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        <title>UN unanimously backs sending observers to Aleppo</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-unanimously-backs-sending-observers-to-aleppo/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Security Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ban Ki-moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Delattre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian support of Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitaly Churkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assad regime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>With Russia's support, Security Council adopts resolution to monitor evacuations of remaining civilians trapped in besieged Syrian city</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-unanimously-backs-sending-observers-to-aleppo/">UN unanimously backs sending observers to Aleppo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>UN pulling staff from Syria, with violence near capital</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-pulling-staff-from-syria-with-violence-near-capital/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radhouane Nouicer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Commercial flight turned back from Damascus as fighting rages between rebels and government forces</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-pulling-staff-from-syria-with-violence-near-capital/">UN pulling staff from Syria, with violence near capital</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Aleppo clashes continue, rebels and military battle near airport</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/aleppo-clashes-continue-rebels-and-military-battle-near-airport/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Syrian Army]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valerie Amos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Thousands of refugees flee to Turkey as UN observer mission readies to leave Syria</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/aleppo-clashes-continue-rebels-and-military-battle-near-airport/">Aleppo clashes continue, rebels and military battle near airport</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Assad urges soldiers into battle, but is nowhere to be seen</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-urges-forces-to-redouble-efforts-in-battles-with-rebels/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian rebels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damascus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian civil war]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>US calls Syrian president a coward; UN observers say jet fighters used against rebels </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-urges-forces-to-redouble-efforts-in-battles-with-rebels/">Assad urges soldiers into battle, but is nowhere to be seen</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syria says heavy weapons not used on civilians, denies weekend &#8216;massacre&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-denies-use-of-heavy-weapons-on-civilians/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jihad Makdissi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tremseh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recep Tayyip Erdogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Foreign Ministry claims Friday's attack was a 'military operation,' UN reports 'pools of blood' in Tremseh </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-denies-use-of-heavy-weapons-on-civilians/">Syria says heavy weapons not used on civilians, denies weekend &#8216;massacre&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>UN observers enter site of reported Syria massacre</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-observers-enter-site-of-reported-syria-massacre/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tremseh massacre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian humanitarian crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Activists say at least 150 people were gunned down in village of Tremseh by government troops</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-observers-enter-site-of-reported-syria-massacre/">UN observers enter site of reported Syria massacre</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>UN chief suggests reducing Syria monitors, shifting to political engagement</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-suggests-reducing-syria-monitors-shifting-to-political-engagement/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ban Ki-moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian protests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Security Council]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=153584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Observers have been confined to their hotels after repeatedly being fired upon </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-chief-suggests-reducing-syria-monitors-shifting-to-political-engagement/">UN chief suggests reducing Syria monitors, shifting to political engagement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Assad says &#8216;overwhelming majority&#8217; of Syrian people support him</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-says-overwhelming-majority-of-syrian-people-support-him/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cumhuriyet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dimitris Christofias]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>UN Syrian observer: 'Unprecedented levels' of violence obstruct mission; Wikileaks reveals millions of secret Syrian emails</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-says-overwhelming-majority-of-syrian-people-support-him/">Assad says &#8216;overwhelming majority&#8217; of Syrian people support him</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>UN observers &#8216;not going anywhere,&#8217; says Syria mission head</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-observers-not-going-anywhere-says-syria-mission-head/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Security Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar Jaafari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mood]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=136194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Maj. Gen. Robert Mood tells Security Council that his team came under direct fire at least 10 times</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-observers-not-going-anywhere-says-syria-mission-head/">UN observers &#8216;not going anywhere,&#8217; says Syria mission head</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>UN observer mission head demands evacuation of Homs civilians</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-observer-head-demands-evacuation-of-civilians-from-homs/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian rebels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mood]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=133646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Maj. Gen. Robert Mood says such efforts have failed because government troops and rebels refuse to hold their fire</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-observer-head-demands-evacuation-of-civilians-from-homs/">UN observer mission head demands evacuation of Homs civilians</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syria observer chief: Escalating violence hinders mission</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-observer-chief-escalating-violence-hinders-mission/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian humanitarian crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kofi Annan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=132244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>As a result of increasing violence by both parties, who disregard the cease-fire, the only functioning part of Annan's peace plan is disintegrating, says Robert Mood</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-observer-chief-escalating-violence-hinders-mission/">Syria observer chief: Escalating violence hinders mission</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian massacre (again), Bibi-mania, and the Harpuzzle</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-massacre-again-bibi-mania-and-the-harpuzzle/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hebrew media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gilad Shalit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimon Peres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ehud Barak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabi Ashkenazi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harpaz affair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Pollard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amos Oz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=126308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Haaretz reports that Bild reports that the prime minister reports that his wife convinced him to free Shalit</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-massacre-again-bibi-mania-and-the-harpuzzle/">Syrian massacre (again), Bibi-mania, and the Harpuzzle</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>UN team finds body parts at scene of latest Syria massacre</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-team-finds-body-parts-at-scene-of-latest-syria-massacre/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al-Qubeir massacre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kofi Annan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A day after being blocked from accessing rural village of Mazraat al-Qubair, observers report on the carnage (warning: graphic video)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-team-finds-body-parts-at-scene-of-latest-syria-massacre/">UN team finds body parts at scene of latest Syria massacre</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Troops clash with rebel forces in Damascus following mass protest</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/troops-clash-with-rebel-forces-in-damascus/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Syrian Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Damascus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>UN observers succeed in entering site of most recent Syria massacre</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/troops-clash-with-rebel-forces-in-damascus/">Troops clash with rebel forces in Damascus following mass protest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian government rejects responsibility for Friday&#8217;s Houla massacre</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-government-rejects-responsibility-for-fridays-houla-massacre/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 14:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Houla massacre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jihad Makdissi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN observer mission]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Foreign Ministry spokesman says soldiers were also attacked by armed gunmen, accuses the West for spinning 'Tsunami of Lies'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-government-rejects-responsibility-for-fridays-houla-massacre/">Syrian government rejects responsibility for Friday&#8217;s Houla massacre</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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