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US condemns death of Syrian activist
DAWN Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:25:01 GMT
DAMASCUS: The United States has condemned the killing of a Syrian rights activist, as rights campaigners reported that the security forces were continuing their deadly crackdown on anti-regime dissent. New York based Human Rights Watch said Ghiyath Matar, 26, had been a key player in organising protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Arrested on September [...]
Video: Footage from Homs shows protests and crackdown
GUARDIAN Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:46:54 GMT
A series of videos uploaded to social media sites appear to show protests in the Syrian town of Homs, with security forces rounding up anti-government demonstrators and shooting an injured man dead Warning: contains graphic scenes
Arab League visit to Syria 'delayed'
ALJAZEERA Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:50:25 GMT
Damascus had earlier criticised the body's plea to end attacks on protesters and for political and economic reforms.
Arab League visit to Syria 'delayed'
ALJAZEERA Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:50:25 GMT
Damascus had earlier criticised the body's plea to end attacks on protesters and for political and economic reforms.
Syria forces raid central cities kill two: activists
DAWN Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:06:35 GMT
NICOSIA: Syrian troops and security forces on Monday launched an assault on the central cities of Hama and Homs, where they shot dead at least two people, activists said. “More than 30 military vehicles and security forces raided Hama this morning and heavy gunfire was heard in the city,” Omar Idlibi, spokesman of the Local [...]
Syria forces surround town after 'defections'
ALJAZEERA Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:35:35 GMT
Troops backed by tanks deployed around Rastan after "tens of soldiers" from the area reportedly defected.
Syria town 'surrounded by tanks'
BBC Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:39:41 GMT
Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles surround the town of Rastan, north of Homs, which has been the site of anti-regime dissent, activists say.
Fresh deaths in Syria crackdown
ALJAZEERA Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:47:04 GMT
Activists say government forces kill five protesters as Syria rejects Arab League statement demanding end to bloodshed.
Syrian businessmen signal revulsion with President Assad's regime
GUARDIAN Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:49:51 GMT
Many businessmen in Syria are scared of President Assad, but they are also worried about the effects of economic sanctions Syrian businessmen are reaching out to western diplomats, expressing revulsion for the Assad regime but also concern at the crippling effect of sanctions. Diplomats say several businessmen from the merchant elite have approached western embassies to register their unease. "There are many businessmen coming to us to tell us how much they hate the regime," said one senior western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity. Protesters continue to take to the streets in large numbers but have so far been unable to dislodge those in power, prompting them to look for any splits within the regime's political, military and economic base. While the international community has targeted the economy with sanctions, protesters have circulated lists of companies to boycott. The US and EU have accompanied their calls for President Basher al-Assad to resign with economic..
Syrian government warns against protests
INDEPENDENT Sun, 28 Aug 2011 08:46:47 GMT
Activists say at least one man has been killed by snipers fire in a suburb of the Syrian capital amid intermittent gunfire in several areas across the country.
Arab League chief to visit Syria
BBC Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:23:10 GMT
The Arab League says it will send Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi to Syria to try to resolve the crisis in the country.
Chris Riddell on Bashar al-Assad – cartoon
GUARDIAN Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:19:08 GMT
A growing number of Syria's opposition activists are calling for a no-fly zone or an international protection force Chris Riddell
Famed Syrian cartoonist 'beaten'
BBC Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:28:38 GMT
Ali Farzat, one of the best-known cartoonists in the Arab world, is in hospital after being beaten by Syrian security forces, reports say.
Syrian forces beat up political cartoonist Ali Ferzat
GUARDIAN Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:08:29 GMT
Ferzat, who had become increasingly critical of Bashar al-Assad's regime, found bleeding at side of Damascus road Syrian security forces have beaten up a prominent Syrian political cartoonist and left him bleeding on the side of a road, in the latest episode of a campaign to quash dissent against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Ali Ferzat, 60, is one of Syria's most famous cultural figures, and his drawings and cartoons have pushed at the boundaries of freedom of expression in Syria. Working from a gallery in central Damascus, Ferzat has long criticised the bureaucracy and corruption of the regime and since March has turned to depicting the uprising. In the early hours of Thursday, masked men seized Ferzat on a Damascus street and beat him up before dumping him, bleeding, on the capital's Airport Road where he was found by passersby, activists said. Ferzat had become increasingly critical of the regime and its brutal crackdown. He recently appeared on al-Arabiya.......
Cheney said he urged Bush to bomb Syria
DAWN Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:01:34 GMT
WASHINGTON: Dick Cheney said he urged then-president George W. Bush in June 2007 to bomb a suspected nuclear reactor site in Syria, the former vice president wrote in his memoirs, the New York Times reported Thursday. “I again made the case for US military action against the reactor,” Cheney wrote about a meeting on the [...]
Syrian opposition moves towards setting up national council
GUARDIAN Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:40:00 GMT
Splits remain in opposition fragmented by sectarian and ideological tensions, with no clear next steps beyond demands for more freedom Syria's fragmented opposition took steps towards forming a national council on Tuesday, but serious divisions and mistrust among the members prevented them from presenting a unified front against president Bashar al-Assad's regime more than five months into the country's uprising, participants said. The opposition, fragmented by years of sectarian and ideological tensions, has made unprecedented gains against the regime, but there is no clear leadership or platform beyond the demands for more freedom and for Assad to step down. With Assad's forces cracking down on the protests, the overall death toll has reached 2,200, the United Nations said this week. Opposition members have been meeting in neighbouring Turkey in recent days, but there were conflicting reports about exactly what emerged. Obeida al-Nahhas told the Associated Press that a........
UN orders probe into Syria rights violations
ALJAZEERA Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:37:54 GMT
Rights council launches inquiry into crackdown amid Western efforts to slap sanctions against al-Assad and 22 others.
Syrian troops kill seven after UN team visit
DAWN Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:28:33 GMT
BEIRUT: Syrian security forces killed at least seven people in a flashpoint central city following a visit by members of a UN humanitarian team, activists said Tuesday. The United Nation’s top human rights body, meanwhile, voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to demand that Syria end its bloody crackdown and cooperate with an international probe into possible crimes [...]
UN orders probe into Syria rights violations
ALJAZEERA Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:12:49 GMT
Human Rights Council launches commission of inquiry into crackdown on protesters and possible crimes against humanity.
UN faces call for sanctions against Syria as protesters taunt Assad
INDEPENDENT Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
A European and US draft resolution will call for UN Security Council sanctions against the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and several of his officials, it was revealed last night.
Syrian regime to feel heat of sanctions: US official
DAWN Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:51:22 GMT
WASHINGTON: US sanctions are likely to significantly tighten the financial resources of the embattled Syria regime, a US Treasury official said Monday. “It is too early to predict the financial impact of any particular component of the new sanctions,” the official said, four days after President Barack Obama slapped a freeze on Syrian government assets [...]
Assad warns against foreign intervention
ALJAZEERA Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:54:06 GMT
Syrian leader vows to be "tough against terrorism" and says parliamentary polls will be held in February 2012.
Syria government 'will not fall'
BBC Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:58:05 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his government is in no danger of falling, despite months of mass anti-government protests.
VIDEO: 'If there is violence, it should be met'
BBC Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:06:20 GMT
President Bashar al-Assad tells Syrian State TV that ''the solution in Syria remains a political one, but if there is violence, it should be met''.
