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Syria Fallout Because Of "Huge Miscalculation By Iran": Israeli Envoy
Israel today said that it is not involved in the conflict in Syria, nor does it want to involve itself, but Tel Aviv is preparing to defend itself against any attack that may come from the Syrian side, Israel's envoy to India Reuven Azar said.
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Turkey fires at Syria after deadly shelling
Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets on Wednesday after shelling from Syria struck a border village in Turkey, killing five civilians, sharply escalating tensions between the two neighbors and prompting NATO to convene an emergency meeting.
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Rebel bombing strikes at heart of Syrian regime
Rebels penetrated the heart of Syria's power elite Wednesday, detonating a bomb inside a high-level crisis meeting in Damascus that killed three leaders of the regime, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law and the defense minister.
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Nearly 170 Syrians killed in clashes on Thursday: Observers
Clashes in Syria killed nearly 170 people, mainly civilians, the deadliest day since a ceasefire came into force, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Bomber targets Syria shrine as 35 killed
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle near an important Shiite shrine in Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday, wounding 14 people, state media and witnesses said, as 35 people were reported killed across the country.
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Syria now in civil war, says UN official
Syria is now in a full-scale civil war, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said, as the United States voiced fears the UN mission in the country may not survive once its mandate expires in July.
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Syrian troops renew shelling of Homs; 38 killed
Syrian government forces pounded areas in the central province of Homs on Sunday in a renewed push to regain control of rebel-held territories, and activists said at least 38 people were killed in shelling there over the past 24 hours.
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UN monitors shot at trying to get to Syria massacre: Ban
UN monitors trying to get to the scene of a new massacre in Syria were shot at, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday, calling the latest atrocity "shocking and sickening." Ban discussed the attack on the UN monitors in a speech to the UN General Assembly hours after the reported slaughter of dozens of people in the village of Al-Kubeir.
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Hillary Clinton tells Syria's Assad to quit, leave country
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power and leave his country, condemning a massacre near the town of Hama that was blamed on his supporters as unconscionable.
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At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province
Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday of a new massacre of scores of villagers, hours before a divided UN Security Council convenes to review the crisis.
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UN chief warns Syria; regime again shells Houla
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Syria on Thursday to stop its attacks, saying the UN observers monitoring the cease-fire were not there to watch the killing of innocent people. The warning came as activists reported that Syrian troops again shelled the country's central region of Houla where more than 100 people were massacred last week.
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Syria Fallout Because Of "Huge Miscalculation By Iran": Israeli Envoy
Israel today said that it is not involved in the conflict in Syria, nor does it want to involve itself, but Tel Aviv is preparing to defend itself against any attack that may come from the Syrian side, Israel's envoy to India Reuven Azar said.
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Turkey fires at Syria after deadly shelling
Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets on Wednesday after shelling from Syria struck a border village in Turkey, killing five civilians, sharply escalating tensions between the two neighbors and prompting NATO to convene an emergency meeting.
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Rebel bombing strikes at heart of Syrian regime
Rebels penetrated the heart of Syria's power elite Wednesday, detonating a bomb inside a high-level crisis meeting in Damascus that killed three leaders of the regime, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law and the defense minister.
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Nearly 170 Syrians killed in clashes on Thursday: Observers
Clashes in Syria killed nearly 170 people, mainly civilians, the deadliest day since a ceasefire came into force, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Bomber targets Syria shrine as 35 killed
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle near an important Shiite shrine in Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday, wounding 14 people, state media and witnesses said, as 35 people were reported killed across the country.
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Syria now in civil war, says UN official
Syria is now in a full-scale civil war, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said, as the United States voiced fears the UN mission in the country may not survive once its mandate expires in July.
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Syrian troops renew shelling of Homs; 38 killed
Syrian government forces pounded areas in the central province of Homs on Sunday in a renewed push to regain control of rebel-held territories, and activists said at least 38 people were killed in shelling there over the past 24 hours.
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UN monitors shot at trying to get to Syria massacre: Ban
UN monitors trying to get to the scene of a new massacre in Syria were shot at, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday, calling the latest atrocity "shocking and sickening." Ban discussed the attack on the UN monitors in a speech to the UN General Assembly hours after the reported slaughter of dozens of people in the village of Al-Kubeir.
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Hillary Clinton tells Syria's Assad to quit, leave country
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power and leave his country, condemning a massacre near the town of Hama that was blamed on his supporters as unconscionable.
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At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province
Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday of a new massacre of scores of villagers, hours before a divided UN Security Council convenes to review the crisis.
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UN chief warns Syria; regime again shells Houla
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Syria on Thursday to stop its attacks, saying the UN observers monitoring the cease-fire were not there to watch the killing of innocent people. The warning came as activists reported that Syrian troops again shelled the country's central region of Houla where more than 100 people were massacred last week.
