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Syrian rebels celebrate next to the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet which was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, on November 28, 2012. Picture: AFP.

Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in Syria

Reuters | 19/03/2013Syria's state television says rebels fired a rocket carrying chemical agents, killing 25 people.

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Free Syrian Army opposition fighters battle government security forces during the siege of the Shaar district police station in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

Alkhatib’s willingness to talk under fire

Reuters | 03/02/2013
Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies.

British Prime Minister David Cameron. Picture: AFP.

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Reuters | 31/01/2013
Britain's call to amend an EU embargo on arms sales to Syria met opposition on Thursday.

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Syrian rebels celebrate next to the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet which was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, on November 28, 2012. Picture: AFP.

Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in Syria

19/03/2013

Syria's state television says rebels fired a rocket carrying chemical agents, killing 25 people.

Free Syrian Army opposition fighters battle government security forces during the siege of the Shaar district police station in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Picture: AFP.

Alkhatib’s willingness to talk under fire

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British Prime Minister David Cameron. Picture: AFP.

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The head of a UN mission warned of "civil war" in Syria after his observers counted more than 92 bodies, 32 of them children on 26 May, 2012. Picture: AFP

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