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Al-CIAda? ‘US in bed with Al-Qaeda to oust Assad’

The majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution this week, calling on Syria’s President to end the oppostion crackdown, and give up power. Russia and China are against the move, and want the rebels to also lay down weapons and join talks.It’s a year since the uprising started and Damascus is vowing to [...]

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Blizzard amid bullet storm: RT on restless Syrian streets

Syria’s been ravaged by violence for nearly a year now, with the number of dead estimated at more than seven thousand. It’s hard to know for sure due to restrictions on the activity of foreign media. RT’s Maria Finoshina is in the midst of the conflict zone and reports the situation from snowy streets of [...]

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‘Beijing will not tolerate US pressure on Syria’

Crisis-locked Syria finds itself caught between two very different diplomatic efforts. As the US and its allies pile pressure on the government, Russia and China are trying to mediate a negotiated solution. One of Beijing’s top diplomats is in Damascus for talks, calling on all sides to halt the violence, and work out a peace [...]

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Escobar: Al-Qaeda agents worm into Syrian rebel army

The EU states are calling for creating humanitarian corridors in Syria, which some fear could open the door to foreign intervention. But Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says it’s already underway. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Fear and fury at funerals as spiral of violence grips Damascus

In Syria, violence is getting worse nearly a year after it first flared up, with government troops doing all they can to crush the armed insurgency. Both sides accuse each other of committing atrocities, but the facts are hard to confirm due to heavy restrictions on foreign media activity. RT correspondent Maria Finoshina has the [...]

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Battle for Mideast: Syria proxy war can make Iran bite

With crisis-locked Damascus feeling the squeeze from within the country and abroad, its crucial ally in the region is also feeling the strain. Experts warn that the collapse of the Syrian regime, would be a devastating blow to Iran, making Tehran extremely isolated – and compelled to act. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook [...]

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Russia votes down Syria ‘regime change’ resolution

The majority of the UN General Assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution, that piles more pressure on the Syrian President to step down. Russia was among those who voted against the motion. Moscow maintains the conflict should be solved through a gradual political transition, led by the Syrian people. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on [...]

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CrossTalk: Syria Agony

Is Syria slipping into a civil war? Can the international community do something to end the violence without forcing a regime change? The US happens to be on the same side with Al Qaeda in the conflict, does it mean resorting to all means in order to protect civilians? Or does it mean empowering Al [...]

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Free Syrian Arms: US gives guns to Al-Qaeda protege

The conflict in Syria is intensifying and the UN is unable to agree on a solution to end the bloodshed. Meanwhile, US politicians are calling to arm opposition forces, amid suspicions the US may already be supplying weapons through its Arab allies. In spite of the fears that providing anti-governmental rebels in Syria could lead [...]

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Drastic Outcome: West ‘could fire first shots of WW3′ in Syria

Russia says it will study an Arab League proposal for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission in Syria. But Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that a ceasefire should be achieved before any mission of this kind could be deployed. For more on the crisis in Syria RT talks to Tony Gosling, an investigative journalist based in [...]

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