Bombs killed at least 14 prisoners in a Syrian security vehicle on Saturday, and fierce battles erupted between rebels and state forces as the Arab League considered whether to keep monitors in place.
Anti-government protesters carry the coffin of Muhammad Khaled Al-Kaheel, who protesters say was killed in earlier clashes with government troops, during his funeral in Qudsaya near Damascus January 9, 2012.
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An Arab observer delegation in Syria is running into further difficulties, with two members either quitting or threatening to do so within 24 hours because their mission is proving ineffectual in ending the suffering of civilians.
A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 63 in Damascus Friday, Syria’s interior minister said, vowing an “iron fist” response to the carnage in the heart of the Syrian capital after similar attacks two weeks ago.
‘Assad is cut off,’ foreign affairs minister says in announcing new sanctions
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Hezbollah leader, who has been in hiding since 2006, greets crowds in Beirut; shows support for Syria’s Assad.
MOSCOW — Russia has delivered anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, the Interfax news agency cited an unnamed military source as saying on Thursday, days after a United Nations commission of inquiry called for an arms embargo on Damascus.
Ankara will freeze all financial dealings, block delivery of weapons; UAE announces suspension of flights to Syria.
Pro-Syrian regime protesters carry a huge portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration to show their solidarity with their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)
BEIRUT – The U.S. Embassy in Damascus urged its citizens in Syria to depart “immediately,” and Turkey’s foreign ministry urged Turkish pilgrims to opt for flights to return home from Saudi Arabia to avoid traveling through Syria.
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A line for cooking gas in Syria, where sanctions have caused shortages.
The Arab League approved on Sunday an unprecedented set of economic sanctions on Syria to penalize President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for a bloody crackdown on protesters, paving the way for Turkish sanctions and Syria’s growing economic isolation in the region.
Former envoy’s overture to enemies of Assad
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