International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was set to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, hoping to breathe life into stalled peace efforts, as fighting rages in Damascus and beyond.

The Syrian army is engaged in a 'crucial and heroic battle,' President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday in a speech published by official media agency SANA on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of

Syrian rebels have accused strongman Bashar al-Assad of moving chemical weapons to the country's borders, after his beleaguered regime said it would use its stockpiles if attacked.

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Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad al-Makdissi on Monday insisted that a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet its forces shot down on Friday had ‘violated Syrian sovereignty’.

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UN observers have acknowledged that they face a tough task to firm up a ceasefire in Syria, as seven civilians were killed Tuesday in the latest violence on the sixth day of a tenuous truce.

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A UN-backed deadline for an end to 13 months of bloodshed in Syria that has killed thousands passed on Thursday amid doubts about the regime's compliance with the ceasefire terms.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad responded on Tuesday to UN-Arab League proposals for an end to the bloodshed in Syria even as monitors said nearly 50 more people were killed and a pro-regime daily re

Fresh bloodshed swept Syria as the West and Arab League kept up their push for quick UN action to stop the regime's 'killing machine,' but holdout Russia vowed to veto any 'unacceptable' proposal.

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The Arab League suspended its controversial observer mission in Syria on Saturday as the bloodshed in a crackdown on anti-regime protests spiked and the death toll in four days topped 210.

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Syria's opposition warned Friday of a looming 'massacre' as it reported thousands of regime forces and militiamen encircled the protest hub of Homs for an expected final assault to crush dissent.

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