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SYRIA News, Apr 05, 2012

Fighting in Syria as UN general arrives for truce
Reuters
Syrian activists said the refugees were running from army shelling of villages near the northern Syrian towns of Idlib and Aleppo. The United Nations saysAssad's forces have killed more than 9000 people in the past year. Syria told the world body this ...
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UN Council Calls on Assad to Adhere to April 10 Pullback Pledge
Bloomberg
The UN Security Council called on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to adhere to his commitment to stop using heavy weapons against the Syrian opposition and to withdraw his forces from cities by April 10. The Council, in a presidential statement ...
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No Syria truce as UN general tests ceasefire hopes
Reuters
Fighting shows no sign of abating even though Assad agreed more than a week ago to a six-point peace plan drawn up by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to end the year-long conflict. Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said in Geneva on Thursday that countries ...
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UN says Syria claims troop withdrawal has begun
San Francisco Chronicle
(04-05) 02:40 PDT GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- The spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria is claiming that it has already begun troop withdrawals in some areas. Ahmad Fawzi says officials with President BasharAssad's government "have ...
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Violence Continues in Syria as Peacekeeping Team Arrives
Voice of America
UN Security Council members are weighing a presidential statement that "expresses its grave concern" that Syria has not yet implemented the cease-fire deal. In a draft obtained by VOA, the Security Council also demands that President Bashar al-Assad's ...
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UN pressures Syria to heed peace plan
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Top UN officials and the Security Council leaned on the Syrian regime Thursday, urging it to fully carry out a peace plan it promised to heed. Syria said Thursday that it had taken several steps to comply with a peace ...
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Annan: 'Alarming levels' of Syria casualties
Boston.com
France's Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was not optimistic about a peace plan for Syria and is ready to push for stronger UNaction if the deadline is not met. Assad "is deceiving us" when he promises to abide by the peace plan, Juppe said.
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Boston.com
UN Backs Syrian Troop Pullout By April 10
Wall Street Journal
The statement raised the possibility of "further steps" if Syria doesn't implement the six-point peace plan outlined by international envoy Kofi Annan, which President Bashar al-Assad agreed to on April 1. Mr. Annan was scheduled to brief the UN ...
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Norweigan general leads UN team into Syria to talk about UN mission to verify ...
Washington Post
Assad's crackdown on the yearlong uprising has left at least 9000 people dead, according to the UN Annan has asked the Norwegian major-general, Robert Mood, to begin discussing with the Syrian authorities “the eventual deployment of this UN supervision ...
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Russia says it may support UN motion on Syria
San Francisco Chronicle
(04-05) 02:13 PDT BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Russia could support a UNSecurity Council motion on Syria if it doesn't contain ultimatums to BasharAssad's government, the Russian foreign minister said Thursday. Sergey Lavrov said on a trip to ...
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Annan tells Syria conflict must end 6 am April 12
Reuters
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has told the Syrian government and opposition that the year-long conflict must end at 6:00 am local time on April 12 if the government meets an April ...
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UN expects Syria cease-fire in place by April 12
San Francisco Chronicle
France's Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says he's not optimistic about a peace plan for Syria and is ready to push for stronger UN action if the April 12 deadline for a cease-fire is not met. Juppe said Thursday he thinks Assad "is deceiving us" when he ...
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Diplomats: UN backs Syria pullout by April 10
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A Syrian government official said Tuesday that the troops have begun withdrawing from some cities and are returning to their bases. (AP Photo) Syrians wave revolutionary flags and chant slogans at a night protest against President Bashar Assad in a ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Syria Clashes Kill More Than 60 as Cease-Fire Deadline Nears
Bloomberg
Twenty-seven Syrians were killed in clashes between rebels and the army today as the United Nations said it has been informed by the government that troops are being withdrawn in line pledges by President Bashar al-Assad. “The Syrians have informed us ...
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Bloomberg
Violence Worsening in Syria in Spite of Pledge, UN Says
New York Times
Mr. Assad, who regards the opposition as terrorist gangs financed by Syria'senemies, has habitually reneged on previous commitments aimed at halting the 13-month-old uprising against him, now the most chaotic of the Arab Spring democracy revolts.
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Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb
Detroit Free Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a UN-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising ...
