AMMAN (Reuters) – Russia stood by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday as Arab and Western countries sought to pile pressure on the Syrian leader to halt a violent crackdown on his opponents.
The Arab League has suspended Syria and given...
November 18, 2011 7:17 am / 9 comments
He claimed his security forces are making gains against the five-month-old
uprising and says his government is in no danger of falling.
As for Western calls for him to step down, he scoffed: “Such remarks should
not be made about a...
August 22, 2011 7:17 am / 3 comments
AMMAN |
Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:33pm EDT
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian forces killed dozens of protesters on Friday despite assurances by President Bashar al-Assad that a crackdown was over, and thousands of people rallied...
August 20, 2011 7:17 am / 44 comments
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian forces have fired on peaceful protestors throughout the country, often at short range and without warning, killing at least 1,900 civilians in what may amount to crimes against humanity, U.N. human rights investigators...
August 18, 2011 7:17 pm / 2 comments
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