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Syrian tank assault on Hama ‘kills 95’
At least 95 civilians have been killed after army tanks stormed Hama at dawn on Sunday, according to reports. The city is a stronghold of anti-government resistance in Syria.
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Syria crackdown – ‘at least 136 dead’
In the worst violence since the Syrian uprising began in March, at least 136 people are reported to have been killed. In Hama, up to 95 people are dead after tanks and soldiers stormed the city.
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Syrian security forces in ‘dawn raid’ on protesters
Syrian troops are reportedly arresting people at their homes in dawn raids in the central city of Hama, following huge anti-government protests on Friday.
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Syrian protests leave ‘nine dead’
Reports say government forces in Syria have killed nine protesters, as tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country call on President Assad to step down.
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Syrian refugees flee army advance
As Syrian forces mass ever nearer to the Turkish border forcing ‘more than a thousand’ refugees to flee north, a witness tells Channel 4 News Assad’s forces are now blocking routes to the border.
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Syrians dismiss Assad’s promise of reforms
Damascus and several cities across Syria are teeming with anti-government protesters following a speech by President Bashar al-Assad in which he called for stability and pledged new reforms.
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Britons urged to leave Syria as troops ‘storm’ border town
The Government has urged Britons to leave Syria while they still can. Eyewitnesses in the troubled country say troops have stormed a town near the Turkish border in a bid to crush the revolt.
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More Syrians flee as tanks and helicopters sweep north
Almost 20,000 Syrians have fled from their homes as government forces continue to mount a bloody crackdown on opponents of President Assad.
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Fake blogger is latest ‘liberal hoax’ with a good cause
Following the revelation that the lesbian Syrian blogger “damascusgaygirl” was a man living in Scotland, Samira Ahmed examines the history of the hoax with a purpose.
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Can blogs be trusted?
Blogger and academic Dr Rupa Huq tells Channel 4 News blogs should be taken with a “skip of salt” in the wake of the controversy over the blog Gay Girl in Damascus – written by a man in Scotland.
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Syria’s army holds the key to Assad regime’s future
As refugees flee the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour in the face of a concerted military assault, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes that the army holds the country’s future in its hands.
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US condemns Syria violence as thousands flee
Witnesses say Syrian helicopter gunships have fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, as the US joins calls for a UN Security Council resolution condemning the crackdown.
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Syrian tanks ‘shelling everything in sight’ in north
An activist in Syria tells Channel 4 News that the army are indiscriminately shelling villages surrounding the city of Jisr al-Shughour, as dozens more are killed in protests across the country.
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Ongoing plight of two American hikers jailed in Iran
An American woman who spent 14 months in an Iranian prison accused of spying has spoken to Channel 4 News about the plight of two men who are still being held in Tehran.
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Tortured 13-year-old a symbol for Syrian resistance
Anti-government protesters in Syria renew efforts as footage emerges of the mutilated body of a 13-year old-boy. Human Rights Watch say the abuses amount to “crimes against humanity”.