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10 hours ago
Aleppo is suffering a liquor crisis. No import. Poorly made moonshine. 100s suffered alcohol poisoning in 2 days. 10 of them died. #Syria
12 hours ago Very good initiative: a training course for medics on first aid and treating "war injuries" in the town of Atareb http://t.co/eD1bFowa2e
13 hours ago Please. Nasrallah's is not a speech that you take seriously and analyze strategically. Nasrallah's is a speech that you mock and laugh it.
14 hours ago
Another desperate try by Nastallah to justify involving his party in the fight in #Syria. #Qusair
15 hours ago However, his story & the gruesome way in which he was tortured and killed came out today two years ago. RIP hero. #Syria
16 hours ago Hamza al-Khatib wasn't martyred on the 25th of may, but on the 30th of April. #Syria #Daraa
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Tag Archives: Damascus
Fierce fighting erupts near Damascus
Fierce fighting has been reported between Syrian troops and rebel forces in the suburbs of the capital Damascus. Witnesses say it is some of the most intense violence in the area since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began more … Continue reading
‘Fierce clashes’ in Syria, 86 killed: NGO
Rebel forces and Syrian army units engaged in deadly combat around elite Republican Guard posts in the suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday, as 86 people were killed across the country, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights … Continue reading
56 killed in Syria; U.N. Security Council to meet
Here is a look at key events Tuesday in the ongoing crisis in Syria: Violence – 56 people were killed Tuesday, according to the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, a network of opposition activists. Twenty people were reported dead in … Continue reading
Heavy fighting around Syrian capital
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syrian government forces battled rebels outside Damascus on Tuesday in what activists said was the worst violence in the suburbs of the capital since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 16 months ago. Video published by … Continue reading
Syrian rebels clash with Assad’s elite troops near capital, activists say
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s elite Republican Guard forces clashed with rebels outside the capital Tuesday in some of the most intense fighting involving the special forces since an uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began last year, activists said. … Continue reading
After 30 Years In Syria, Outspoken Priest Is Expelled
By: Deborah Amos Syria has expelled an Italian Jesuit priest for his outspoken criticism of the government’s crackdown on a popular uprising. The Rev. Paolo Dall’Oglio has lived in Syria for 30 years, helping to restore a 1,000-year-old monastery that … Continue reading
UN halts Syria work
UN observers suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday, blaming intensifying violence as troops rained shells down on rebel bastions including Homs, where the opposition warned a massacre was imminent. The United States said the decision marked a “critical juncture” … Continue reading
Syria: Car bomb explodes in Damascus suburb
A car bomb exploded Thursday in a Damascus suburb that is home to a popular Shiite Muslim shrine, wounding at least two people, Syria’s state-run news agency SANA reported, while activists said regime troops continued shelling rebellious areas in central … Continue reading
Syrian troops accused of ‘crimes against humanity’ by undercover Amnesty workers as Damascus is hit by devastating car bomb
Brutal Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s forces are murdering civilians in organised attacks on towns and villages that amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said today. The rights group has now repeated its call for the United Nations Security Council … Continue reading
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Damascus dissent brings uprising to Assad’s gate
By: Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN — Plainclothes police stationed near Syria’s presidential palace, a grey marble Soviet-style compound towering over Damascus, fire automatic rifles into the night as rebels encroach toward the seat of Bashar al-Assad’s power. Gunmen guarding the … Continue reading
