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Topic: Assad regime

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December 17, 2012
2:41 am

A Syrian rebel fighter takes cover during heavy clashes with government forces north of Aleppo. (photo credit: AP/Narciso Contreras)

Syria’s VP says both sides are losing the war

Farouk al-Sharaa calls for national unity government, says neither Assad nor rebels are in position for a military victory

December 15, 2012
2:50 pm

Syrian children wait in line for food distribution at a refugee camp near the Turkish border, in Azaz, Syria, on Sunday (photo credit: AP/Manu Brabo)

Syria’s FM blames US, EU for suffering of his people

Walid al-Moallem calls on UN to condemn sanctions imposed by West

December 8, 2012
6:18 am

Footage from a video that purportedly shows a bombing carried out by Jabhat al-Nusra in Damascus in August (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

US may label al-Qaeda-inspired Syrian rebel group a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Al-Nusra Front, a Salafi organization pushing for an Islamic state in Syria, is notorious for suicide bombings against the Assad regime

By Michal Shmulovich

November 27, 2012
5:58 pm

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks with Palestinian security officers before giving a speech during a mass prayer on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, October 26, 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Following Gaza ‘victory,’ Hamas sets its sights on the West Bank

Haniyeh says territory controlled by rival Fatah is central to the ‘struggle with the occupation’, makes plain ultimate aim of armed effort to destroy Israel

By Elhanan Miller

November 24, 2012
11:55 am

Shiites celebrate the day of Ashura in the Hague, Netherlands, 2011 (photo credit: Jan kranendonk/Shutterstock.com)

Lebanon arrests five Syrians in bomb plot

Suspects allegedly targeted Hezbollah for its role in supporting the Assad regime

By Yoel Goldman and AP

November 23, 2012
1:43 pm

Syrian rebels prepare to fire a homemade rocket as they carry out a coordinated attack on a Syrian air force compound on the outskirts of Aleppo Last month (photo credit: AP/Narciso Contreras)

Bomb rips through Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, kills 4

Targeted group blames Syrian rebels; Iran’s parliament speaker holds talks with Assad

November 12, 2012
1:38 am

Syrian refugees who fled the violence in their hometowns line up to fill plastic containers with water at a displaced persons camp near the Turkish border last month (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

Syrian opposition groups forge unity deal in Doha

Delegates elect Islamic preacher president of new coalition, which will include activists from inside Syria and rebel commanders

By Abdullah Rebhy

November 10, 2012
2:58 pm

George Sabra, right, is congratulated after winning the election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar on Friday (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

‘We get nothing’ from foreign backers, says newly-elected Syrian opposition chief

George Sabra calls for hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid with no strings attached; says Assad’s allies ‘give the regime everything’

By Karin Laub

November 10, 2012
11:10 am

This image taken from video obtained by the Associated Press shows a woman carrying a child running away from the scene of shelling in Qouriyeh, Syria on Friday. (AP/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Twin explosions kill 20 soldiers in southern Syrian city

Activists say blasts went off near Daraa’s Military Intelligence branch; reports of heavy damage

November 3, 2012
1:05 pm

Syrian rebels confront government troops in Aleppo in late October (photo credit: AP/Narciso Contreras)

Syrian rebels fight government troops for control of airbase

Strategic site located between Damascus and Aleppo

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 3, 2012
12:13 pm

Syrian rebels attack key airbase at Taftanaz

From the web BBC: Major raid appears aimed at occupying site strategically located between Damascus and Aleppo

October 29, 2012
12:27 am

Syrians walk among the debris of buildings damaged by heavy shelling southeast of Aleppo on Saturday (photo credit: AP/Narciso Contreras)

Assad regime bombs rebel strongholds on third day of ceasefire

Opposition forces overtake three government positions in Damascus; at least 110 people dead

By Zeina Karam

October 26, 2012
4:40 pm

Heavy fighting precedes scheduled truce in Syria

Government troops kill 8, injure several others despite start of holiday ceasefire