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A Syrian boy plays with a tank in the town of Azaz, north of Aleppo, on 11 August AFP PHOTO / PHIL MOORE
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Clinton’s visit to Turkey

A no-fly zone over Syria among the possible solutions

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows damaged Syrian army tank, after they were allegedly targeted by Syrian rebels Aleppo on August 7, 2012 AFP PHOTO/YOUTUBE
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Defected Syrian PM confirmed in Jordan

Hijab only came to power in June but defected last week

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Rebels of the Free Syrian Army arrive at the scene of a bombed building purportedly hit during Syrian army shelling which was targeting the Free Syrian Army command center, but instead hit a building in a residential neighborhood located behind, in Sheikh Najar area of the restive city of Aleppo, on 6 August AFP PHOTO/ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS
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Three of the Iranians abducted in Syria killed

IRNA claimed the abducted are pilgrims visiting the Shi’a shrine of Sayyida…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
A picture taken on 24 November 2008 shows Syria's then agriculture minister and current prime minister Riad Hijab in Quneitra. Hijab has defected to the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on 6 August, as state media reported his abrupt sacking just two months after his appointment AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA
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Syrian PM flees with family

Hijab was appointed by President Bashar Al-Assad this past June after serving…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
A Syrian woman carries bags of bread in the restive northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on 3 August. Many thousands of Syrian civilians have fled the fighting to other countries, including Egypt AFP PHOTO / VEDAY XHYMSHITI
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Syrians seeking asylum in Egypt overlooked

Hidden crisis as countries across the region struggle to deal with effects…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on July 17, 2012 allegedly shows a tank from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad firing a round in the city of Saqba, in Damascus province. AFP PHOTO/YOUTUBE
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The battle for Damascus underway

After several high level ranking officials are reported dead or injured, Al-Assad's…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
A picture released by the official Syrian news agency SANA shows men at the scene after two huge bombs exploded outside the Palace of Justice in Central Damascus on June 28, 2012 (AFP PHOTO/SANA)
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Explosions rock central Damascus

Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus,…

Maryam Ishani Maryam Ishani