Assad warns against foreign intervention
ALJAZEERA Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:21:26 GMT
Syrian leader vows to be "tough against terrorism" and says parliamentary polls will be held in February 2012.
Assad set to speak on Syrian TV
ALJAZEERA Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:30:06 GMT
Syrian president to make rare media appearance as UN team arrives in Damascus to assess humanitarian situation.
Syrian president to appear in TV interview
INDEPENDENT Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:46:31 GMT
Syria's President Bashar Assad will comment on US and European demands that he step down and sanctions in an interview that will be broadcast Sunday on state television.
Syria raises tension with Turkey in new border move
GUARDIAN Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:18:45 GMT
President Bashar al-Assad increases military patrols along frontier to dissuade Turkey from intervening in domestic unrest Syrian officials have ordered military units to increase patrols near the restive Turkish border in what amounts to a warning to its increasingly irate northern neighbour not to establish a buffer zone inside Syria. Diplomats in Beirut and Ankara believe that the Syrian advance on the border village of Khirbet al-Jouz Thursday – initially portrayed by Damascus as a sweep to rout dissidents – was instead a veiled threat to Turkey, which is steadily turning on President Bashar al-Assad as his regime's fierce crackdown on dissent continues. Following a speech last week by the besieged Syrian leader, Turkish officials gave Assad a week to begin reforms and stop the violent suppression of protests, in which more than 1,400 people are believed to have been killed in less than four months. At least another 18 died and dozens were wounded in fresh nationwide........
VIDEO: Deaths in anti-Assad demonstrations
BBC Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:34:04 GMT
At least 20 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in Syria as army and police opened fire on anti-government protesters.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:52:32 GMT
Bashar al-Assad has told the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, that military operations in Syria have stopped but more bloodshed was reported overnight. In Libya, the battle for the oil refinery in Zawiyah continues 8.52am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Bashar al-Assad claims to have ended the crackdown against protesters but the US is set to call for him to stand down as Syrian leader.Syria • Assad, has told the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters have stopped, according to the United Nations. In a telephone call with Assad on Wednesday, Ban "expressed alarm at the latest reports of continued widespread violations of human rights and excessive use of force by Syrian security forces against civilians across Syria, including in the Al Ramel district of Latakia, home to several thousands of Palestinian refugees", the UN said in a statement. It added: The secretary-general emphasised that all military operations....
FBI probes threats against Syrians in US: dissidents
DAWN Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:23:01 GMT
WASHINGTON: The FBI is investigating allegations that Syria is intimidating and threatening dissidents in the United States, according to US-based Syrians who say federal agents have questioned them. Three dissidents who met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here two weeks ago told AFP that FBI agents raised concerns about their safety and asked [...]
Bashar al-Assad claims military operations in Syria have 'stopped'
GUARDIAN Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:27:40 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Ban Ki-moon that military operations against protesters have stopped, according to the UN Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that military and police operations against pro-democracy protesters had stopped, the United Nations said on Wednesday. In a phone call with Assad on Wednesday, Ban "expressed alarm at the latest reports of continued widespread violations of human rights and excessive use of force by Syrian security forces against civilians across Syria, including in the Al Ramel district of Latakia, home to several thousands of Palestinian refugees," the United Nations said in a statement. "The Secretary-General emphasised that all military operations and mass arrests must cease immediately. President Assad said that the military and police operations had stopped," the statement added. Residents of the besieged port city of Latakia said on Wednesday that Syrian forces raided houses in a Sunni...
Assad says army assault 'stopped'
BBC Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:52:10 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells UN chief Ban Ki-moon that military operations against protesters have stopped, a UN official says, amid widespread condemnation of the crackdown.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:39:23 GMT
Syrian interior ministry says security forces are pulling out of Latakia having "completed their mission". In Libya, opposition council denies involvement in Tunis talks to agree "peaceful transition" with Gaddafi 9.39am: Welcome to Middle East LiveSyria • Syrian security forces are moving out of Latakia after four days of military operations in the city, the Syrian state news agency, Sana, reported. Activists say 40 people have been killed in the last four days as security forces shelled civilian areas, including the al-Ramel Palestinian refugee camp. The military also claimed on Tuesday to have moved out of Deir Ezzor, but al-Jazeera is reporting that residents said two people have been killed overnight in the eastern city. Sana reported: [ The] interior ministry on Tuesday announced that the law-rnforcement forces, backed by an army unit completed their mission at al-Ramel al-Janoubi in Lattakia, putting an end to the armed terrorist groups who terrified the safe citizens....
Syrian troops 'withdraw' from key cities
ALJAZEERA Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:42:16 GMT
State media say security operations ended in Deir ez-Zor and areas of Latakia after assaults said to have killed dozens.
VIDEO: Syria situation 'getting desperate'
BBC Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:33:50 GMT
Syria's President Bashar Assad is losing "the last shreds of his legitimacy" according to the British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Syria targets port for fourth day
BBC Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:20:28 GMT
Syrian troops again open fire on the port of Latakia, reports say, in the fourth day of an assault that has drawn growing international condemnation.
Syrian forces 'shell Latakia' for third day
ALJAZEERA Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:46:20 GMT
Activists say 29 killed since operation began, while troops and tanks reportedly move into towns in Homs province.
Syrian forces 'shell Latakia' for third day
ALJAZEERA Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:46:20 GMT
Activists say 29 killed since operation began, while troops and tanks reportedly move into towns in Homs province.
Fresh outbreak of gunfire in Syrian port city
INDEPENDENT Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:10:44 GMT
A fresh outbreak of heavy gunfire has been reported in parts of the Syrian port city of Latakia where military operations are now in their third day.
Attack intensifies in Syria port
BBC Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:44:24 GMT
Renewed heavy gunfire is reported in the Syrian port city of Latakia as a military crackdown on unrest enters a third day.
VIDEO: Latakia: 'The army has taken the area'
BBC Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:34:19 GMT
Syrian government forces attack democracy activists in the port town of Latakia, as one resident tells the BBC that the army stormed two residential neighbourhoods.
Syrian 'warships shell port of Latakia'
ALJAZEERA Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:26:24 GMT
Several people said to be dead as northern city is reportedly attacked by warships and tanks.
5 killed as Syrian gunboats fire on coastal city
INDEPENDENT Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:17:39 GMT
Activists say Syrian security forces are storming several districts in the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia under heavy shelling and gunfire.
Syrian 'warships shell port of Latakia'
ALJAZEERA Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:26:24 GMT
Several people said to be dead as northern city is reportedly attacked by warships and tanks.
'Deadly assault' on Syrian port
BBC Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:16:30 GMT
Syrian warships join a military assault targeting protesters in the port city of Latakia, leaving a number of people dead, activists say.
Syria hospitals 'hit by attacks'
BBC Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:11:22 GMT
A doctor in the Syrian city of Hama tells the BBC hospitals have been severely damaged or forced to close after government attacks.
VIDEO: Syria: Tanks 'enter city of Latakia'
BBC Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:58:25 GMT
Syrian activists have said two people were killed in the coastal city of Latakia when government tanks were deployed there.
