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Syria troops move on new rebel areas near capital (AP)

BEIRUT ? Syrian troops battled army defectors in a string of towns in the mountains overlooking Damascus on Wednesday in a new assault to crush rebellious areas around the capital, activists said. The battles in a mountain valley came after … Continue reading

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Street battles rage on edge of Syrian capital

By msnbc.com news services Updated at 7:40 a.m. ET: Street battles raged at the gates of the Syrian capital on Monday as President Bashar Assad’s troops sought to consolidate their grip on suburbs that rebel fighters had taken only a … Continue reading

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French journalist killed in Syria on official trip (AP)

BEIRUT ? A French TV cameraman became the first Western journalist killed in the 10-month-old Syrian uprising Wednesday, dying in a barrage of grenades during a government-sponsored trip to the restive city of Homs, officials and a witness said. The … Continue reading

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Turkey says Syria can’t oppress people forever (AP)

ANKARA, Turkey ? Turkey warned Syria’s president Monday that he cannot continue to oppress his people with tanks and guns forever, even as Syrian soldiers opened fire on at least two buses carrying Turkish citizens, witnesses and officials said. In … Continue reading

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Blasts in Syrian capital as Assad vows crackdown

FILE – In this Oct. 21, 2010 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad smiles as he shakes hands with Venesuela’s President Hugo Chafez, not seen, at the Syrian presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria. Assad said in an interview with Britain’s … Continue reading

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