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  • Hopes for Peace Talks Falter in Syria

    Hopes for peace talks to end the conflict in Syria have faltered after a Syrian lawmaker and a leading opposition group both rejected the idea. Anti-government opposition leader Mouaz al-Khatib had...

    February 06, 2013 | Headline

  • Monitors: Over 270 Killed in 2 Days of Syria Violence

    Activists in Syria are claiming more than 270 people have been killed in nationwide violence since Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 90 people died across Syria on Monday...

    February 05, 2013 | Headline

  • Israeli Warplanes Bomb Syria, Killing 2

    Israel has carried out a bombing inside of Syria, killing two people. The Syrian government says Israeli fighter jets entered Syrian airspace at dawn on Wednesday and launched strikes. The U.S. government...

    January 31, 2013 | Headline

  • Syrian Opposition Figure Offers Dialogue

    The Israeli attack inside Syria comes amidst unrelenting violence in the fight between the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels seeking his ouster. But in a sign of a potential diplomatic...

    January 31, 2013 | Headline

  • U.N. Envoy Brahimi: "Syria is Being Destroyed"

    Speaking to reporters after a briefing to the U.N. Security Council, U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said both sides of the conflict in Syria are taking part in the country’s destruction....

    January 30, 2013 | Headline

  • Syria: U.N. Warns Lack of Funding Threatens Food Aid

    The United Nations is warning it could be forced to scale back food aid in Syria due to a lack of international funding. On Monday, John Ging, the director of the U.N.’s humanitarian operations,...

    January 29, 2013 | Headline

  • 30 Killed in Syria Bombing; Rebels Battle Kurds in North

    In Syria, at least 30 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in the town of Salamiyeh. The attack reportedly targeted a building used by pro-government fighters. Meanwhile in northern Syria,...

    January 22, 2013 | Headline

  • Syria: 106 Killed in Homs Massacre

    More than 100 people have reportedly been shot, stabbed or potentially burned to death during a massacre by government-aligned forces in the Syrian city of Homs. The attack in a poor area near the...

    January 18, 2013 | Headline

  • Syria Allows U.N. to Expand Food Aid

    The United Nations says it has received permission from Syria to expand efforts to feed the estimated 2.5 million people suffering from hunger during Syria’s internal crisis. On Wednesday, World...

    January 17, 2013 | Headline

  • Syria: Bombings at Aleppo University Kill Dozens

    At least 87 people were reportedly killed on Tuesday when a series of bombings struck the campus of Syria’s Aleppo University. Both rebels and government forces have blamed the other for the...

    January 16, 2013 | Headline

  • Syria: Death Toll from Gov’t Air Strike in Azaz Reaches At Least 20

    The death toll from a Syrian government air strike on the northern town of Azaz has reached at least 20 people in addition to around 100 wounded. The victims were gathered in a public market when Syrian...

    January 15, 2013 | Headline

  • U.N.-Arab League Envoy Suggests Assad Should Leave

    The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria has issued his strongest words to date against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Speaking to BBC News, Lakhdar Brahimi appeared to endorse Assad’s...

    January 10, 2013 | Headline

  • Syria: U.N. Warns 2.5 Million in Need of Food Aid

    The United Nations World Food Programme continues to warn it has been unable to meet the demands of the millions of Syrians who require assistance. The U.N. is currently feeding some 1.5 million people...

    January 09, 2013 | Headline

  • Assad Vows Continued Crackdown in Rare Public Speech

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is vowing to continue his government’s fight against rebel groups while ruling out talks with the armed opposition. In his first pubic address in six months,...

    January 07, 2013 | Headline

  • U.N.: More Than 60,000 Killed in Syria Conflict

    The United Nations says more than 60,000 people have died in Syria over nearly two years of fighting between government forces and rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. A new analysis of the...

    January 03, 2013 | Headline

  • News Blackout Lifted over U.S. Journalist Missing in Syria

    A news blackout has been lifted over the disappearance of a U.S. journalist kidnapped in Syria. Freelance reporter James Foley was kidnapped by gunmen in November. His family had kept the news secret,...

    January 03, 2013 | Headline

  • Envoy Warns Syria Crisis Could "Turn into Hell"

    Syrian government forces are reportedly battling with rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad near an airport in the northern province of Idlib. The violence comes a day after opposition groups...

    January 02, 2013 | Headline

  • 2012 In Review: A Year of Extreme Weather, Mass Shootings, Drone Wars and Dark Money in Politics

    Today we look back at 2012. In the most expensive election in U.S. history, President Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney, forcing the Republicans to reconsider their policies, among others, around women...

    December 31, 2012 | Story

  • Top Syrian General Defects to Opposition

    A top Syrian general responsible for preventing military defections has himself defected to Syria’s opposition. Major General Abdul al-Shallal, the head of Syria’s military police, crossed...

    December 27, 2012 | Headline

  • U.N. Requests Aid for Syrian Refugee Crisis

    The United Nations has issued a new appeal for $1.5 billion to aid those displaced by the fighting in Syria. The United Nations says critical assistance is needed for those inside Syria, as well as...

    December 20, 2012 | Headline