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UN Council calls on Syria to comply with deadline
Reuters
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, April 5 (Reuters) - The UN Security Council agreed on Thursday to a statement calling upon Syria to comply with an April 10 deadline to halt fighting and withdraw its forces from Syrian ...
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France not optimistic about Syria, ready for new UN action if no cease-fire by ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Alain Juppe says he thinks Syrian President Bashar Assad "is deceiving us" when he promises to abide by the peace plan. It is being negotiated by formerUN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Juppe, speaking to reporters Thursday, asked, ...
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UN: Assad, rebels must obey cease-fire
UPI.com
UNITED NATIONS, April 5 (UPI) -- UN envoys were to arrive in SyriaThursday to work out monitoring as the Security Council readied a statement demanding on-time compliance for a cease-fire. The UN advance team -- led by Norwegian Maj. Gen.
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UN ceasefire mission fails to curb Syria violence
Reuters
Human rights group Amnesty International said it had counted 232 deaths sinceSyria accepted Annan's plan on March 27. Assad's government issued its latest official death toll for the 12-month uprising. It told the United Nations that 6044 people had ...
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Latest Syria News
Stars and Stripes
The latest violence comes despite Assad's agreement to implement the cease-fire starting Tuesday. The truce is the keystone of a plan put forward by Kofi Annan, the joint UN-Arab League envoy, aimed at ending the country's yearlong crisis that ...
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UN: Syria Says Troop Withdrawal Beginning
TIME
... 2012 Ng Han Guan / AP (GENEVA and BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan) — The spokesman for UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria is claiming that it has already begun troop withdrawals in some areas. Ahmad Fawzi says officials with President Bashar Assad's ...
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Syrian troops attack towns across country
The Associated Press
The latest violence comes despite Syrian President Bashar Assad'sagreement to implement a cease-fire starting April 10. The Britain-basedSyrian Observatory for Human Rights says troops are clashing on Thursday with rebel army defectors in the ...
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UN peacekeeper due in Damascus for ceasefire talks
Reuters
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accepted the plan, which calls for him to withdraw heavy weapons from cities, and his ally Russia said Syrian forces had begun to pull back. But opposition activists on Wednesday reported no let-up in Assad's ...
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France says Assad pretending to accept peace plan
Reuters
Fighting shows no sign of abating even though Assad agreed more than a week ago to a six-point peace plan drawn up by Annan, the joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria. "Can we be optimistic or not? I am not, because I think Bashar al-Assad is tricking us ...
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Syria says withdrawing some troops -Annan spokesman
Reuters
Fighting shows no sign of abating even though Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed more than a week ago to a six-point peace plan drawn up by Annan, the joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria. "Yes, they have told us that they have begun withdrawing ...
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Clashes Erupt In Syria As UN Peacekeepers Set To Arrive For Talks
KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas
CNN cannot verify accounts of violence in Syria as the government has severely restricted access to the country by foreign journalists. Al-Assad'sgovernment has pledged to pull its troops out of cities by Tuesday to comply with a peace plan by the UN ...
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Doubts Surround Syrian Cease-Fire Plan
New York Times (blog)
LONDON — If all goes according to plan — a big “if” — up to 250United Nations military observers could soon be sent to Syria to monitor a proposed cease-fire between the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and those trying to overthrow him. Major Gen.
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New York Times (blog)
Syria claims some troop withdrawals, Annan spokesman says
CNN
President Bashar al-Assad's regime has pledged to pull its troops out of cities by next Tuesday to comply with Annan's peace plan. Ahmad Fawzi, spokesman for Annan, the former UN secretary-general, said Thursday thatSyria claimed to have pulled ...
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Syria's President Assad tells UN-Arab League ... - Breaking News
Syria's President Assad tells UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan troops have begun withdrawing from certain areas - @Reuters.
Breaking news - www.breakingnews.com
Syrian Activists ; 80 people have been killed since Tuesday despite ...
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Syrian opposition activists accused forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assadof bombarding rebel areas yesterday as a UN mission was expected to arrive in Damascus in a first step to implement an international peace plan. Activists said at least 80 people have been killed since Tuesday ... The main thing now is for all sides to carry out Annan's proposals,” Interfax news agency quoted Gatilov as saying in Moscow. Despite its pro-Assad tone, some diplomats have said Moscow has ...
