Syria Fire

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  Family Of 7 Survived Turkey Quake, Died In Fire At Home They Had Moved Into

  Five Syrian children and their parents died today in a fire that struck a Turkish home they moved to after surviving last week's earthquake, local media reported.

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  Syria War Rages Hours Before Deal To Halt Fighting

  Heavy air strikes were reported to have hit rebel-held areas to the east of Damascus as fighting continued across much of western Syria today, hours before a US-Russian plan aimed at halting the fighting is due to take effect.

• Four Vehicles Destroyed on Syria Border

  Jordan's state-run news agency says border guards opened fire on four vehicles trying to enter illegally from Syria after they ignored orders to stop, without saying whether anyone was killed or wounded in the incident.

• Syria forces fire on Damascus protest dead funeral: activist

  Syrian security forces opened fire on Saturday on a huge crowd gathered for the funerals of demonstrators killed in rare protests in the capital, an activist spokesman in Damascus province told AFP.

• Syrian gunboats fire on coastal city, 25 killed

  Syria has used gunboats for the first time to crush the uprising against Bashar Assad's regime, hammering parts of the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia after thousands marched there over the weekend to demand the president's ouster. At least 25 people were killed, according to activists.Yesterday's coordinated attacks by gunboats and ground tr...

• Syria protests: 16 killed in firing by security forces

  Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters Friday, killing at least 16 people as thousands joined demonstrations across the country calling for an end to President Bashar Assad's regime, witnesses and activists said.International condemnation is growing as the uprising enters its seventh week with no end in sight. More than 580 civilians and ...

• Syria: Security forces reportedly kill atleast 12 people at funeral processions

  The death toll in Syria's uprising against President Bashar Assad continued to rise on Saturday as security forces opened fire on funeral processions, killing at least twelve people around the country.Witnesses said security forces killed four people in Douma, a suburb of the capital.The witness account could not be independently confirmed because ...

• Syrian security forces open fire; 49 killed

  Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday on pro-democracy demonstrations across the country, killing at least 49 people - including a young boy - in the bloodiest day of the uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime, witnesses and a human rights group said.The protests, held every Friday, have become weekly bloo...

• Syria: Troops open fire on protesters in several cities

  Violence erupted around Syria on Friday as troops opened fire on protesters in several cities and pro- and anti-government crowds clashed on the tense streets of the capital in the most widespread unrest in years, witnesses said. Soldiers shot at demonstrators in the restive southern city of Daraa after crowds set fire to a bronze statue of the cou...