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Pro-Assad gun, knife attack kills four protesters
Reuters
A British-based opposition group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said at least four were killed and some 28 other students were wounded, three critically. Some 200 were arrested in the latest violence to breached a three-week-old UN truce.
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Syrian forces raid Aleppo University; 4 killed
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman) In this picture taken during a UNobserver-organized media tour, a UN observer drinks tea as he sits next to a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad at the governorate building in Hama city, central Syria, on Thursday May 3 ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Activists Say Syrian Forces Raided College Dorms
Voice of America
May 03, 2012 Activists Say Syrian Forces Raided College Dorms VOA NewsSyrian activists say government forces have raided college dorms and killed at least four people after an anti-government protest in Aleppo, as UN monitors renewed efforts to assess ...
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Activists: Syrian troops storm university, arrest hundreds
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Syrian forces raided a university Thursday, the opposition said, the latest sign of continuing attacks despite a truce implemented three weeks ago and the presence of United Nations monitors in the country.
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Activists: Syrian forces raid university; 4 killed
Fox News
Aleppo, Syria's largest city and economic hub, has a population that has remained largely loyal to President Bashar Assad and has been largely spared from the violence that has plagued other Syrian cities. But university students — many from ...
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Syrian troops clash with defectors, activists say
USA TODAY
Syria's persistent bloodshed has tarnished efforts by a UN team of observers to salvage a truce that started to unravel almost as soon as it began on April 12. A report by an international human rights group accusing Assad of war crimes during an ...
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Syrian Forces Raid University, 4 Killed
Voice of America (blog)
Syrian activists say government forces have raided university residence halls and killed at least four people in Aleppo, as United Nations monitors continue their push to end violence that has increased during a deteriorating cease-fire.
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Activists: Syrian forces raid univeristy; 4 killed
Seattle Post Intelligencer
ZEINA KARAM, AP In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian man, left, stands in front of a building that was damaged after two bombs exploded near a military compound, in the city of Idlib, northwesternSyria, Monday, ...
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Syrian opposition group: 'Annan plan has been ineffective'
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A six-point peace plan for Syria negotiated byUN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan is not being upheld, an opposition group said Wednesday. "Having spoken to a range of residents and activists across Syria, ...
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The UN's Syria mission must monitor human rights abuses if it is to succeed
The Guardian
Last week I visited several towns in Idlib, a governorate in northernSyria attacked by government forces during late March and early April, to interview those claiming to be victims and witnesses to government atrocities, on behalf of Human Rights ...
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The Guardian
How many Syrians must die?
Reno Gazette Journal
The United States seems to have two plans to deal with what is fast becoming a civil war in Syria. Plan A calls for the full implementation of the UN cease-fire and the complete cooperation of Bashar al-Assad, a dictator who would, at the risk of his ...
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Syrian Opposition Calls Truce 'Ineffective'
WCVB-TV
(CNN) -- A six-point peace plan for Syria negotiated by UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan is not being upheld, an opposition group said Wednesday. "Having spoken to a range of residents and activists across Syria, Avaaz is able to assert with ...
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Activists: Syrian forces raid university; 4 killed
Albany Times Union
Syria's persistent bloodshed has tarnished efforts by a UN team of observers to salvage a truce that started to unravel almost as soon as it was supposed to begin on April 12. Human Rights Watch accused President Bashar Assad'sregime of war crimes ...
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Clashes in Syria, HRW accuses troops of war crimes
WNCT
Syria's persistent bloodshed has tarnished efforts by a UN team of observers to salvage a truce that started to unravel almost as soon as it was supposed to begin on April 12. Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused President Bashar Assad's regime of ...
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Syrian forces raid university; 4 killed
Tucson Citizen
by USA TODAY feed on May. 03, 2012, under USA TODAY News BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security forces stormed student dorms at a northwestern university following anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and wounding several others with ...
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UN admits Syria truce not holding, says number of observers to be doubled soon
Al-Arabiya
More than 100000 people have been detained since the outbreak of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which puts the number still behind bars at more than 25000. The United Nations...
