Damascus (Syria)
Syria brushes off threat of civil war, sanctions
Syria on Sunday brushed off the threat of a civil war and looming Arab League sanctions after a deadline for the regime to stop its lethal crackdown on protesters expired with 24 more people killed.
Arab deadline on Syria follows deadly day
An Arab League deadline for Damascus to stop its lethal crackdown on protesters expires on Saturday, a day after Syrian security forces killed at least 12 civilians including two children.
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Cracks show as Arab League to meet again on Syria
The Arab League is to hold a fresh meeting on Syria on Wednesday, officials said, amid signs of cracks in the resolve of the 22-member bloc to suspend Damascus over its lethal crackdown on protests.
Syria accused of crimes against humanity as 23 killed
At least 23 people were killed in violence in Syria on Friday, most of them civilians in the restive city of Homs, as Human Rights Watch accused the regime of crimes against humanity.
The Arab League
US envoy quits Syria for security reasons: Embassy
US envoy to Syria Robert Ford, an open critic of President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on political dissent, has gone on indefinite leave for security reasons, an embassy official said on Monday.
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