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Bashar al-Assad yet to withdraw forces from cities, says Kofi Annan, as both sides accuse the other of breaking truce Efforts to build on a “very fragile” Syrian ceasefire
United Nations secretary general joined by US ambassador to Damascus in decrying ongoing attacks on opposition The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has condemned the Syrian government for
Kofi Annan’s ceasefire mission falters as the tanks roll in to besiege the city of Idlib Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has told Kofi Annan, the joint UN and Arab
Further 175 hurt in security compound blasts but opposition blames attacks on security forces aiming to disrupt protests The worsening violence in Syria spread to the country’s largest city,
Lack of UNSCR resolution ‘encouraged Syrian government to step up its war on its people’, says secretary general The UN’s failure to agree a resolution on Syria is “disastrous”
Demonstrations across the country with the most defiant protests taking place where the Arab League monitors were present The largest demonstrations in Syria since the summer have laid siege
Activists say government forces have killed several hundred civilians since agreeing to the Arab plan to stop bloodshed The Arab League sent monitors to Syria on Monday even though
Opposition activists dismiss official account, accusing Assad regime of plotting blasts that coincided with Arab League visit Two huge explosions tore through the Syrian capital Damascus, leaving dozens dead
US warns Damascus to implement Arab League plan after loyalist troops mow down scores of defectors The Syrian army is continuing to hunt down deserters near the northern city
