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Rape 'being used as widespread weapon of war in Syrian conflict'
Rape 'being used as widespread weapon of war in Syrian conflict'

Rape is being used as a weapon of war in the Syrian conflict to such an extent that many refugee families are citing it a as a primary reason to flee, according to a new report.

14 Jan 2013
Syrian air strike near Damascus 'kills 8 children and 5 women'
Syria - Russia Now

An air strike on Monday on several houses in the rebel-held town of Moadamiyat al-Sham southwest of Damascus killed at least eight children and five women, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

14 Jan 2013
Syria: 'Biased' UN envoy to meet US and Russia
U.N.-Arab League peace mediator Lakhdar Brahimi

Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-arab League envoy, is to meet top US and Russian officials to discuss the Syrian conflict, a day after the Bashar al-Assad regime denounced him as "biased".

11 Jan 2013
Britain to urge EU to amend Syria arms embargo
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (left) and the Foreign Secretary William Hague

Britain will urge the EU to "amend" its arms embargo on Syria to allow equipment like body armour and chemical detectors to be given to the rebel alliance, according to William Hague.

10 Jan 2013
Bashar al-Assad rebuked by Syrian peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi
Bashar al-Assad rebuked by Syrian peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi

President Bashar al-Assad was rebuked by the UN-backed mediator on the Syrian crisis on Wednesday for hardening his line on concessions to the opposition in a bleak assessment of the chances for peace.

09 Jan 2013
Syria: 'Assad family has ruled for too long' says peace envoy

UN peace envoy comes close to saying Bashar Al-Assad should go, as Syrian rebels free 48 Iranians they had been holding for months in a prisoner swap.

09 Jan 2013
Syria 'has chemical weapons that could be used within two hours'

Syria has armed dozens of bombs with sarin gas and other chemical weapons that could be used to target opposition less than two hours.

08 Jan 2013