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Al-Arabiya
Chess Leader Visits Syria Under Cloud of Ambiguity
New York Times
The Syria visit, though, came at a pivotal time for Russian diplomacy. The plan, presented by the United Nations and backed by the Russians, would leave Mr. Assad, a major purchaser of weapons from Moscow stretching back to the Soviet period, ...
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New York Times
Human Rights Watch accuses Syria's Assad of war crimes
Bellingham Herald
BEIRUT - As Syrian President Bashar Assad was negotiating recently with aUnited Nations envoy to end more than a year of violence in the country, his forces were committing war crimes in the northwest province of Idlib, a Human Rights Watch report ...
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Syrian activists: At least 7 killed in village
New York Daily News
The UN says more than 9000 people have been killed since an uprising against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011, prompting a brutal crackdown by government forces. The shelling of Mishmishan, an agricultural area near the border with Turkey, ...
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New York Daily News
Violence rages as UN admits Syria truce not holding
Sunday Times.lk
More than 100000 people have been detained since the outbreak of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, according to the SyrianObservatory for Human Rights, which puts the number still behind bars at more than 25000. The United Nations ...
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Activists: Syrian troops storm university
UPI.com
UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said 24 unarmed military observers are in Syria. The number is expected to increase to 300 by the end of the month. The cease-fire, in effect since April 12, is part of a six-point peace plan negotiated by UN-Arab ...
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UPI.com
Assad forces kill 4 students in campus raid; Aleppo University suspends classes
Al-Arabiya
Most independent media are barred from Syria or have their movements restricted, making it hard to verify such reports. TheUnited Nations says Syrian forces have killed 9000 people in a violent crackdown on mass protests that started against Assad in...
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Al-Arabiya
Syrian rebels kill 22 troops but UN observers claim they're having 'calming ...
FOX 4 News
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Rebels killed 22 troops Wednesday, three weeks into a cease-fire, even as UN observers said they were having a "calming" effect as they deploy on the ground. Fifteen troops, including two colonels, were killed in a rebel ambush at ...
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Activists: Syrian Forces Raid Dorms; 4 Dead
TIME
By AP / ZEINA KARAM Thursday, May 03, 2012 (BEIRUT) — Syrian security forces stormed student dorms at a northwestern university following anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and wounding several others with tear gas and live ...
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Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria
Straits Times
Tens of thousands of anti-regime demonstrators took to the streets across Syria on Friday demanding the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, a monitoring group said. -- PHOTO: AP TEL AVIV - The failure of the Obama administration, ...
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Straits Times
Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15
Malaysia Star
The United Nations now has 30 blue-helmeted monitors inside the nation of 23 million people, and this week accused both pro- and anti-Assad forces of violating the three-week-old truce. On Tuesday it said it had credible reports of at least 34 children ...
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Malaysia Star
Syrian troops clash with defectors, activists say
Detroit Free Press
Syria's persistent bloodshed has tarnished efforts by a UN team of observers to salvage a truce that started to unravel almost as soon as it began on April 12. A report by an international human rights group accusing Assad of war crimes during an ...
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Syrian forces raid univeristy; 4 killed
Detroit Free Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security forces stormed student dorms at a northwestern university following anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and wounding several others with tear gas and live ammunition, activists and opposition ...
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Syrian forces raid Aleppo University; 4 killed
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Preparations are underway in Syria for the parliamentary elections slated for May 7, 2012, as the crisis in the country drags on. Photo: Muzaffar Salman / AP In this picture taken during UN observer-organized media tour, a Syrian man, who covers his ...
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Deadliest day for Syria troops
News24
Fifteen troops, including two colonels, were killed in a dawn ambush in the northern Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Two rebels also died in the attack near Al-Rai village, after President Bashar al-Assad's forces had ...
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Syrian University Raid Kills 4
Daily Beast
... staging a protest to call for an end to President Bashar al-Assad's rule, and then the forces raided the dormitories. The apparent violence comes just hours before Syrian officials are scheduled to meet with United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan,...
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Daily Beast
Attack on Syria university protest kills four-group
Reuters AlertNet
REUTERS/Khaled Telawi/Shaam News Network/Handout BEIRUT, May 3 (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students with knives attacked a protest against President Bashar al-Assad at Aleppo University early on Thursday, killing at least four people and ...
