ARTICLES RELATING TO BASHAR ASSAD

Wave of deadly attacks hits Iraq

2013-05-20 15:00

At least 43 people have been killed in car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims in the Iraqi capital and the southern oil hub of Basra, police and medics say.

Assad says WMD claims pretext for war

2013-05-18 22:33

Western claims that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people are a pretext for waging a war against Syria, President Bashar Assad says.

HRW finds evidence of torture in Syria

2013-05-17 11:02

Torture equipment found in Syrian security buildings in rebel-held Raqa show detainees have been tortured when President Bashar Assad's regime held sway over the city.

Video shows Assad backers' execution

2013-05-16 22:03

A video distributed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, shows a jihadist in the east of the country executing supporters of the regime of President Bashar Assad.

Islamist rebels execute 11 Syrian soldiers

2013-05-16 14:03

Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in Syria executed 11 men they accused of taking part in massacres by President Bashar Assad's forces, a video has showed.

US 'appalled' at gruesome Syria video

2013-05-15 08:47

The United States has denounced the actions of a Syrian rebel filmed cutting out and eating the organs of a dead soldier, but insisted it was the act of a lone brutal individual.

Group puts Syria deaths at 120 000

2013-05-14 19:49

At least 94 000 people have been killed during Syria's two-year conflict, but the death toll is likely to be as high as 120 000, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

Death toll rises in Turkey car bombings

2013-05-14 16:05

The death toll in twin car bombings in a Turkish town near the Syrian border has increased to 50.

Syria 'rebel heart-eating video' condemned

2013-05-14 12:03

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel fighter cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it.

Troops take control of Syria town

2013-05-13 14:12

Syrian troops have taken full control of a town near the highway linking the capital Damascus with Jordan, says an activist group.

Turkey: 3rd blast 'unrelated to attacks'

2013-05-11 19:19

A third explosion has rocked the Turkish town of Reyhanli, but the incident was unrelated to twin blasts there that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens earlier in the day.

Russia will keep selling arms to Syria

2013-05-10 22:13

Russia has defended its sales of anti-aircraft systems to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, just days after joining forces with the US for a new push to end Syria's civil war through negotiations.

Turkish PM: Syria used chemical weapons

2013-05-10 17:21

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told an American television channel he believes Syria has used chemical weapons, crossing a "red line" set out by US President Barack Obama.

Haunted by Iraq war, US cautious on Syria

2013-05-10 08:02

The Obama administration is treading cautiously on Syria after what it sees as Washington's past errors in the Iraq invasion and occupation, Vice President Joe Biden says.

Syrian warplanes pound rebel targets

2013-05-09 16:34

Syrian warplanes have pounded rebel targets in two northern provinces, as President Bashar Assad's troops pushed on with an offensive to reclaim more territory from the opposition.

Assad plan B ethnic cleansing: Turkey

2013-05-08 17:14

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of resorting to a new strategy of "ethnic cleansing" to create a safe zone for his Alawite sect.

UN bemoans Israeli air violations

2013-05-07 22:08

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has protested to Israel after it observed increased violations of Lebanese air space by Israel, which carried out raids in Syria.

Turkey slams Israeli air strikes in Syria

2013-05-07 14:02

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus, saying they are an opportunity for the Syrian regime to cover up its own killings.

US senator offers bill to arm Syria rebels

2013-05-06 22:22

US Senator Robert Menendez, the chairperson of the influential senate foreign relations committee, has introduced a bill that would provide weapons to some vetted groups of Syrian rebels.

Chance of Syria intervention growing

2013-05-06 15:33

Russia has raised concerns that the possibility of foreign military intervention in Syria are growing following reports of Israeli air strikes around Damascus.

Syrian rebels 'used sarin': UN

2013-05-06 11:02

Syrian rebels have used the deadly nerve agent sarin in their fight against President Bashar Assad's regime, according to testimony from victims, says a UN human rights investigator.

Israel hits missile stockpile in Syria

2013-05-05 15:19

Israeli has hit a military target outside Damascus for the second time in a week.

Watchdog: 60+ bodies found in Syrian city

2013-05-04 20:12

The bodies of at least 62 murdered residents have been found in a Sunni neighbourhood of the Syrian city of Banias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

Israel launches airstrike into Syria

2013-05-04 09:32

Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site.

Syria rebels rocket Damascus airport

2013-05-03 19:16

Rebels in Syria have fired two rockets at Damascus international airport, hitting an aircraft and a fuel dump and sparking a massive fire.

 

Syrian troops capture rebel-held Qusayr

2013-05-20 09:09

Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah have entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after Bashar Assad insisted he would not step aside.

