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February 2, 2014, 6:26 am
Assad said to be hoarding chemical weapons
Syrian leader squirreling away advanced arms in the Alawite regions in case country partitioned, UK report says
By
TOI staff
January 10, 2014, 7:20 pm
Who’s boss in Damascus, Tunis?
Syria's bloody divisions sharpen, while the resignation of Tunisia's Islamist PM offers hope of a march to democracy
By
Elhanan Miller
December 20, 2013, 10:55 am
Lebanese Army on high alert at border with Syria
Troops receive intelligence tip on rebel movements; Human Rights Watch urges Beirut to rein in rising sectarian tensions
By
AP
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TOI staff
December 16, 2013, 1:38 am
Death toll in Aleppo air raid rises to 37
In separate incident, al-Qaeda-linked rebel group attack on town of Adra kills 32
By
RYAN LUCAS
November 30, 2013, 1:29 pm
Clashes in northern Lebanon over Syrian war kill 2
Guard of Sunni mosque killed, along with 16-year-old youth; heavy gunfire leaves children trapped in classrooms in 3 schools
By
Diaa Hadid
November 27, 2013, 9:41 pm
Pro-Assad Palestinian nun emerges as power broker in Syria
Mother Superior Agnes-Mariam, derided by rebels for doubting claims of chemical attack, has been instrumental in bargaining for truces
By
Diaa Hadid
November 13, 2013, 1:01 am
Syria war leads to rise of kidnappings in Lebanon
Hostage-taking of wealthy businessmen has increased as drug smuggling has withered
By
Diaa Hadid
November 4, 2013, 11:49 pm
Social media highlights plight of Syrian Christians
Disturbing footage of attacks goes viral on Facebook, as opposition leader denies deliberate targeting
By
Elhanan Miller
October 5, 2013, 11:59 pm
Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village
Rebels surrender to regime forces in exchange for promise to be freed after repenting
By
Bassem Mroue
September 25, 2013, 3:53 pm
Arabs skeptical of West-Iran rapprochement
With news focusing on Obama's speech, Hasan Rouhani's overtures towards the West fail to impress Arab columnists
By
Elhanan Miller
September 19, 2013, 1:28 pm
Turkey closes border with Syria amid ‘confusion’
Oncupinar gate shut for 'security reasons' as al-Qaeda captures frontier town; meanwhile, explosion kills 19 in Alawite town
By
AP
and
TOI staff
September 16, 2013, 8:39 pm
Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings
Jabhat al-Nusra claims responsibility for the killing at least 30 Alawites during village raids last week
By
AP
September 13, 2013, 11:17 am
Human rights group: Assad’s men executed hundreds
Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian government of mass murder of more than 248 Sunni Muslims in coastal towns in May
By
AP
and
TOI staff
September 12, 2013, 12:58 pm
West confounded by lack of alternatives to Assad
As the US and allies struggle to formulate a strategy, the prognosis for a postwar Syria might be just as bleak as its present
By
Karin Laub
September 8, 2013, 11:20 pm
Syrian rebels seize control of Christian village
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters overrun town that is home to two of the oldest surviving monasteries in Syria; hundreds of residents flee
By
Jamal Halaby
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