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Syrian forces raid university: activists
SBS
Despite the bloodshed, the head of a UN military observer mission said his team was having a positive effect, although he admitted the ceasefire was not holding. (AAP) Activists say four people have been killed after Syrian forces raided a university ...
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Head of UN Mission in Syria Urges Halt to Violence
Head of UN Mission in Syria Urges Halt to Violence. ... of the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad ... Today in ABC News ...
abcnews.go.com/.../head-mission-syria-urges-halt-violence-16...
UN observers sent to hot spot in Syria's south
That's where the uprising against President Bashar Assad's rule began 13 months ... The state-run Syrian news agency SANA said rebels mishandling explosives ... For now, the international community remains united in support of Annan's ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../un-observers-sent-to-hot-spot-in-syrias-s...
TODAYonline | Hot News | Pro-Assad Syrian media hit back at UN
BEIRUT - A Syrian state-run newspaper yesterday accused United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki Moon of encouraging "terrorist" rebel attacks by focusing ...
www.todayonline.com/.../Pro-Assad-Syrian-media-hit-back-at-...
Syria accuses U.N. chief of encouraging 'terrorists ... - USA Today
A state-run newspaper accused the U.N. secretary general of encouraging rebel ... 300 U.N. truce monitors and talks between Assad and the opposition on Syria's ... to land on the Syrian coast in rubber boats, the state-run Syrian news agency ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-04-28/syria.../1
Syria News - April 21, 2012 (Warning: Graphic Videos) :: www ...
Civilians in Homs protect UN monitors from Assad's shootings in Homs-SyriaApril ... HOMS: KALIDIYA: TODAY: An activist makes it very clear that this is the first ...
www.uruknet.info/?new=87478
Syria, U.N. reach deal on cease-fire monitors' access, safety - Los ...
BEIRUT - Syria and the United Nations reached a preliminary agreement Thursday ... the government of President Bashar Assad for failing to uphold the cease-fire. ... we still see deeply troubling evidence that it continues," Ban said at a news ...
articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/.../la-fg-syria-violence-2012042...
Protests held against Bashar al-Assad ahead of expanded UN ...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Syria has failed to fully implement any of the six points in the agreement ... Official news agency SANA said the bomb was detonated by remote control and targeted a ... "Today, we have other tasks.
www.rte.ie/.../preliminary-agreement-on-un-observers-to-syria...
Head of UN Mission in Syria Urges Halt to Violence - ABC News
UN Syria Observers Visit Homs. ... The head of the U.N. observer mission inSyria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad and the .... Today in ABCNews ...
abcnews.go.com/.../syria-derides-chief-peace-plan-crisis-1623...
Weapons-smuggling, infiltrators bedevil Assad regime - CNN.com
The embattled Syrian regime said it faced challenges from land and sea on Saturday. ... Meanwhile, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), reported ... Syrian activists have accused the United Nations of failing to move quickly to get its ... interactive map to see the roots of their unrest and where things stand today.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/world/meast/syria.../index.html
Analysis: Assad foes doubt Syria truce but have few ... - Yahoo! News
News: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Barely had the first U.N. ceasefire monitors set ...From Syria's perspective, Assad may also have a strong interest in ensuring the .... is refusing to axept the cecfire now acording the news ASSAD agrees with all of ...
news.yahoo.com/analysis-assad-foes-doubt-syria-truce-few-op...
Assad forces shelling Syrian Refugee camp in Turkey | Ya Libnan ...
Ya Libnan features frequently updated breaking news, world news, op-eds and features ... al Assad have been shelling a Syrian Refugee camps in Turkey. ...as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon condemned “terrorist bomb attacks” in the Syriancities of ... of Idlib and Damascus which took place today and on 27 April 2012, killing and ...
www.yalibnan.com/.../assad-forces-shelling-syrian-refugee-ca...
Syria - Khirbet Ghazaleh Tells UN of Assad Crimes Against ...
Watch Later Error Libya today, Aljazeera Arabic News.flvby rafysunshine6982 views; Syria - Daraa Residents Tell UN of Assad Terror Attacks on Region 4-19- ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9NTxYVM8as
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