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9/18/2013 10:13:27 AM
The shortage caused by the raging civil war has created 'a very critical situation in Syria, WHO said
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9/18/2013 9:36:30 AM
Russia insists the attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta was a 'provocation' by opponents fighting Syria President Bashar Al-Assad's regime
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9/17/2013 12:56:07 PM
Ban Ki-moon condemns attack as 'war crime' after release of UN report confirming use of chemical weapons; France, Britain, the US, and Turkey blame the Syrian regime, escalating tensions
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9/17/2013 10:44:41 AM
France, Britain, US to send draft resolution demanding threat of sanctions if President Bashar Al-Assad does not comply with disarmament plan
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9/16/2013 9:03:42 PM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Security Council to impose 'consequences' for any failure by President Bashar Al-Assad to keep to Russia-US plan to destroy Syria's banned chemical arsenal
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9/16/2013 6:30:06 PM
Chemical arms have been used in 30-month conflict 'on a relatively large scale,' UN Secretary-General says
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9/16/2013 6:11:09 PM
At least 2 million Syrian children have dropped out of school, while 37% of hospitals in the country have been destroyed as a result of the conflict
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9/16/2013 6:03:10 PM
Some fighters claimed downing the helicopter, while others said a 'warplane believed to be Turkish' had shot it down
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9/16/2013 2:00:24 PM
Foreign fighters cross over borders to join ongoing battle against Syrian Bashar Al-Assad's regime
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9/16/2013 9:14:11 AM
Jihadists and members of hardline Islamist groups make up almost half of forces fighting against Syrian President al-Assad, a British defence study showed
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9/15/2013 3:35:55 PM
The deal won the backing of China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, which like Russia has vetoed several UN resolutions on Syria
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9/15/2013 12:38:13 PM
Israeli right-winger says he is happy with arrangement over Syrian chemical weapons, but warns Assad could be trying to 'buy time'
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9/15/2013 9:24:14 AM
China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council, welcomed the US-Russian plan over Syrian chemical weapons agreed upon during three-day meetings in Geneva
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9/14/2013 7:22:07 PM
National Coalition chooses Ahmed Toameh as interim PM amid international diplomacy talks on Syrian chemical weapons crisis
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9/14/2013 6:57:23 PM
'If diplomacy fails, the US remains prepared to act,' US president warns after endorsing chemical weapons accord
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9/14/2013 6:48:59 PM
Lebanese security reports three rockets from across the border with Syria hit the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon, causing no casualties
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9/14/2013 2:56:13 PM
The US believes that Syria has 45 sites in its chemical weapons storage and development programme, all under the control of the Bashar Al-Assad regime
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9/14/2013 2:44:36 PM
Syrian President moves chemical arsenal to evade possible UN inspection amid US-Russian pressure
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9/14/2013 2:36:28 PM
Iran considers Syria and Lebanon's Shia resistance movement Hizbullah as part of a 'resistance axis' against Israel; that the West's conflict with Bashar Al-Assad stems from this
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9/14/2013 2:35:58 PM
Bashar Al-Assad steps up aerial operations against rebel-held areas of Damascus
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