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Syria anticipates hungry winter
This summer some fields in the fertile al Ghab plain are lying fallow.
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Syrian troops bombard Aleppo
Syria have sent troops to Aleppo as its forces pound rebel fighters from the air.
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Assad chemical arms plan blocked by Moscow
Moscow reportedly block Syria’s Bashar al-Assad’s plans to use chemical weapons against his enemies.
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Syria admits having chemical, bio weapons
Syria could use its chemical and biological weapons if the country faces foreign intervention.
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SA embassy staff move out of Syria
Staff at the SA embassy in Damascus have moved to neighbouring countries.
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Syrian forces bombard Damascus
Syrian forces regained control of one of two border crossings seized by rebels.
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Syrian forces battle rebels in Aleppo
Hundreds of Syria families flee residential districts in anti-government protests.
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UN approves extension for Syria monitors
Syrian monitors have a month to implement Kofi Annan's faltering plan.
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Syrian borders in rebel hands
Rebels have seized control of sections of Syria international borders and torched the police headquarters.
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SA pushes for UN extension on Syria
South Africa abstained from Thursday’s Security Council resolution on Syria.
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SA abstains from Syria vote
The South African government believes sanctions against Syria are not balanced.
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Russia, China veto Syria resolution
Both Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed UN Security Council resolution on Syria.
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Rebels keep pressure on Assad
Protests in Syria gain momentum as rebels call for President Bashar al-Assad to quit.
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No sign of Assad after bombing
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Syrian President after a bomber killed and wounded his security chiefs.
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Annan asks UN to delay Syria vote
Britain says Kofi Annan requested the UN Security Council to delay Syria elections.
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Assad's brother-in-law dies in bombing
Syria's interior minister and Bashar Al-assad's brother-in-law were killed in a bombing.
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Syria battles for Damascus
Syrian rebels shot down an army helicopter s they battled government forces backed by air power.
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Fighting rages in Syrian capital
Government troops used helicopter gunships and artillery to target rebel fighters in Damascus.
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Syria fighting closes in on capital
Syrian army armoured vehicles clashed with rebels in Damascus.
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Syrian forces surround rebels
Damascus residents said they saw snipers deployed on rooftops.
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Fierce fighting in Damascus
Opposition fighters battled Syrian government forces in Damascus.
