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Syria protests continues
Syria's hardline regime was grappling to contain new flare-ups after an uprising that has sharply eroded its repressive rule and has so far led to the deaths of at least 55 protesters. They will not give up until they got what they wanted. -
EU slaps arms embargo on Syria
An EU arms embargo against Syria comes into force as part of a sanctions package against Damascus that fails to penalise President Bashar al-Assad personally for overseeing the rising tide of repression and violence against his opposition. -
Israeli troops clash on Syrian border with protesters
Israeli troops have clashed with protesters on the Syrian border for the second time this was a 6 day war in less than a month, with several dozen reported injured and claims that up to 20 had been killed. -
Assad must resign, says Obama
The US and Europe have dramatically increased the pressure on the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, with Barack Obama leading a demand by world leaders for him to surrender power. -
Syrian crisis at a dead end change is inevitable
president, Abdullah Gul, has insisted that change in Damascus is inevitable because Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, can no longer be trusted after an eight-month uprising in which thousands have been killed
