Syrian army defectors attacked a military intelligence base on Wednesday in one of the most daring raids in eight months of unrest as the Arab League chief said everything must be done to end the viol

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and skinned in a morgue last month, amid a deadly protest crackdown.

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Security forces in Syria shot dead at least 20 people around the central city of Hama on Monday, a rights group said, as activists called for a day of protest against Russia for backing the regime.

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The Arab League announced early on Sunday a peace initiative to solve the crisis in Syria as more people were killed by government forces and activists called for prayers for the 'martyrs.'

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A UN humanitarian team was on Sunday in Syria to assess crisis needs as President Bashar al-Assad prepared to speak to the nation after Western leaders called for his resignation over his regime's bru

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait recalled their envoys to Damascus after the Arab League condemned violence in Syria, leaving President Bashar al-Assad further isolated as he defended his crackdown on 'outlaws

More than 90 people were killed today as the Syrian military launched an attack on the flashpoint protest city of Hama on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a human rights activist said.

Syrian troops shot dead three people who stoned a massive military convoy on Saturday as it headed to quash growing anti-regime dissent in the eastern oil hub of Deir Ezzor, an activist said.

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Security forces shot dead at least four civilians and wounded dozens more as thousands of Syrians gathered on Friday to call for regime change and to chide world powers for inaction in the face of a b

Syrian security forces shot dead 14 protesters on Friday as tens of thousands of anti-regime demonstrators surged onto the streets after weekly Muslim prayers, and Europe condemned Damascus over its "