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Swedish extremist cleric arming militants in Syria

Fri Nov 1, 2013 17:38:29

A Swedish extremist cleric has been running an operation from Turkey to supply weapons to foreign backed militants in Syria to topple President Bashar al-Assad, Swedish Radio reported Thursday.

UN-Arab envoy: No peace talks without opposition

Fri Nov 1, 2013 16:36:49

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the Geneva II peace conference on Syria crisis will not be held without participation of opposition parties.

Rebel mortar shells hit Christian-Druze suburb of Damascus, 2 women killed

Fri Nov 1, 2013 12:08:35

Several mortar shells launched by foreign-backed militants have hit Jaramana, a majority Christian-Druze suburb of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Syria army advances on strategic area of Sfeira near Aleppo

Fri Nov 1, 2013 11:46:50

Syrian troops have pressed an advance on the strategic area of Sfeira, the site of several arms factories near Aleppo.

Israeli jets strike Russian missiles near Syrian city of Latakia: US officials

Fri Nov 1, 2013 08:38:03

Israeli warplanes have attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold, US officials has said, a development that threatened to add another explosive layer to regional tensions from the war in Syria.

Kidnapped Polish journalist escapes from rebels in Syria

Thu Oct 31, 2013 17:09:30

A Polish photojournalist kidnapped in Syria three months ago is home after escaping from his captors, Poland's foreign ministry says.

Missile launched from Mediterranean hits near Latakia: Syria report

Thu Oct 31, 2013 16:38:55

A missile has been launched from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea toward a Syrian army’s anti-aircraft missile base near the agricultural institute in the coastal city of Latakia, reports say.

All Syrian CWs equipment destroyed: OPCW source

Thu Oct 31, 2013 13:03:16

All of Syria's declared chemical arms production equipment has been destroyed ahead of a Friday deadline, a source at the world's chemical weapons watchdog said.

Syria President holds talks with UN-AL envoy

Wed Oct 30, 2013 20:21:18

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has held talks with the UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, on the third day of his visit to the country.

Terrorists in Syria use chemical weapons near Turkish border: Report

Wed Oct 30, 2013 09:31:33

Anti-Syrian government terrorists have reportedly used chemical weapons in north-eastern Syria near the border with Turkey.

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