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The Syrian civil war continued to worsen this week, amidst clear signs that the institutions of state and economy in Syria are in a process of collapse. Meanwhile the fighting intensified between the government rebel forces. Reports suggest that the rebels are increasingly well-armed, both sides are preparing for an out-an-out battle for Aleppo, Syria’s biggest city, and both sides are resorting to arbitrary killings. Total fatalities in the conflict are now estimated to be in the region of 20...
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Friday, 13 Jul, 2012
Syria’s civil war entered a new and deadly phase this week, with reports of the largest massacre in the country since the uprising began, the defection of a senior Syrian diplomat and a continuing diplomatic row between the members of the UN Security Council.
The Syrian opposition reported on Friday that over 200 people were killed in the town of Taramseh, in the province of Hama, by government shelling, attacks by helicopter gunships, and summary executions by loyalist militias known as s...
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Monday, 11 Jun, 2012
Vladmir Putin arrived this past week in Beijing to discuss the crisis in Syria which has become a moment to score diplomatic points against the United States as much as it is to pr...
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Monday, 28 May, 2012
Burhan Ghalioun has proven to be a controversial leader of the SNC. Based in neighboring Turkey, he originally agreed to step down earlier this month in a bid to forestall the ...
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Wednesday, 21 Mar, 2012
This week, as Syria’s crisis shows no sign of abatement, attempts have been made to revive flagging diplomatic efforts.
If any further proof were needed of the scale of th...
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