Syrian army 'enters western coastal city'
ALJAZEERA Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:45:23 GMT
Witnesses say army tanks have deployed in Latakia, day after dozens reportedly killed in anti-government protests.
Syria's isolation grows after taking control of siege cities
INDEPENDENT Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The Syrian regime refused yesterday to yield to intense international pressure to cease its attacks on civilians, taking full control of two key cities that have been under siege for days.
World pressure mounts on Syria to end crackdown
DAWN Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:48:52 GMT
DAMASCUS: World pressure increased on Wednesday on Syria to end its deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests as President Bashar al-Assad pledged to pursue a relentless battle against “terrorist groups.” A day after Turkey warned that Ankara has “run out of patience” with the crackdown that has claimed more than 2,000 lives since mid-March, Brazil, India [...]
Assad defiant on Syria crackdown
BBC Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:44:17 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will not relent in pursuing "terrorist groups" in the country, despite growing international condemnation.
Syria defies pressure from neighbour as death toll rises
INDEPENDENT Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
An increasingly isolated Syrian regime defied a message yesterday from one of its former allies to end its deadly crackdown on protesters calling for an end to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
Can Syrians dare to hope? | Rana Kabbani
GUARDIAN Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:47:52 GMT
Even by the standards of regimes in the region, Bashar Assad's is brutal. But we feel the end may be near One of two eye doctors are determining the future of Syria. The first is alive and kicking: son of a brutal military dictator; heir to a corrupt family junta that has ruled the country for 41 years. The second is a long-dead private citizen, buried at the bottom of his family's modest garden. Dr Hikmat Khani was head of Hama's national hospital when, in 1982, his city was besieged and bombarded on the orders of Bashar Assad's father Hafiz and his uncle Rif'at. To rout 1,500 armed Islamists there, the Assads killed 25,000 innocent civilians. Tens of thousands were rounded up and tortured. Young girls were gang-raped and women had their hands chopped off so their bracelets could be stolen more quickly after their men had been murdered. The maimed lay on the streets of the half-flattened city, crying out in agony, as many eyewitnesses have recounted since. Dr Khani sought to....
Syria faces global condemnation
INDEPENDENT Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:30:48 GMT
The Syrian regime faced a chorus of global reproach today as envoys from Turkey, India, Brazil and South Africa headed to Damascus to press President Bashar Assad to end his violent crackdown on a five-month-old uprising.
Military assaults continue across Syria
ALJAZEERA Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:59:18 GMT
Reports of house raids and arbitrary arrests as security forces descend on Sirmeen, while tanks deployed in Idlib.
Turkey to apply pressure on Syria
BBC Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:34:15 GMT
Turkey's foreign minister is going to Syria to demand an end to a violent crackdown on protests by President Bashar al-Assad's government.
Arab world turns on Assad and calls for end to wave of killings
INDEPENDENT Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The Arab world began to turn its back on Syria's president Bashar al-Assad last night after three of his Arab neighbours withdrew their ambassadors in response to the wave of killings which have blighted the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and offered stinging criticism of the regime's crackdown.
Arab leaders condemn Assad at last
INDEPENDENT Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Arab support for President Bashar al-Assad was evaporating last night as three Gulf countries announced that they were withdrawing their ambassadors following days of killings across Syria.
VIDEO: Syrian city of Deir al-Zour attacked
BBC Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:25:24 GMT
At least 42 people have died after the Syrian army stormed Deir al-Zour, the largest city in the east and a scene of frequent protests, activists say.
UN urges end to Syria crackdown
BBC Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:58:25 GMT
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to "immediately end" the use of troops against civilian protesters.
'Fair' elections promised as tanks pound Hama
INDEPENDENT Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Syria yesterday announced that "free and fair" parliamentary elections would be held before the end of the year, as government forces tightened their siege of the city of Hama.
Bashar al-Assad: A smooth talker with bloody hands | Peter Beaumont
GUARDIAN Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:02:01 GMT
The Syrian leader has frequently promised reform while his security forces mete out death to Arab spring protesters. Will he change his ways now the US and Russia say he must? In April, as the Arab spring was convulsing the Middle East and North Africa, Syria's Bashar al-Assad gave a speech full of fine words. Delivered after the swearing in of a new government, he talked about the need for "transparency" and to "close the gap" between the "state's institutions" (for that read his family) and "Syria's citizens". He talked too about "reform" – particularly economic – and the need for "dignity". Finally he talked about his pain at the "blood that had been spilled". It all sounded very good except, critics of the regime have alleged, for one small detail. Bashar al-Assad had waited two days to deliver the speech, which he spent all night writing, while his security forces finished operations in Latakia and Deraa, both centres of opposition. It is a claim that was made to........
Syrian tanks roll out in force
ALJAZEERA Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:36:48 GMT
Residents flee tank assaults on Deir ez-Zor and Homs even as government promises free general elections by year's end.
US, Germany, France consider new measures on Syria
DAWN Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:46:20 GMT
People take part in an Amnesty International demonstration in solidarity with Syria’s anti-government protesters, in Berlin August 6, 2011. -Reuters Photo DAMASCUS: The US, French and German leaders pledged to consider new steps to punish Syria after security forces shot dead at least 16 people as tens of thousands staged anti-regime protests on the first [...]
Western leaders in new Assad call
BBC Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:14:04 GMT
The US, French and German leaders condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for "indiscriminate violence" as anti-government protests continue across the country.
Syrians take to streets over Hama massacre as outrage grows
GUARDIAN Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:51:40 GMT
Demonstrators gather in cities across the country while Bashar al-Assad's troops continue shelling residential areas Tens of thousands of Syrians returned to the streets to denounce President Bashar al-Assad's regime and declare support for the residents of Hama, where an estimated 200 residents have been killed in a government assault since Sunday. Troops opened fire on crowds of demonstrators after Friday prayers, killing at least 10 people amid mounting international condemnation of the brutal tactics deployed by Assad's forces in the five-month uprising. In Hama, tanks resumed shelling of residential districts around 4am, as people were beginning their fast for Ramadan, a resident told Associated Press. State-run Syrian TV released footage from inside Hama for the first time, showing widespread devastation on the streets. Scenes of burned-out buildings, barricaded roads and damaged cars suggest the battles have been far more intense than the regime has previously admitted...
VIDEO: Syrian TV shows siege city damage
BBC Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:58:10 GMT
Syrian state TV has broadcast what is says are new images from inside the besieged city of Hama, showing rubble-strewn streets and wrecked buildings.
Assad allows Syria opposition parties
DAWN Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:26:58 GMT
President Bashar al-Assad authorised the "Parties Law, which was earlier adopted as a bill by the government following a series of thorough discussions by lawmakers, intellectuals and Syrian citizens," said state news agency SANA.
US: Al-Assad has lost legitimacy to rule
ALJAZEERA Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:57:36 GMT
US says it is working on gathering up a big international support for strong actions against the Syrian regime.
