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Syrian army kills scores of militants, Kurds move forward

Mon Oct 28, 2013 18:45:49

Scores of foreign-backed militants have been killed on the outskirts of Latakia and the capital Damascus by Syria army, Al-Alam correspondent reports.

UN-Arab League envoy Brahimi arrives in Damascus

Mon Oct 28, 2013 17:00:21

UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has arrived in Damascus for talks with top officials on the latest developments in the crisis-hit Syria.

Russia: Foreign backers of Syria rebels responsible for their threats

Mon Oct 28, 2013 14:45:20

Russia says Syria militant groups’ threat against Geneva talks over the war in Syria is "outrageous" and rests “on the conscience of those who finance and arm these opposition groups”.

Sadad Christian town in full control of Syrian army

Mon Oct 28, 2013 14:23:37

Syrian army has gained full control over the Christian town of Sadad in north of Damascus after a week of clashes with al-Qaeda-linked militants who had recently captured key parts of it.

Syria’s Grand mufti: Abducted bishops are in Turkey

Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:14:08

The grand mufti of Syria says the two bishops kidnapped in Syria by foreign-backed militants were in Turkey, according to a member of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society.

Christian Syrians call for release of abducted relatives

Sun Oct 27, 2013 22:38:42

Christian Syrians have rallied in capital Damascus to call for the release of their relatives from the ‘hands of the armed groups.’

Syria submits chemical weapons destruction plan

Sun Oct 27, 2013 21:23:58

Syria has handed in a plan for the destruction of its chemical weapons to the watchdog monitoring the process.

Lebanon: Jumblatt Shifts Syria Line

Sun Oct 27, 2013 19:00:31

Walid Jumblatt is not the same person who led the "Cedar Revolution" in 2005. He is no longer enthusiastic about the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Today, the Progressive Socialist Party leader is back to his realism, or what parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri, calls "the patriotic line." Berri says, "In serious times, Jumblatt does not stray from the line, and these are serious times."

Syria rebels prefer the war rather than talks

Sun Oct 27, 2013 17:37:37

More than twenty militant groups fighting against the Syrian government have rejected the planned Geneva 2 conference aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria.

Syrian army continues mop-up operations: video

Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:54:53

The Syrian army continues its mop-up operations against the foreign-sponsored militants across the country.

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