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Rebels Shoot Down Syrian Fighter Jet

Syrian rebels claimed to have shot down a fighter jet flown by Assad’s forces. The US and Turkey are also said to be considering implementing a no-fly-zone over Syria. Full video of the jet takedown: tinyurl.com US, Turkey consider no-fly-zone: www.reuters.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com [...]

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Rebel Dark Side: Syrian ‘charities’ mute on atrocity claims

The embattled Syrian opposition has made a fresh plea for foreign action, as activists claim people’s support for the insurgency is dwindling amid new allegations of rebel atrocities. 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 a [...]

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‘Western powers antithetical to peace in Syria’

Hillary Clinton’s discussion of a no-fly zone over Syria is a violation of the UN charter of the Geneva Accords, journalist and activist Don DeBar told RT. The US Secretary of State discussed plans to undermine the Syrian government, during a meeting with Turkey’s Foreign Minister on Saturday. Clinton and her Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, [...]

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‘Rebel atrocities strengthen Assad, turn Syrians off opposition’

The Arab League has postponed Sunday’s crisis meeting on Syria, where rebels are struggling to regain ground in the country’s biggest city, Aleppo. Foreign ministers were to discuss a new envoy to Syria to replace Kofi Annan, who quit earlier this month. UK-based journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark says fighting in Syria will only escalate, [...]

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Mortal TV: Western media bias muddies waters in Syrian conflict

Western media outlets are racing to blame Damascus for most of the killing, while turning a blind eye to rebel atrocities. And this bias has infuriated some Syrians, as Oksana Boyko reports. 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 [...]

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Activist: Syria FM statement on chemical weapon ‘dangerous’

Syria has said it will not use chemical and biological weapons against Syrians but would use them against foreign “aggression”. At a news conference in Damascus on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said that Syria was in “self defence” mode but ruled out use of the weapons even against rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s [...]

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Syria On Verge Of Overthrowing Assad

Ongoing Coverage of Syrian Crisis The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk Al Jazeera blogs.aljazeera.com US response to Russia, China UN Veto ywtv.tv RedCoss: Syria is in civil war www.bbc.co.uk Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Media used in this video: Al Assad Photo [...]

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Wounded Syrians flee to Jordan for treatment

The people in Syria’s Homs have fled to neighbouring Jordan to escape months of shelling by government forces. But many of them, including children, have borne the brunt of violence. The members of the Jasem Qaddour family suffered severe burns when their house was shelled. They are now receiving medical attention in the neighbouring country. [...]

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James Bays comments on Syrian defections

As the battles in Syria grow more intense, it is extremely difficult to work out what is going on in the country’s multiple front lines. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports.

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Captured Syrian soldier defects to opposition

Homs has seen some of the worst violence between government and opposition forces. Activists claim an increasing number of Syrian soldiers based there have been defecting. Al Jazeera’s James Bays went to Homs province sent this exclusive report.

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Syriagate: WikiLeaks releases Syria Files, 2.5 mln emails to be published

Read the full story on.rt.com The whistleblower website WikiLeaks has announced the release of almost 2.5 million emails derived from 680 Syria-related entities and domain names. They are said to be “embarrassing to Syria, but it is also embarrassing to Syria’s opponents.” Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us [...]

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‘No chance of unity government in Syria’

Iraq’s Foreign Minister is blaming al-Qaeda members for orchestrating the uprising against Syria’s president. In a news briefing, he said militants from the terror network were flowing into Syria. Violence there is worsening, with over a hundred people killed in the last three days. Reports say fighting’s intensifying in Homs, where troops are clashing with [...]

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