Search results for ‘President Bashar al-Assad’
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Al Qaeda backs Syrian opposition
Al Qaeda urges the Syrian opposition not to rely on the West or the Arab League for help toppling President Bashar al-Assad.
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What does the UN’s Syria resolution tell us?
A draft UN resolution on Syria aims to ensure that President Bashar al-Assad relinquishes his grip on power. But what else does the document say? Jonathan Rugman reads between the lines.
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Syrian defector reveals human rights abuses
A Syrian politician who has recently defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s regime speaks for the first time about the “tragic situation” on the ground in the beleaguered country.
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Syria’s Assad defiant in latest speech
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insists he still has the country’s support despite a 10-month-old uprising against his regime.
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Syria’s Assad denies ‘crazy’ crackdown
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defiantly denies ordering his troops to kill peaceful demonstrators saying only a “crazy leader” kills his own people, during an interview with US broadcaster ABC.
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Arab League rejects Syria’s peace plan proposals
The Arab League rebuffs Syria’s peace proposals after President Bashar al-Assad ignores the deadline to bring an end to violence, instead vowing his country will not “bow down” to pressure.
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On patrol with the 'Syrian Free Army'
That civil war many predict if President Bashar al-Assad is deposed…. well it may have already started.
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Torture ‘rampant’ in Syria
Syrian government forces have carried out crimes against humanity as they try to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the restive province of Homs, Human Rights Watch says.
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Syria’s Assad says military crackdown stopped
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad tells the United Nations that military and police operations against protesters have ended.
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Syria’s Assad pledges to battle ‘terrorists’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledges to pursue a relentless battle against “terrorist groups” despite international condemnation of his regime’s crackdown on protesters.
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Syria defies UN to storm eastern city
Syrian troops have killed 20 people in a tank assault on the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, ignoring direct appeals from the UN to President Bashar al-Assad to end civilian bloodshed.
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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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Army advances on Syria town as refugees flee
Heavy clashes are reported in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour as Syrian tanks advance in a bid to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad that has left thousands fleeing to Turkey.
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EU steps up Syria sanctions as young ‘hero’ speaks out
The EU puts pressure on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad over the treatment of protesters, as Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman reveals the strange tale of one of the uprising’s heroes.
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Syrian police arrest opposition leader amid protests
Syrian secret police have arrested President Bashar al-Assad’s main political opponent, Riad Seif, at a demonstration in Damascus, as protests continue, as Jonathan Miller reports.