Syria, Libya, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:58:00 GMT
The UN security council has adopted a statement condemning attacks on civilians by the Syrian regime but the crackdown in Hama continues 9.21am: Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, has given a remarkable interview to the New York Times. The Gaddafi regime has spent months blaming al-Qaida and Islamists for the uprising in Libya but, in the interview, Saif claims that he is forging a behind-the-scenes alliance with radical Islamist elements among the Libyan rebels to drive out their more liberal-minded confederates. Saif, once seen as a reformer who could help bring democracy to Libya, appears to have undergone a conversion of sorts as he sits on a love seat (there is a video, click on link above) sporting a beard and fingering Islamic prayer beads. It is difficult to ascertain how serious he is - although he told David Kirkpatrick a joint statement with Islamists would be announced within days - or whether he is just playing on western fears of extremist Islam. He says: The...
Security Council struggles with Syria crisis
DAWN Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:23:08 GMT
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council struggled Tuesday through negotiations on how to respond to the Syria crisis that Russia’s envoy warned was veering toward civil war. Divisions remained among the 15 nations on the wording of any condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on protests and whether it should be a formal resolution or [...]
VIDEO: Syria builds up offensive on Hama
BBC Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:41:57 GMT
Residents say Syrian troops have continued their siege of Hama as part of a crackdown which has killed scores of people.
International pressure mounts over Syria violence
INDEPENDENT Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The international community increased the pressure on the Syrian regime last night as Italy recalled its ambassador from Damascus and Russia dropped its opposition to a UN Security Council resolution condemning its Middle Eastern ally.
Syrian forces kill 24 on first day of Ramadan
INDEPENDENT Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:17:16 GMT
Syrian forces killed 24 people on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a human rights group said today.
Britain rules out military action against Syria
INDEPENDENT Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:01:49 GMT
Britain will continue to press for international action against the Syrian regime amid a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, a Foreign Office minister said.
Assad’s forces kill six in Damascus suburb
DAWN Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:10:31 GMT
Syrian police killed at least six civilians early on Tuesday in an assault on the eastern Damascus suburb of Erbin, residents said, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces intensify attacks on urban centres defying his rule.
VIDEO: Syria crisis: 'More deaths' in Hama
BBC Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:18:03 GMT
More people are reported to have been killed in Syria, after government forces shelled the city of Hama for the second day in a row.
Fresh Syria violence mars Ramadan
BBC Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:05:01 GMT
Tanks and troops open fire in the Syrian city of Hama as people leave prayers on the first day of Ramadan, say reports.
Hague calls on UN to condemn Syria violence
INDEPENDENT Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:09:27 GMT
Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the United Nations (UN) today to condemn violence in Syria which has left up to 140 protesters dead.
Deadly Syrian crackdown continues
ALJAZEERA Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:19:57 GMT
Fresh attacks reported in Deir ez-Zor, a day after 142 people reported killed in Hama and elsewhere in the country.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:25:18 GMT
• International outrage at massacre in Syrian city of Hama • Reports of more attacks by Syrian army in Hama today • Fears of further divisions in Libya opposition after army commander's assassination 8.34am: Here's a brief recap of some of the video purportedly shot in Hama yesterday, courtesy of al-Jazeera's English service. Separately, the channel has some footage of what it says is more shooting overnight in the city. 8.30am: Nour Ali, a pseudonym for a journalist in Damascus, sends in this on Hama: The Guardian spoke to a resident in Hama at 8am local time (6am BST), who said tanks were trying to enter the city again, from the Hamidiyeh area. He says yesterday the army and security didn't take control of the city, so residents think they may be trying again. While on the phone to him, tank fire was audible in the background. "They are firing again." he said, talking on Skype, as loud thuds went off. "We need to get out but it is unclear if it is safe." Several protests....
VIDEO: US condemns Syria attacks
BBC Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:32:36 GMT
US President Barack Obama has said he is appalled by the brutal attacks by Syrian forces on civilian protesters.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest -live updates
GUARDIAN Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:31:00 GMT
At least 24 civilians are reported to have been killed after Syrian tanks stormed the city of Hama 10.05am: The notorious Syrian state TV director, Reem Haddad, who has provoked comparisions with Iraq's Comical Ali for insisting on innocent explanations for the brutal government response to protests, told al-Jazeera security forces had entered Hama because people were unable to go about their daily life. She said: Hama is no longer a part of Hama. It's as if it belongs to another planet. It's not acceptable. 9.59am: At least 45 people have been killed in Hama, accoring to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Rami Abdel Rahman, from the Observatory, told AFP. "The army and security forces entered Hama this morning and opened fire on civilians, killing 45 and wounding several more. He said elsewhere, "six people were killed and 50 wounded by security forces in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor and three were killed and dozens wounded at Harak in the southern Deraa........
Syrian tanks storm Hama: residents
DAWN Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:48:34 GMT
AMMAN: Syrian tanks stormed the Syrian city of Hama early on Sunday, residents said, after besieging it for nearly a month in response to some of the biggest demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. One of the residents, a doctor who did not want to be further identified for fear of arrest, told Reuters that [...]
Syrian tanks storm town of Hama
ALJAZEERA Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:04:50 GMT
At least 17 people reportedly killed after tanks enter city, home to some of the biggest protests against Assad's rule.
Al-Qaida leader Zawahri praises Syrian protesters
GUARDIAN Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:50:48 GMT
First video message from Ayman al-Zawahri since the death of Osama bin Laden warns protesters not to trust US support Al-Qaida's new leader praised Syrian protesters trying to topple the regime of President Bashar Assad while portraying the uprising as an Islamic battle against US and Israeli interests. A video message posted on extremist websites was Ayman al-Zawahri's first since al-Qaida named him its new leader in June following the death of Osama bin Laden. The Egyptian-born Zawahri, who long served as bin Laden's top deputy, directly addressed the Syrian protesters that have risen up against Assad's rule despite a bloody government crackdown. The message appeared to be an attempt to place al-Qaida firmly on the side of the anti-government demonstrators. "You are an example, explaining lessons to your Arab and Muslim nation in sacrifice, steadfastness and the struggle against oppression," Zawahri said of the protesters. "How could you not? You are the sons of the Levant,...
Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri hails Syrian protestors
DAWN Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:11:49 GMT
WASHINGTON: Al Qaeda’s new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri praised anti-regime protestors in Syria in a video released Wednesday claiming the United States is seeking regime change in Damascus, US-based monitors said. Calling the pro-democracy activists “mujahideen,” or holy warriors, Zawahiri hailed their efforts in “teaching lessons to the aggressor, the oppressor, the traitor, the disloyal, and [...]
Syrian protesters 'forcibly disappeared' at rate of one every hour, say activists
GUARDIAN Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:05:02 GMT
Regime accused of holding 2,918 people in secret, while thousands of others are forced to flee A sweep by government forces has seized one person every hour during the five-month Syrian uprising and detained them in secret, leaving their families no way to locate them, says a human rights group. The group, Avaaz, claims 2,918 people have been "forcibly disappeared" since anti-government demonstrations began in Syria on 15 March. Most are accused of being involved in the rebellion that continues to undermine a regime long renowned as the Middle East's most formidable police state. An additional 12,617 people also remain in detention; however their incarceration has been declared to family members. Tens of thousands more people have fled from towns and villages in northern Syria in the face of intensive military assaults that Damascus claims are ridding the area of criminals and collaborators. The scale of the detentions in Syria has been compiled by a network of activists and....