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BBC NEWS - Syria violence: UN's Pillay speaks out on Assad ...
As the UN comes under increasing pressure to stop the violence in Syria, the... That is why her forthright comments on President Bashar al-Assad will ...Anyone today who commits serious violations, such as those occurring inSyria, will be ...
m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17522178
Diplomats: UN backs Syria pullout by April 10
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Diplomats say the UN Security Council has agreed on a ... AP Syrians vow to continue fighting until President Bashar Assad'sregime ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-04-05/syria/.../1
UN orders immediate Syria cease-fire: 'The deadline is now'
UN orders immediate Syria cease-fire: 'The deadline is now'. By msnbc.com staff and news services. Syrian President Bashar Assad must order a cease-fire ...
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10936527-un-orders-immedia...
Syria's Assad says will cooperate with UN peace plan if rebels halt ...
SANA news agency quoted Assad, in a letter to the leaders of the BRIC ...Until now, Britain has provided the Syrian opposition with training in areas such as ...
www.haaretz.com/.../syria-s-assad-says-will-cooperate-with-un...
Activists: Fresh Clashes Erupt in Northern Syria - ABC News
Assad Demands Syria Rebels Halt. ... for president Assad to match his commitments with action," the U.N. spokesman's office said. ... Today in ABCNews ...
abcnews.go.com/.../syrian-colonels-gunned-northern-city-160...
Syria rebels issue 48 hour ultimatum to Assad | Tomorrow's News ...
“The deadline is now,” an Annan spokesman said, adding the former UN chief believed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad needed “to make a good faith gesture .
tomorrowsnews.net/?p=2612
War News Updates: Ciivl War In Syria -- News Updates March 30 ...
A spokesman for the UN-Arab League envoy today told the Assad regime: 'The deadline is now.' Read more .... More News On Syria's Civil War. Syria: Overview ...
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/.../ciivl-war-in-syria-news-upda...
LBCI News | Assad inspects Baba Amr as UN raises Syria death toll ...
WHAT'S ON RIGHT NOW? WHAT'S ON RIGHT ... BACK TO THE NEWSHOME ... Assad inspects Baba Amr as UN raises Syria death toll estimate to over 9000 ...
www.lbcgroup.tv/.../assad-inspects-baba-amr-as-un-raises-syri...
France “not optimistic” Assad will meet UN Syria ... - NOW Lebanon
Thursday, April 5, 2012 | 15:16 Beirut, Subscribe to NOW Lebanon RSS feeds ·NOW News. France “not optimistic” Assad will meet UN Syria peace plan. April 5 ...
www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=383904
Syria "friends" warn Assad time is short to end bloodshed - TODAY ...
Western and Arab nations warned President Bashar al-Assad not to delay adopting a ... Today · News. Latest show; Most popular; Our faves. Loading. ...were prominent absentees, reflecting the divided international response toSyria's crisis.
today.msnbc.msn.com/.../syria-friends-warn-assad-time-short-...
Syria crisis - UN peacekeeping team heading for Damascus - live ...
Follow live updates as a UN peacekeeping team is bound for Syria and the ...Even if the Syrian opposition was "armed to the teeth" it still wouldn't defeat theAssad .... The state news agency Sana said the funeral took place today for 16...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle.../syria-bashar-al-assad
THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Middle East :: Syria accepts U.N. peace ...
Syria accepts U.N. peace plan, Assad visits Baba Amr ... Now, as the conflict spirals toward civil war, there are concerns that the bloodshed could cause a ...
www.dailystar.com.lb/.../168122-syrian-opposition-seeks-to-s...
Bashar al-Assad 'accepts' Kofi Annan's Syria peace plan but fighting ...
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has accepted Kofi Annan's six-point plan for... a spokesperson for the United Nations and Arab League peace envoy has said. ... the state-run Syrian news agency, Mr al-Assad travelled to Baba Amrtoday.
www.metro.co.uk/.../894365-bashar-al-assad-accepts-kofi-ann...
Syrian News Agency - Violence gets closer to U.N. peacekeepers in ...
UN says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto - Wednesday, ... Posted inNews ... now faces a new challenge as a year-long Syrian uprising againstAssad ...
saaa25.net/.../violence-gets-closer-to-u-n-peacekeepers-in-syri...
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