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As Syria readies for polls, Assad prepares to get re-elected
Fp Archives • 11 years agoAfter three years of grinding conflict, the destruction of whole city districts and an exodus of refugees all triggered by an uprising against his rule, Bashar al-Assad is quietly preparing to be re-elected.
Syria violence: Army advances towards Lebanon rebel town
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSyrian state media say government forces are advancing in battle and tightening their grip on the last rebel stronghold near the border with Lebanon.
Syria airstrike kills 13 in northwest town
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSyrian activists say government airstrikes in a small northwestern town on the border with Turkey have killed at least 13 people.
Syrians will turn out to be world's biggest refugee group: UN
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA top UN official says Syrians will soon overtake Afghans as the world's biggest refugee population, with their numbers topping 4 million by year's end "if current trends continue".
Syria peace talks: Govt, opposition meet in Geneva
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe Syrian government and the opposition met face to face on Tuesday and observed a minute of silence for people killed in the three year conflict after a first round of talks last month failed to make significant progress, delegates said.
Illegal excavations in Syria are lethal: UN
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIllegal excavations are taking place at important archaeological sites all over Syria that are "extremely dangerous" and "lethal" to the country's cultural heritage, the UN cultural agency has said.
UN calls for talks between Syria govt and opposition
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe UN mediator for talks between the Syrian government and the opposition on Friday called for a resumption of talks on 10 February.
Suicide bomber with al-Qaeda links kills 13 soldiers in Syria
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA suicide bomber from an al-Qaeda-linked rebel group killed 13 soldiers in an attack on the Syrian defence minister's hometown, an opposition monitoring group said on Tuesday.
Assad won't have any role to play in Syria in future: US
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe US has rejected any role for President Bashar al-Assad in the future of Syria or the transitional authority, even as the opposition rejected a government communique that largely focused on preserving sovereignty.
Meet on Syria begins in Switzerland, countries divided over Assad
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSyria's government and its enemies came face to face on Wednesday for the first time as a peace conference began in Switzerland which world powers hope can at least start a process to end three years of civil war.