Kamal, Homs, Zabadani
Soldiers were carried by helicopter to the eastern town of Abu Kamal, a site of protests near the main crossing point to neighboring Iraq, Al-Arabiya television reported.
The move came a day after gunmen killed three Syrian security personnel and (...)

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Fresh fighting at the border with Iraq

Damascus (Syria) | 17 July 2011

Fresh fighting at the border with Iraq
Abu Kamal near the border with Iraq in Syria’s east has erupted into intense firefights with heavy fighting reported during the last few days.
According to the local media, the army may be preparing a full-scale operation in the town, similar to ones (...)

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Syria calls pipeline blast an ‘accident’

Damascus (Syria) | 14 July 2011

Syria calls pipeline blast an ‘accident’
Syrian officials blamed a technical problem for an explosion that damaged a natural gas pipeline near Deir al-Zour, a restive region in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border.
The explosion, which occurred at 12:30 am on Tuesday, could have been caused (...)

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Local media hails ‘new age of democracy’ in Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 11 July 2011

Local media hails ‘new age of democracy’ in Syria
Local media reports today were dominated by coverage of the national dialogue conference that will close today.
The two-day conference held at the Sahara Hotel in Damascus convened on Sunday to debate sweeping changes to the way Syria is (...)

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National dialogue meeting convenes despite opposition boycott

Damascus (Syria) | 10 July 2011

National dialogue meeting convenes despite opposition boycott
Syria today opened a “national dialogue” conference despite an opposition boycott which led some to question its credibility.
Vice President Faruq al-Shara was to deliver the opening address to delegates to the dialogue, which (...)

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Parliamentary elections postponed

Damascus (Syria) | 7 July 2011

Parliamentary elections postponed
The government has announced it will postpone new elections indefinitely in order new political parties time to organise, a government source has said.
The previous cabinet’s term ended in May and elections should have been held in early August. But the (...)

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Clashes in Hama

Damascus (Syria) | 6 July 2011

Clashes in Hama
The continuing crackdown in the central city of Hama has claimed the lives of at least 14 people, according to media reports.
But there are conflicting accounts of events there emerging in international and local media.
The government insists that the army has not (...)

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Security forces continue push in northwest, Hama

Damascus (Syria) | 5 July 2011

Security forces continue push in northwest, Hama
Tanks were deployed near a town in Syria’s northwest on Monday as two protesters were reportedly killed in violence and the military and security forces re-entered Hama.
The village of Hass witnessed a dawn raid before troops took up (...)

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As death toll rises, president sacks Hama governor

Damascus (Syria) | 4 July 2011

As death toll rises, president sacks Hama governor
President Bashar al-Assad dismissed the governor of Hama on Saturday, the third city governor to be sacked since protests began in March.
State news agency SANA said the president issued a decree dismissing Ahmad Khalid Abdul Aziz, (...)

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Syria announces huge oil export cuts

Damascus (Syria) | 30 June 2011

Syria announces huge oil export cuts
Crude oil exports will be cut by 37 percent while Western states are on the verge of announcing a boycott of Syrian Heavy Crude (or Souedie Crude), according to media reports.
Sytrol, Syria’s state-run oil company, will cut the exports from its port in (...)

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Syrian Muslim Brothers figures visit Kremlin

Damascus (Syria) | 29 June 2011

Turkish FM to visit Syria, Iran
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Syria and Iran “in the near future” according to a report in the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
The decision to travel on a diplomatic mission to the two countries followed a meeting between (...)

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Opposition conference promises ‘peaceful uprising’

Damascus (Syria) | 28 June 2011

Opposition conference promises ‘peaceful uprising’
About 200 members of the opposition gathered in the Semiramis Hotel in central Damascus on Monday called for a “peaceful transition to democracy” and an end to one-party rule.
The meeting was the first public gathering of the opposition (...)

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Embassies prepare for evacuations

Damascus (Syria) | 27 June 2011

Opposition figures meet in Damascus
More than 150 intellectuals and opposition figures met in Damascus today to discuss the current crisis and propose solutions.
The meeting will be the first of its kind since the uprising began in March and it will not include members of the government. (...)

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