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:00:00 GMT
• Syrian activists dismiss plans to end one-party rule • Britain backs offer to allow Gaddafi to stay in Libya • Saudi Arabia blocks Amnesty website after criticism 8.18am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Here's our morning round up of the latest developments:Syria • Government plans to end one-party rule by allowing opposition parties to be formed have been largely dismissed by opposition groups as an empty gesture. Radwan Ziadeh, a Syrian dissident and rights activist exiled in the US, said: Bashar al-Assad has made tremendous concessions – he lifted the state of emergency which was the top demand of the Syrian opposition of the last 40 years, but the security killed people the next day. These decisions are documents only. There is no guarantee any party will be licensed just in the way no protest has been under the new law for demonstrations. • Syria government spokesman Reem Haddad, who was sacked last month as director of Syrian TV, described the law as a "turning point.....
Syria to 'allow political parties
BBC Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:55:57 GMT
The Syrian government has adopted a draft law that allows the formation of political parties other than the ruling Baath party, state media report.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:44:20 GMT
• Assad tries to quash dissent in Syria ahead of Ramadan • Pro-regime supporters attack protesters in Cairo • Germany pledges €100m for Libyan opposition 9.00am: Welcome to Middle East Live. This time next week it will be Ramadan when tensions in some parts of the region are expected to increase despite the secularist nature of much of the unrest. Observers claim the approach of the Islamic holy month has given added urgency to the Syrian government's crackdown on dissent. Others fear Ramadan increases the risk of more sectarian violence in Syria. In Libya rebel fighters are keen to make headway in the next seven days before Ramadan when the fighting is expected is to slow. Here's a round-up of the latest developments:Syria • Syrian troops have raided a village in the north-west province of Idleb as President Bashar al-Assad tries to quash dissent in the run up to Ramadan, when protests are expected to intensify. Activists have called this week the "week of detainees" to..
Syrian govt adopts multipartism law: report
DAWN Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:38:33 GMT
DAMASCUS: Syria’s government has adopted a draft law authorising multipartism in a move that could allow for a change in power in the Arab country ruled for decades by the Baath party, a report said Monday. The law was adopted by the government during the night, the official SANA news agency reported. The government “adopted [...]
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:04:00 GMT
Violence continues to spiral in the Syrian city of Homs. The fight for the strategic oil town of Brega continues in Libya. 9.33am: The French foreign minister, Alain Juppe, has reportedly told the French television station LCI that Gaddafi could stay in Libya if he quits politics. Juppe is quoted as saying: "One of the possibilities being considered is that he stay in Libya but on the clear condition that he steps aside from Libyan political life. That is what we are waiting for before we start the political process for a ceasefire." Juppe's comments could create a wedge between the position of France and that of the UK (which together with France led the call for military intervention in Libya) and the US. There have already been a suggestion of strains between the Nato allies regarding their respective positions on Libya. Earlier this month, French defence minister, Gerard Longuet, said it was time to "get round the table" amid concerns that progress was not being made in the..
Syrian civilians 'shot by troops'
BBC Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:02:18 GMT
Syrian security forces have shot dead several civilians in the city of Homs, eyewitnesses and activists say.
Syria faces tougher sanctions from EU
ALJAZEERA Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:07:29 GMT
Diplomatic net closes on President Al-Assad as international community looks to up ante on sanctions.
Syria faces tougher sanctions from EU
ALJAZEERA Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:07:29 GMT
Diplomatic net closes on President Al-Assad as international community looks to up ante on sanctions.
Pipeline blast in eastern Syria
BBC Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:11:18 GMT
An explosion hits a gas pipeline in north-eastern Syria, raising fears of an attack, which would be the first of its kind in the uprising against President Assad.
Syria condemns Clinton comments
BBC Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:15:08 GMT
Syria condemns as "provocative" a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy to rule.
Video: Clinton condemns Syria attacks on US and French embassies - video
GUARDIAN Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:48:00 GMT
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton demands Syria meet its international responsibilities after loyalists to President Bashar al-Assad besiege US and French embassies in Damascus
Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:21:00 GMT
• Clinton says Syria's president Assad has 'lost legitimacy' • Protesters in Egypt reject cabinet reshuffle • France calls for flexibility over Gaddafi's departure 8.31am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Syria We start with a new update from Syria from Nour Ali, the pseudonym for a journalist in Damascus. Many Syrians in the capital are a little shell-shocked and some outraged by the attacks on the US and French embassies yesterday. Extra police are on the streets around the US embassy this morning, where protesters appear to be gathering again this morning. Anti-US and anti-French graffiti remains on the walls of the embassies. US officials said they would seek compensation from the Syrian government for the damage. The mobs may have got out of control, but pro-regime rallies and protests have been held at the two embassies before, as well as outside the Turkish and Qatari missions. There is anti Turkish feeling in Syria following criticism by Turkey against Syria's violent.....
No Assad legitimacy, says Clinton
BBC Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:40:18 GMT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy, after his supporters attack the US embassy in Damascus.
Assad loyalists attack US embassy
BBC Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:27:05 GMT
Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have attacked the US embassy compound in Damascus, diplomats say.
Syria to open 'national dialogue'
BBC Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:37:47 GMT
Syria's ruling Baath party is due to hold a "national dialogue" with opposition figures and youth activists to discuss possible political reforms.
Syrians 'spied on protests in US'
BBC Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:24:04 GMT
Syria's ambassador to the US is summoned to the State Department after reports of Syrian diplomats filming peaceful protesters in the US.
Syrian rebel city welcomes US ambassador with roses
GUARDIAN Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:38:35 GMT
Syrian government criticises Robert Ford for meeting 'saboteurs' in Hama and conspiring to undermine regime Thousands flooded the streets of the rebellious city of Hama for a second Friday, denouncing a government sanctioned conference set to begin this weekend – and throwing red roses at a visiting US ambassador. The unannounced visit byAmbassador Robert Ford acted as a lightning rod for activists, but drew a stern rebuke from the Syrian government, which accused Ford of meeting with saboteurs and conspiring to undermine the regime. There were reports of eight killed by security forces and more than 40 wounded nationwide. Anecdotal accounts suggested the protesters numbered at least 200,000. Violence was reported in the nearby city of Homs, as well as Qaboon in central Damascus and Meedan. Ford is understood to have left the besieged city before protests started. His convoy was allowed through the Syrian army checkpoints on the outskirts of the city and along the road to the.....
Thousands protest in Syrian city
BBC Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:57:01 GMT
Tens of thousands of people are taking part in an anti-government protest in the Syrian city of Hama, activists say.
Syria, Egypt, Yemen and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:16:06 GMT
• Syria furious at US ambassador's trip to Hama • Yemen's president Saleh makes defiant TV address • Tahrir Square protests at slow pace of change in Egypt 8.15am: Welcome to Middle East Live. There are three big stories to keep track of today: • Demonstrations in Syria as the US ambassador visits Hama to show solidarity for the rebellious city • Tahrir Square protests at the slow pace of change in Egypt • The reaction in Yemen to President Saleh's TV address Here's a run down of the latest developments by country in a bit more detail:Syria • The Syrian government has reacted with fury to a trip by the US ambassador to the rebellious city of Hama. Robert Ford travelled to Hama to show solidarity with residents who are refusing to allow the army to enter the city - scene of the largest demonstrations so far. A Syrian foreign ministry official accused Ford of aggrevating the situation and said his presence in Hama would not stop the Syrian army trying to restore security. •.....
