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        <title>Syrian oppositionist: Mubarak&#8217;s intelligence chief was killed in Damascus</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-oppositionist-mubaraks-intelligence-chief-was-killed-in-damascus/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Omar Suleiman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Haitham Malah claims Omar Suleiman was in Syria to discuss chemical weapons</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-oppositionist-mubaraks-intelligence-chief-was-killed-in-damascus/">Syrian oppositionist: Mubarak&#8217;s intelligence chief was killed in Damascus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Sign of life: Bashar Assad attends swearing in of new defense minister</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/sign-of-life-bashar-assad-attends-swearing-in-of-new-defense-minister/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mood]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>China and Russia veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria's crisis</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/sign-of-life-bashar-assad-attends-swearing-in-of-new-defense-minister/">Sign of life: Bashar Assad attends swearing in of new defense minister</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Death in many guises</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-in-many-guises/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Burgas attack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yosef Shalom Elyashiv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimon Peres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ultra-Orthodox Jews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hebrew media review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Bombings rock Bulgaria and Damascus, and a rabbi's passing rocks the ultra-Orthodox world </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-in-many-guises/">Death in many guises</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Arab media rejoices over Damascus bombing</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-media-rejoices-over-damascus-bombing/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iranian attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burgas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ehud Barak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hezbollah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damascus attack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Yemen's president accuses Iran of espionage; wide coverage of the Burgas attack </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-media-rejoices-over-damascus-bombing/">Arab media rejoices over Damascus bombing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Profiles of Syria&#8217;s slain defense chiefs</title>
		<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18889030</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Damascus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damascus terrorist attack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>BBC: Background on Assad's brother-in-law, Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Assef Shawkat, and Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha -- both killed in a massive bombing in Damascus Wednesday</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/profiles-of-syria-defense-chiefs-assef-shawkat-and-daoud-rajiha/">Profiles of Syria&#8217;s slain defense chiefs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>A decisive blow against Assad</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-decisive-blow-against-assad/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maidan neighborhood in Damascus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nawwaf Al-Faris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>With Wednesday's blast at the heart of the regime, Syria's opposition has proven that actions on the ground, not UN resolutions, will determine the outcome of the war </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-decisive-blow-against-assad/">A decisive blow against Assad</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>3 key Assad officials killed in Damascus blast</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-key-assad-officials-killed-in-damascus-blast/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Damascus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fahad Jassim Freij]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muhammad al-Shaar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omran al-Zoubi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>President's brother-in-law, defense minister and top general die in attack at security HQ; intelligence chief and interior minister injured; Israeli analyst predicts Assad's imminent demise</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-key-assad-officials-killed-in-damascus-blast/">3 key Assad officials killed in Damascus blast</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian troops flee after blast kills top officials</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/fighting-spikes-in-damascus-as-un-to-vote-on-syria/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damascus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fahad Jassim Freij]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muhammad al-Shaar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omran al-Zoubi]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=165034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>President's brother-in-law, defense minister and top general die in attack at Damascus security HQ; intelligence chief and interior minister injured; Israeli analyst predicts Assad's imminent demise</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/fighting-spikes-in-damascus-as-un-to-vote-on-syria/">Syrian troops flee after blast kills top officials</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>In show of force, Syria holds large-scale military drill</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-show-of-force-syria-holds-large-scale-military-drill/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=154516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Assad signalling that any attempt at military intervention will meet a potent response, Israeli analyst says</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-show-of-force-syria-holds-large-scale-military-drill/">In show of force, Syria holds large-scale military drill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Al Arabiya: Syrian officials acknowledge Assad&#8217;s brother-in-law was killed four days ago</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-arabiya-syrian-officials-confirm-assads-brother-in-law-was-killed-four-days-ago/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 03:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Free Syrian Army]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asma Assad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Reports of Assef Shawkat's death had been denied by Damascus</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-arabiya-syrian-officials-confirm-assads-brother-in-law-was-killed-four-days-ago/">Al Arabiya: Syrian officials acknowledge Assad&#8217;s brother-in-law was killed four days ago</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian TV denies top officials assassinated</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-television-denies-reports-of-assassination-of-high-ranking-officials/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Syrian Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian opposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=105422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Free Syrian Army claims it killed six, including defense minister and ex-military intelligence chief</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-television-denies-reports-of-assassination-of-high-ranking-officials/">Syrian TV denies top officials assassinated</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Assad crushing rebels and ceasefire hopes</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-crushing-rebels-and-hopes-for-a-ceasefire/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Syrian rebels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>France accuses Assad of duping world in accepting UN envoy Kofi Annan's ceasefire proposal</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-crushing-rebels-and-hopes-for-a-ceasefire/">Assad crushing rebels and ceasefire hopes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>US expands sanctions against Damascus leadership</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-expands-sanctions-against-damascus-leadership/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cohen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assad regime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawoud Rajha]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Washington blacklists Syrian defense minister, deputy chief of staff and head of presidential security</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-expands-sanctions-against-damascus-leadership/">US expands sanctions against Damascus leadership</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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