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Syria No-Flee Zone: 100000 seek refuge as Turkey closes camps

In Syria, the ongoing bloodshed is provoking a large-scale humanitarian crisis. The UN says around 100-thousand escaped the conflict last month – the largest number so far. Most of the escapees are now in Turkey, but the authorities have closed the border to those with no passports, as the camps swelled by more than 80 [...]

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Turkey protesters march in support of Assad

Thousands of Turkish supporters of Bashar al-Assad have marched through the town of Antakya, in southern Turkey, demanding that their government end its support for Syria’s opposition. Many protesters are fed up with the number of Syrian refugees who have fled into Turkey, something that has become a political issue along the tense border region. [...]

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Interview with Syria’s news personality, Ola Abbas, who defected from Assad’s regime

Several high-profile figures have defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government in recent months, among them media personalities. One of them, Ola Abass, now lives in Paris. She says much of the Syrian media’s portrayal of the conflict has been based on lies. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons caught up with her.

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Assad says Syrian forces gaining ground

For the first time since some of his most senior officials were killed in a bombing, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appeared on television to deliver a message of defiance. The Syrian government’s battle to put down the mass uprising that began last year is moving forward, and the situation has become “better,” Assad said. [...]

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Saved to Struggle: ‘Slow death’ for Syria refugees in Jordan camp

Jordanian security forces at a massive refugee camp on the border with Syria are on high alert after 200 refugees turned on the guards over the camp’s conditions. And as Paula Slier reports dealing with the immense influx of refugees is far beyond what Jordan can handle. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like [...]

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‘Morsi slams Assad at NAM summit at US bidding’

The Syrian delegation has walked out on a session of the Non-Aligned movement in Tehran. They were angered at a speech by Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi, who called President Assad’s regime oppressive. Syria’s foreign minister said the comments amounted to inciting further violence in the country. RT spoke to journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark, who [...]

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‘I saw rebels beheading men for religion’ – Syrian cleric

RT talks to mother Agnes Mariam, founder of monastery in Qara in Syria and witnessed what the people went through when the first sparks of trouble ignited the war. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is [...]

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‘US plots to isolate Iran fail as 120 nations attend NAM summit’

The Syrian delegation has walked out on a session of the Non-Aligned movement in Tehran after Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi called the Syrian regime “oppressive”. In his speech, Morsi added that Assad’s government had lost its legitimacy, and urged attending nations to support the rebels. Anti-war activist Sara Flounders says Morsi is trying to do [...]

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Syria proxy war: ‘Back to good old colonial games’

Paris has made its latest move in the political gambit over the Syrian crisis. French President Francois Hollande has called on Syria’s opposition to form a provisional government, saying France won’t hesitate to recognise it. Our correspondent Tesa Arcilla reports on what this means for the conflict. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like [...]

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Video: Syrian Army helicopter downed over Damascus, crashes in flames

A Syrian helicopter engulfed in flames has crashed in eastern Damascus on Monday amid witness reports of shelling and fierce fighting in the area – MORE INFO on.rt.com VIDEO COURTESY: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com [...]

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Syria accused of massacre near Damascus

Several hundred bodies have been found in a town near Damascus after a ferocious assault by the Syrian army, according to a watchdog group, as activists accused government forces of a gruesome “massacre”. A grisly video issued by the opposition showed bodies piled up wall-to-wall in a mosque complex in Daraya after a massive offensive [...]

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Syrian VP makes public appearance, ending defection rumours

Farouq al-Sharaa, the Syrian vice president, have met an Iranian delegation on Sunday, Syria’s state news agency said, marking the official’s first appearance in weeks and ending rumours by opposition activists that he had defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government. SANA news agency said the vice president would meet with a parliamentary delegation from Assad’s [...]

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