Amnesty highlights Syria 'crimes'
BBC Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:05:18 GMT
Amnesty calls for an international investigation into the Syrian violence, accusing the regime of crimes against humanity against protesters.
Syrian army 'kills six in Hama'
BBC Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:48:57 GMT
Syrian troops have killed at least six protesters in Hama as clashes enter their second day and tanks circle the central city, the scene of a brutal crackdown almost three decades ago.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:53:58 GMT
• Olympic boxer injured as Syrian army re-enters Hama • Greek coastguards force back Gaza flotilla ship • Could Nato splits over Libya force a truce with Gaddafi? 8.15am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Ominous news continues to emerge from the central Syrian city of Hama - scene of the largest demonstration so far in the 16-week uprising. The army has re-entered the city to enforce a crackdown on dissent. At least 40 people were injured including the the Olympic medal-winning Boxer Nasser al-Shami. The latest reports claim that three civilians were shot dead in the city. At the same time as crushing the protests the regime says it also wants to hold a "national dialogue" with the opposition on Sunday to find a way out of the crisis. The protest group, the Local Co-ordination Committees of Syria has rejected any dialogue with the government and vowed to continue with peaceful protests. Bashar al-Assad's regime appears intent on digging its own grave, the International Crisis......
Syria 'deploys military to Hama'
BBC Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:37:06 GMT
Syrian troops are being deployed to the restive city of Hama after mass anti-government protests and the sacking of its governor, activists say.
VIDEO: Syrian TV blames gangs for violence
BBC Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:40:50 GMT
Syrian TV has broadcast footage of anti-government protesters on the streets, blaming what it called "armed, criminal gangs" for the recent unrest.
Syria's Assad sacks key governor
BBC Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:04:44 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacks the governor of the city of Hama, state TV says, after mass anti-government protests on Friday.
Syria government 'almost out of time'
BBC Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:44:36 GMT
Syria's government is running out of time to begin reforms, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as activists plan further protests.
Syria ‘street’ slams, US applauds opposition meet
DAWN Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:13:12 GMT
DAMASCUS: Activists behind street protests in Syria criticised on Tuesday a meeting of opposition figures, as the United States said the gathering was a step in the right direction. On Monday, about 160 dissidents, several of whom have spent years in jail as political prisoners, vowed to press ahead with a peaceful uprising, and the [...]
VIDEO: Syrian dissidents meet in Damascus
BBC Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:33:26 GMT
A meeting of Syrian dissident leaders has concluded with a call for a peaceful transition to democracy and a condemnation of the violence used on protesters by the government.
Damascas authorities seize demonstrators - video
GUARDIAN Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:16:32 GMT
Amateur footage shows Syrian authorities accompanied by what appears to be pro-government militia beating protesters and shoving them in the boot of an unmarked car
Syria dissidents meet in Damascus
BBC Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:04:30 GMT
Some 200 Syrian dissidents are due to hold a conference in Damascus to discuss the country's crisis.
VIDEO: More camps on Turkey Syria border
BBC Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:28:00 GMT
Syrian troops move into another village near the Turkish border and a town near Lebanon, amid reports of deadly shootings at protesters' funerals
Syria military takes two villages
BBC Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:13:25 GMT
Syria's army moves into two villages near the borders with Turkey and Lebanon, amid reports of disturbances at the funerals of protesters killed on Friday.
VIDEO: Deadly Syrian rallies continue
BBC Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:39:48 GMT
Reports from Syria say at least 15 people have been killed in the latest protests calling for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria attacks fresh EU sanctions
BBC Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:11:49 GMT
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem goes on state TV to attack the EU for extending sanctions, imposed over the suppression of dissent.
UN chief presses Syria on access
BBC Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:13:05 GMT
UN chief Ban Ki-moon renews his call for Syria's President Assad to allow in humanitarian missions following months of anti-government protests.
Pro-Assad rallies 'held in Syria'
BBC Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:07:13 GMT
Large rallies in support of President Bashar al-Assad are being held in cities across Syria, a day after the leader addressed the nation.
UN resolution founders as Assad blames 'saboteurs' for inciting violence in Syria
INDEPENDENT Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Britain conceded defeat in mustering a united international response against Syria yesterday, as President Bashar al-Assad blamed "saboteurs" for stoking anti-government protests that threaten his regime.
Syrians warned off violence by President Assad – video
GUARDIAN Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:37:34 GMT
In his first public address for two months, the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, promises punishment for violence and says a national dialogue committee will be established
VIDEO: Assad blames 'saboteurs' for unrest
BBC Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:00:08 GMT
The president of Syria has delivered a tough speech on state television blaming conspirators and "saboteurs" for the violence in the country.
Syrian president blames crisis on 'saboteurs'
INDEPENDENT Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:25:04 GMT
Syria's embattled president says "saboteurs" are trying to exploit legitimate demands for reform in the country.
VIDEO: Syria: President Assad addresses nation
BBC Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:34:35 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is addressing the nation for the first time in two months, as his security forces continue operations against protesters.
Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updates
GUARDIAN Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:50:00 GMT
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to address the country for the first time in two months as security forces attempt to block refugees fleeing to Turkey 9.05am: In Tunisia today, the trial of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in absentia will begin today with a verdict possible today, AP reports. Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia on 14 January in the face of a popular uprising, which inspired similar uprisings throughout the region. The Tunis Criminal Court is hearing two embezzlement, money laundering and drug trafficking cases against the ousted dictator. The charges were brought after the discovery of around $27 million in jewels and cash plus drugs and weapons at two palaces outside Tunis after he fled the country. Saudi Arabia did not respond to an extradition request. Five public defenders have been assigned to Ben Ali and his wife, Leila Trabelsi, who is accused in one of the two cases in Monday's trial. Tunisian law prohibits a foreign lawyer from defending a client in absentia,........
Syrian leader to address nation
BBC Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:23:43 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to address the nation for the first time in two months, as his security forces continue to crack down on protests.
VIDEO: Syrians seek sanctuary on border
BBC Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:12:50 GMT
Syrian troops are said to be tightening their grip on villages in the north of the country, as people seek refuge on the border with Turkey.
Turkish aid for displaced Syrians
BBC Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:22:54 GMT
Turkey sends aid across the border to people displaced within Syria, as Syrian forces continue their crackdown in the north.
Syrian dissidents set up ‘national council’
DAWN Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:58:29 GMT
TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER: Syrian opposition activists have set up a “National Council” to struggle against the Damascus regime, a group of dissidents, including their spokesman Jamil Saib, announced Sunday. “We announce the creation of a National Council to lead the Syrian revolution, comprising all communities and representatives of national political forces inside and outside Syria,” they [...]
Syria: They came at dawn, and killed in cold blood
INDEPENDENT Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The houses looked abandoned, windows and doors locked, a broken shutter clattering in the wind. Then, one by one, they began to appear from their hiding places, mainly women and children, a few elderly people. The residents of this village had learned to their cost that being caught unawares in this violent conflict could have lethal consequences.
VIDEO: Syria: Army storms key border town
BBC Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:01:04 GMT
Syrian troops have stormed into a town near the border with Turkey, reports say, as the government presses on with its campaign to crush a popular revolt.
