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Syrian Troops Open Fire On Opposition As UN Monitors Arrive

AP | BASSEM MROUE | Posted 04.20.2012

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BEIRUT -- Syrian troops clashed with army defectors in an eastern city Thursday, leaving at least one person dead, while government forces bombarded r...

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Fierce Clashes Across Syria

AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 05.23.2012

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BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of Syrians braved tear gas and gunfire to protest across the country Friday, vowing to storm the capital Damascus to ...

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Is Washington Considering To Arm Syria's Opposition?

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012

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By Andrew Quinn and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday appeared to open the door to eventuall...

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Urban War: Syrian Army Attacks In Damascus Outskirts

Reuters | Posted 03.30.2012

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By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Mariam Karouny AMMAN/BEIRUT, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers killed 19 people in fighting to retake Dama...

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Syrian Town Awaits Army Crackdown After Disputed Violence

Posted 08.07.2011

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AMMAN (Reuters) – A restive Syrian town awaited a threatened military crackdown on Tuesday after bloody events in which state media say over 120...

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Syria -- the Beginnings of Collapse

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 07.10.2011

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Dr. Josef Olmert

Rule number one of a Praetorian State such as Syria is complete unity of the armed forces, which are the regime's main tool of oppression. It is in this light that the unthinkable may be happening for Bashar Assad.

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Syria Army Units Reportedly Clash Over Crackdown

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and DIAA HADID | Posted 06.28.2011

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BEIRUT — Syrian army units have clashed with each other over following President Bashar Assad's orders to crack down on protesters in Daraa, a b...

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