National dialogue in syria is admission of defeat, interview

Vladimir Ahmedov, a Russian expert in Middle East and North Africa said in an interview that for Syria the idea of a national dialogue is on par with an admission of defeat.

Assad must go !

Michael Young, opinion editor of The Daily Star newspaper wrote in special article for CNN that the U.S. sanctions that have just been imposed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are useful, but not enough and the time has come to ask him to leave office (more…)

Syrian president: Security forces made mistakes

Beirut, Lebanon- Syria’s president says the country’s security forces have made mistakes during the uprising against his regime and that thousands of police officers are receiving new training.

Assad’s comments were carried by the private Al-Watan daily on Wednesday. They came as a human rights activist said Syrian troops have used heavy machine-guns to bomb a neighborhood in the central city of Homs. (more…)

Tanks shell Syrian town

Tanks bombarded a Syrian border town for the fourth day on Wednesday in a military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad, under mounting Western pressure to stop his violent repression of demonstrators. (more…)

Hariri instructs Lebanese authorities to assist Syrian refugees

Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri instructed on Saturday various Lebanese authorities to “coordinate efforts relating to the assistance of refugees from Syria.” (more…)

3 killed in Syrian town, hundreds flee to Lebanon

Three people were killed after Syrian troops and gunmen entered the town of Tel Kelakh on Saturday, a rights campaigner said, and hundreds fled what they said was fierce fighting into neighbouring Lebanon. (more…)

Thousands rally for Syrian dead

More than 8,000 people are attending the funeral in Homs of one of three protesters killed by Syrian security forces in the restive city, an eyewitness told Al Jazeera.
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Syrian troops fire at protesters, killing at least 6

Security forces and snipers opened fire on thousands of protesters Friday, killing at least six people as mass arrests and heavy security kept crowds below previous levels seen during the two-month uprising against President Bashar Assad, activists said. (more…)

Protesters, security forces clash in Syria

Demonstrators hurling rocks and security forces firing tear gas clashed Friday in a Syrian city, the latest expression of unrest amid a nationwide wave of anti-government rage. (more…)

UN: Up to 850 killed in Syria

Up to 850 Syrians may have been killed in a two-month military crackdown and thousands of demonstrators have been arrested, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. (more…)