Britons told to leave Syria now
BBC Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:01:07 GMT
Britons in Syria are advised to leave the Middle East country now, before a further deterioration in the civil unrest.
Syria troops 'move near border'
BBC Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:10:40 GMT
Syrian troops have moved into a town near the Turkish border as part of attempts to crush protests, say reports.
Syrian army attacks village near Turkish border
INDEPENDENT Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:40:56 GMT
Syrian troops backed by tanks and firing heavy machine guns swept into a village near the Turkish border today as the army intensified operations in the northwest where their have been heavy clashes between loyalist troops and defectors.
VIDEO: Inside Syria: Tales of horror
BBC Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:32:28 GMT
A BBC journalists who entered Syria and met displaced people on the border with Turkey says they are living in fear of their lives.
Fresh protests erupt across Syria
BBC Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:10:48 GMT
Fresh demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's regime erupt in towns and cities across Syria, with casualties reported among protesters.
VIDEO: Tensions rise on Syrian border
BBC Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:25:18 GMT
Jonathan Head reports from the Syrian Turkish border where Syrians have fled from the into Turkey in the past week to escape military operations.
VIDEO: Thousands flee northern Syria
BBC Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:45:11 GMT
Thousands of people are reported to be fleeing the town of Maarat al-Numan in northern Syria, amidst fears that the army is preparing for a crackdown there.
Syrian gunmen shoot down peaceful protesters, claims new video
GUARDIAN Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:50:00 GMT
Chilling mobile phone footage purports to show men being gunned down in Homs, shedding new light on the bloody crackdown Fresh evidence has emerged of the scale of Syria's crackdown on demonstrators, with a video smuggled into Lebanon showing gunmen mowing down unarmed people in what appears to be the city of Homs earlier this month. The video, captured on a mobile phone, shows up to half a dozen men cut down by relentless fire. It was smuggled into the Lebanese border town of Wadi Khaled on Sunday. The footage is believed to have been taken during a rally after Friday prayers on 3 June. According to a Syrian man who spoke to the Guardian in Wadi Khaled on Tuesday, the man who took the footage was tracked down by regime officials, then tortured and killed. The Syrian man, who identified himself as "Mohammed" showed a photo of a corpse of a man whom he identified as his slain friend. He said it had been given to him by a relative from Homs, who had managed to avoid Syrian border..
UN report condemns Syrian actions
BBC Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:52:20 GMT
Syrian troops trying to quash three months of protests are committing "alleged breaches of the most fundamental rights", says a UN report.
VIDEO: Huge Syrian flag unfurled for Assad
BBC Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:00:50 GMT
Supporters of President Assad have unfurled a 2000ft flag in central Damascus to show their support for him.
VIDEO: Syrian refugees crowd Turkey border
BBC Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:06:52 GMT
More than 6,000 people are now thought to have crossed into Turkey from Syria as its forces pursue rebels through the area around Jisr al-Shughour.
Truth about 'massacre' stays buried as fight for border town goes on
INDEPENDENT Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:00:01 GMT
From the moment that news broke of a "massacre" in the town of Jisr al-Shughour, it took six days for the Syrian military to rumble into the restive north-west and crush any remnants of opposition in the near-empty town.
'They shot people who were trying to get away'
INDEPENDENT Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The haunting memories of savage violence and loss are fresh in their minds. Now, with the vengeful forces of the regime closing in, the terrified and exhausted stream of the dispossessed fleeing Syria's strife await an uncertain fate. More than 10,000 people have headed for the Turkish border in an attempt to escape the onslaught unleashed by Bashar al-Assad. They were living in squalor with little food and water and no shelter. But they were prepared to suffer that to reach a place of relative safety away from the tanks, artillery and helicopter gunships, and the death they bring.
VIDEO: Syria border refuge for thousands
BBC Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:41:51 GMT
Hundreds of Syrians are massing on the country's border with Turkey, ready to cross over if the army moves further into the area after seizing the town of Jisr al-Shughour.
Syrians pour across Turkish border after crackdown
INDEPENDENT Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:57:09 GMT
Syrians poured across the border to refugee camps in Turkey today, fleeing a military crackdown that sent troops backed by helicopters and tanks into the northern town that was spinning out of government control.
Anxious Syrians await army's move
BBC Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:11:52 GMT
As thousands of Syrians flee to Turkey, hundreds more wait on the border to see if the army will extend its offensive.
VIDEO: 'Heavy fighting' over Syrian town
BBC Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:32:56 GMT
The United Nations Secretary General has called on Damascus to allow humanitarian aid into the town of Jisr Al-Shughour , as refugees continue to flee into Turkey.
Refugees take flight as troops launch attacks on rebel stronghold
INDEPENDENT Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Syrian forces stormed a city yesterday which had become a symbol of militant opposition after an intense artillery and tank bombardment. But defiant protests, and the regime's violent response to them, continued with helicopter gunships opening fire on demonstrators and troops setting homes on fire in a string of towns.
Syria army 'enters northern town'
BBC Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:56:51 GMT
Syrian government forces advance into the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour after a 24-hour bombardment, reports say.
Syria 'creating refugee crisis'
BBC Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:37:09 GMT
The US says Syria's military crackdown has created a "humanitarian crisis" as refugees flee north over the border into Turkey.
Thousands flee Syria across Turkish border
INDEPENDENT Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Thousands of refugees continued to flee Syria across the Turkish border yesterday, as troops loyal to President Bashar Assad continued with gunship and tank attacks on the city of Jisr al-Shughour.
VIDEO: Did Syria open fire from the skies?
BBC Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:10:01 GMT
An eyewitness to Friday's violence in northern Syria has told the BBC of an army attack on a village, while amateur footage has emerged which appears to show a Syrian helicopter firing on people from the skies.
US demands end to Syria violence
BBC Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:52:13 GMT
The US says Syria is heading down a "dangerous path" and calls for an immediate end to the use of violence against anti-government protesters.
VIDEO: Tanks firing at 'anything moving'
BBC Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:09:45 GMT
A resident of the largely deserted Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour has told the BBC he has seen tanks firing at "anything moving in front of them".
Syrian troops target protest town
INDEPENDENT Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:08:12 GMT
Syrian troops backed by dozens of tanks have massed outside a virtually deserted town near the Turkish border, preparing to move in against protesters.
Growing Syrian exodus to Turkey
BBC Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:11:44 GMT
Growing numbers of Syrians are fleeing over the border into Turkey, a Turkish official says, amid reports that Syrian troops are gathering ahead of an assault on the town of Jisr al-Shughour.
Video: UK and France seek UN action on Syria as thousands flee
GUARDIAN Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:45:06 GMT
UN ambassadors from Britain, France and the US push for action as Syria slips closer to a Libyan-style civil war
VIDEO: Syrians flee town in fear of reprisals
BBC Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:29:20 GMT
In the north of the country hundreds of residents are pouring across the Turkish border, fearing the government is about to unleash a revenge attack on the town of Jisr al-Shughur.
VIDEO: Hundreds in Syria flee to Turkey
BBC Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:13:06 GMT
Hundreds of Syrians are crossing the northern border into Turkey in an attempt to escape growing violence in their own country.
Hundreds flee north Syria unrest
BBC Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:30:59 GMT
Hundreds of Syrians flee northern parts of the country across the Turkish border, as residents of Jisr al-Shughour brace for an expected army assault.