UN's call on Syria no-fly zone

2013-05-18 10:03

Any decision on an eventual no-fly zone over Syria would have to be made by the United Nations, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has insisted.

Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down

2013-05-17 08:05

US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have insisted Bashar Assad must step down amid a flurry of moves to organise peace talks.

Syria's Banias massacre toll 'up to 145'

2013-05-16 18:02

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has now documented the deaths of at least 145 people in a "sectarian massacre" earlier in May in the coastal city of Banias, the watchdog says.

Syria rebels vow to punish 'heart-eater'

2013-05-15 12:00

The Free Syrian Army has pledged to punish atrocities amid outrage over a video showing the mutilation of a corpse.

Heart-eating Syrian rebel defends video

2013-05-14 22:05

A Syrian rebel, who was filmed apparently cutting out and eating the organs of a soldier, has defended his actions as revenge for regime atrocities.

Putin warns against 'destabilising' Syria

2013-05-14 18:24

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned against any moves that would further destabilise the situation in Syria, speaking after talks with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Syrian troops surround rebel-held town

2013-05-14 15:04

Syria's opposition National Coalition has warned that 30 000 civilians in the rebel-held town of Qusayr, faced an "extremely dangerous situation" as regime troops prepare to attack.

Putin, Netanyahu set for talks on Syria

2013-05-14 09:01

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to hold talks on the conflict in Syria amid growing concern about Moscow's arms deliveries to Damascus.

Syria pulling us into quagmire: Turkey PM

2013-05-13 09:00

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Damascus of trying to drag his country into the Syrian "quagmire" after bomb attacks killed 46 people in a town on the border.

18 dead in Turkey blasts near Syria

2013-05-11 16:27

Two explosive-laden cars have blown up in a small Turkish town near the border with Syria, killing 18 people in one of the deadliest recent attacks in the volatile area.

Syrian troop build-up causes alarm

2013-05-10 18:31

The UN's top human rights official says she is alarmed by reports of a major Syrian troop build-up around a rebel-held town in western Syria and fears more atrocities if the area is overrun.

Syria to 'respond' to any Israeli strikes

2013-05-10 10:00

Syria has threatened an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, with its militant ally Hezbollah saying Damascus will provide "game-changing" weapons.

Kerry troubled by Russian missile sale

2013-05-09 20:18

US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned against Russian missiles sales to Syria saying it would be "destabilising" to the region.

Syria 'welcomes' US-Russia proposal

2013-05-09 16:34

Syria's foreign ministry has welcomed a US-Russian proposal to resolve the country's war, saying it was confident key ally Moscow will not change its stance on the conflict.

Syria able to face Israel: Assad

2013-05-08 10:09

In his first response to Israel's weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad says Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short of threatening retaliation for the strikes near Damascus.

Syria OKs militants' attacks on Israel

2013-05-07 16:37

President Bashar Assad's regime has given a Palestinian militant group the go-ahead to set up missiles to attack Israel in the wake of recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital, says a spokesperson.

Regional players 'openly engaging in Syria'

2013-05-07 12:00

Regional players are intervening more and more openly in Syria, some emboldened by the chaos created by the conflict, others desperate to prevent the fall of the regime, experts say.

Kerry to 'make another stab' at Syria

2013-05-06 20:03

US Secretary of State John Kerry will "make another stab" at seeing if the US and Russia can work together to find a political solution to end Syria's civil war.

Turkey urged to be impartial with Syria

2013-05-06 13:00

Turkey's support for the Syrian rebels in the neighbouring country's civil war has led to a policy of choosing between "bad and worse", say analysts.

Syrian regime helicopter shot down

2013-05-06 10:02

Activists say Syrian rebels have shot down a military helicopter in the country's east, killing eight government troops on board.

Assad makes appearance in Syria capital

2013-05-04 22:26

President Bashar Assad has made a public appearance at Damascus University for the unveiling of a monument dedicated to students killed across Syria since an uprising erupted against his rule.

Obama does 'not foresee' troops in Syria

2013-05-04 11:32

US President Barack Obama has refused to rule out any options to deal with the war in Syria, but said he did not foresee deploying US troops if the regime is proven to have used chemical weapons.

Renewed massacre fears in Syria

2013-05-03 22:10

The Syrian army has bombarded Sunni areas of Banias as heavy gunfire rocked the north-western city, a watchdog says, raising fears of a new massacre.

Assad's regime blamed for village deaths

2013-05-03 14:41

Syria's main opposition group has accused President Bashar Assad's regime of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a Sunni village, killing at least 50.

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