The Syrian army now has all of the capital under its control, a brigadier general on Saturday told journalists visiting the neighbourhood of Tadamun, the scene of heavy fighting earlier in the day.

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At least 13 people were killed across Syria on Saturday as fierce fighting raged in Aleppo and Damascus, the country's two biggest cities, a rights group said.

Overnight in Aleppo, rebel forces withd

The Syrian army is engaged in a 'crucial and heroic battle,' President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday in a speech published by official media agency SANA on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of

More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said.

U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan waded into big power politics on Tuesday, insisting regional heavyweight Iran should be involved in efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Syria crisis despite the West

Kofi Annan is due to hold talks on Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who said U.S. political support for 'terrorists' was hindering the peace envoy's plan to end 16 months of bloodshed.

Syrian artillery pounded a northwestern town on Wednesday and areas near the ghost city of Douma, where residents recovered mutilated corpses after a rampage by militiamen loyal to President Bashar al

Top diplomats from the United States and Russia failed to overcome their differences on the future of Syria on Friday, just hours before crunch multi-nation talks were to take place in Geneva.

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Two bombs exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus on Thursday, state television reported, without giving any immediate word on any casualties.

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The Syrian town of Haffeh was smoldering and nearly deserted on Thursday after days of clashes between government forces and rebels, while activists reported more army assaults on pro-opposition areas