EU allies seek UN action on Syria
BBC Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:18:43 GMT
Britain and France are stepping up pressure for a UN Security Council vote condemning the Syrian government's suppression of months of unrest.
William Hague calls for UN security council to act against Syrian regime
GUARDIAN Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:38:32 GMT
Foreign secretary says draft resolution is in circulation among council members following crackdown on protesters Britain is to push for a UN security council resolution condemning a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Syria. The foreign secretary, William Hague, told parliament that the security council had a "responsibility to speak out" and warned of new European Union sanctions unless demands were met. Hague said diplomats were circulating a draft resolution to secure the necessary support from the nine council members. He said the proposals would bring action taken against Syria in line with measures imposed on other countries in the region facing political upheaval. However, they fell short of the no-fly zone mandated against Libya under a resolution passed earlier this year that launched a Nato bombing campaign against Muammar Gaddafi's forces. "We must show the same resolve and purpose in supporting change and democratic development elsewhere in the region,".....
VIDEO: Syria: Jisr al-Shughour residents flee
BBC Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:50:58 GMT
Residents in the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour are said to be fleeing ahead of an expected military assault, after the government said 120 security forces personnel had been killed there.
Syria town braces for army attack
BBC Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:57:59 GMT
The northern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour braces for an army assault after the government says 120 security forces personnel were killed.
Syria vows to deal with attackers
BBC Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:16:00 GMT
Syria's government vows to deal "decisively" with the gunmen it blames for the deaths of 120 security personnel in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour.
VIDEO: Syria: North-west clashes 'kill 120'
BBC Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:10:43 GMT
Syrian state television is reporting that one-hundred-and-twenty members of the security forces have been killed in a series of battles with gunmen in the north-western town of Jisr al-Shughour.
VIDEO: Syria to receive nuclear rebuke
BBC Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:37:22 GMT
The International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors is expected to rebuke Syria this week over covert atomic work.
'Deadly clashes' in Syrian town
BBC Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:46:45 GMT
At least 35 people are reported to have been killed in the north-western Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour as troops and tanks try to restore control.
'Deadly attack' on Syria's Rastan
BBC Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:33:25 GMT
Syrian troops heavily bombard the town of Rastan, near Homs, killing at least 15 people, despite a government amnesty offer, activists say.
Syria's Assad 'should be tried'
BBC Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:06:23 GMT
Australia's foreign minister says Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be tried at the UN's court over the killing of protesters, including a 13-year-old boy.
Syria condemned by US over human rights abuses - video
GUARDIAN Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:45:10 GMT
The US state department says reports of the torture of a 13-year-old Syrian boy are horrifying, and dismisses the credibility of an amnesty offered by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
VIDEO: Syrian president announces amnesty
BBC Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:46:53 GMT
The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has issued a general amnesty for all crimes committed by members of political groups, including the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
The face of the Syrian uprising
INDEPENDENT Tue, 31 May 2011 23:00:01 GMT
The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, appeared on state television last night to offer a general amnesty to protesters who have taken to the streets for the past two months to call for an end to his rule.
Syria declares 'general amnesty'
BBC Tue, 31 May 2011 16:30:29 GMT
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, facing continuing protests against his rule, has granted a general amnesty, state media say.
VIDEO: Syria: Homs towns 'cut off' by tanks
BBC Tue, 31 May 2011 01:39:54 GMT
Syrian troops have attacked two towns north of the capital Damascus, as they continue a crackdown against anti-government protests, reports say.
'Several die' in Syria protests
BBC Fri, 27 May 2011 14:45:27 GMT
Security forces in Syria open fire on anti-government protesters, killing at least four people in two separate incidents, reports say.
Syria hits back at EU sanctions
BBC Mon, 23 May 2011 22:01:04 GMT
Syria denounces sanctions imposed on President Bashar al-Assad by the European Union, saying they would "harm the Syrian people".
EU 'to hit Assad with sanctions'
BBC Mon, 23 May 2011 09:26:58 GMT
The EU is to impose sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time to pressure him to end his brutal crackdown on dissent, diplomats say.
VIDEO: Amateur footage of ‘Syria funeral attack’
BBC Sun, 22 May 2011 01:14:47 GMT
Syrian security forces are reported to have killed at least five mourners in the city of Homs.
'Five shot dead' at Syria funeral
BBC Sat, 21 May 2011 17:03:05 GMT
Syrian security forces kill at least five people and wound at least 12 when they fired into a crowd a funeral in the city of Homs, activists say.
VIDEO: Syrian protesters shot at on streets
BBC Fri, 20 May 2011 21:19:37 GMT
A day after President Obama warned Syria's president that he must lead reform or get out of the way, security forces have again opened fire on anti-government protesters.
VIDEO: Al-Assad concedes mistakes made
BBC Wed, 18 May 2011 16:39:09 GMT
The Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, has reportedly conceded that security forces have made some mistakes in their handling of protests
US 'to impose sanctions on Assad'
BBC Wed, 18 May 2011 16:34:17 GMT
The US is to impose sanctions for the first time on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses, sources say.
Reporter detained in Syria 'free'
BBC Wed, 18 May 2011 06:08:30 GMT
Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz, detained in Syria last month, is now free and safe in Doha, the network says.
US and EU seek to pressure Syria
BBC Wed, 18 May 2011 03:42:47 GMT
The US and EU say they will be "taking additional steps" against Syria over its violent response to anti-government protests.
Woman and child among 26 bodies 'found in mass graves' near Syrian city
INDEPENDENT Tue, 17 May 2011 23:00:01 GMT
Rights activists have called for international action against the Syrian regime after graves containing up to 26 bodies were allegedly unearthed by residents near the southern city of Deraa.
Syrian soldiers 'held in Lebanon'
BBC Tue, 17 May 2011 20:10:26 GMT
The Lebanese authorities have detained at least two Syrian soldiers and may hand them back to the Syrian regime, rights groups say.
Syria: Thousands rally in Aleppo
BBC Thu, 12 May 2011 06:34:05 GMT
Police break up a rally by thousands of students in Aleppo, the largest protest yet in Syria's second city, as unrest continues around the country.
VIDEO: Syria tanks 'shell' protest city of Homs
BBC Wed, 11 May 2011 13:12:11 GMT
Reports from Syria suggest the country's third largest city, Homs, has been shelled by army tanks.
Syria tanks 'shell' protest city
BBC Wed, 11 May 2011 08:36:25 GMT
Syrian security forces go on with their crackdown on anti-government protests across the country, with army tanks shelling the third city of Homs.
Syria 'pulls out' of UN spot race
BBC Tue, 10 May 2011 22:30:48 GMT
Syria drops plans to run for a position on the UN Human Rights Council, diplomats say, following Damascus' crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
Tanks 'near' restive Syria city
BBC Tue, 10 May 2011 07:28:15 GMT
Reports from Syria say columns of tanks have moved towards the central city of Hama, which has been the scene of anti-government protests in recent weeks.
UN concern over Syria crackdown
BBC Mon, 09 May 2011 23:01:40 GMT
The UN says a humanitarian mission has not been allowed access to the city of Deraa, which is cut off by a government crackdown on dissent.
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