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Damascus raps opposition on terrorism

Sun Feb 2, 2014 10:09:32

Damascus says the foreign-backed opposition’s refusal to sign a declaration condemning “terrorism” in Syria is "a stain" on the group.

18,000 Palestinians starving inside Syria refugee camp

Sat Feb 1, 2014 23:25:44

Mass starvation, disease and hopelessness abound in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Although a UN agency has managed to make its first food aid delivery to the rebel-held camp in weeks, many people are on the brink of starvation.

Foreign terrorists killed by Syrian troops

Sat Feb 1, 2014 22:29:04

A number of foreign-backed terrorists belonging to al-Qaeda-linked groups such as Ahrar-ol-Sham, Ahfad al-Rasoul and Dojana Brigades have been killed by Syrian military forces in the suburban Damascus region of Khan al-Sheikh.

Syria refuses US talks without Kerry apology

Sat Feb 1, 2014 21:04:07

Syrian delegation to the Geneva II talks has turned down a US request for direct talks because the American Secretary of State did not apologize for his offensive remarks about the Syrian pesident during the conference, Syria's foreign minister said.

Syrian troops begin major operation near Homs

Sat Feb 1, 2014 20:48:29

Syrian forces have engaged in a major mop up operation to purge one of the strategic regions in the outskirts of the war-torn city of Homs.

Gul urges Iran-Turkey cooperation on Syria crisis

Sat Feb 1, 2014 19:12:48

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has called for cooperation between Tehran and Ankara to help end the nearly three years of unrest in Syria.

Hundreds evacuated from Syria’s Yarmouk

Sat Feb 1, 2014 18:28:41

Hundreds of people from the militant-held Damascus suburb of Yarmouk have been evacuated by aid agencies, a government-aligned Palestinian group said.

UN chief presses US, Russia for Geneva II resumption

Sat Feb 1, 2014 17:55:32

The United Nations secretary-general has pressed the US and Russian to help ensure that peace talks aimed at resolving the Syrian crisis would soon resume as Russian foreign minister insists that it would be "very difficult" to push Damascus to make further concessions.

Iraqi forces kill 40 ISIL insurgents in Fallujah

Sat Feb 1, 2014 13:04:06

Iraqi security sources have reported the killing of 40 militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in the city of Fallujah by Iraqi military forces.

UN slams failure of Geneva II talks on Syria

Sat Feb 1, 2014 11:40:32

The United Nations has censured the failure of the Geneva II talks on Syria to find a concrete resolution to the humanitarian crisis in the country.

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