Tag archive for ‘Syrian government’
SANA photo shows a damaged area pictured after a car bomb in Qatana, near Damascus
By Team Folks On Friday, December 14th, 2012
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U.S., rebels urge gloomy Moscow to help oust Assad

Report by Oliver Holmes, BEIRUT | Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:14pm EST (Reuters) – Syria’s rebel leadership and the United States seized on Russian pessimism over President Bashar al-Assad’s future to More...

U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan arrives at a hotel in Damascus
By Team Folks On Sunday, July 8th, 2012
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Annan arrives in Damascus, Syria tests missiles

Report by Oliver Holmes (Reuters) – Kofi Annan is due to hold talks on Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who said U.S. political support for “terrorists” was hindering the peace envoy’s More...

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By Team Folks On Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
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Turkish, Syrian forces seek downed Turkish jet

Report by Jonathon Burch and Erika Solomon (Reuters) – Turkey and Syria said their navies were jointly searching on Saturday for Turkish airmen shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean, while nearby Turkish More...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
By Team Folks On Thursday, April 19th, 2012
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Ban Ki-moon: Syria yet to implement peace plan

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday informed that the Syrian government has “failed” to comprehensively More...

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By Team Folks On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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Russia, China decline to participate in an international meet on Syria

Damascus, SYRIA – People’s Republic of China has joined Russia on Tuesday while declining to participate in an international meet on Syria. On a day at least 21 people are reported to be killed, a majority More...

In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, black smoke is seen rising from Syrian government shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria, on Sunday Feb. 12, 2012. The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with President Bashar Assad's regime, the League's latest effort to bring an end to the violence that has killed more than 5,000 people.
By Team Folks On Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
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Syrian government preparing for a major assault on Homs: Activists

In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, black smoke is seen rising from Syrian government shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria, on Sunday More...

China has faced a great deal of criticism for its veto of a U.N. resolution on Syria. It plans to send an envoy to Damascus in a bid to find a solution to the crisis. (Reuters)
By Team Folks On Friday, February 17th, 2012
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Chinese envoy in Syria to mediate crisis

China has faced a great deal of criticism for its veto of a U.N. resolution on Syria. It plans to send an envoy to Damascus in a bid to find a solution to the crisis. (Reuters) Beijing, CHINA – After More...

Syrian anti-regime protesters march through Zabadani the day before government forces withdrew. Photograph: AP
By Team Folks On Saturday, January 21st, 2012
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Syrian opposition calls for increased protest against the government

Damascus (Syria)- Syrian opposition Friday called for step up in anti-government protests ahead of the Arab League foreign ministers meet in Cairo to decide whether to continue its observer mission in the country More...