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People stand near armoured vehicles of Turkish military stationed in front of Gecimli military outpost where Kurdish rebels attacked and killed 6 soldiers and 2 village guard on 5 August at Cukurca in Hakkari AFP PHOTO / STR
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Turkey reports PKK casualties

Erdogan, has in recent weeks accused the regime in Syria of giving…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa
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 5 August 2012 allegedly shows footage of Iranians (background) kidnapped in Damascus, in which a rebel fighter alleges the hostages are elite Revolutionary Guards
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Effects of Syrian uprising ripple throughout region

The Syrian uprising is causing a ripple of effects felt across the…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Syrian rebels stand on pictures of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as they take position in the northern city of Aleppo on August 3, 2012 (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)
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UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria

Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Syrian refugee children arrive at the Zaatari Camp, Jordan’s first official camp for Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their country, in Mafraq, near the Syrian border, on July 29, 2012. Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said his country is hosting more than 142,000 Syrians, around 36,000 of whom are UN-registered, while the majority are living with Jordanian relatives in the country's north. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Jordanian and Syrian troops exchange fire at border

Refugees continue streaming into Jordan amid cross border gunfire between Jordanian and…

Connor Molloy Connor Molloy
Syrian rebel fighters celebrate on top of a tank captured from the Syrian government forces at a checkpoint in the village of Anadan, about five kilometres (3.8 miles) northwest of Aleppo, on July 30 2012, after a 10-hour battle. The strategic checkpoint of Anadan secures the rebel fighters free movement between the northern city of Aleppo and Turkey, a Free Syrian Army commander and an AFP journalist said. AFP PHOTO/JUNOT DIAZ
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Syrian opposition uses government tanks against Al-Assad forces

After claiming to have overun three police stations in Aleppo this week,…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
: An image grab taken from a video released by the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) shows members of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria during a tour of the central Syrian cities of Homs and Rastan on 29 July 2012 (photo: AFP / HO / UNSMIS)
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UN reports violations of humanitarian law in Aleppo

Observers caution both sides to abide by international humanitarian law

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
The Golan Heights is a contentious zone that puts the Israeli border only 14 kilometers from Syria’s capital of Damascus (file photo: AFP)
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Golan Druze man arrested for spying for Syria

The Shin Bet says that Johary admitted working for the Syrian intelligence…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Destroyed buildings line a street in the Salah Al-Din district of the restive city of Aleppo, on 29 July 2012 (photo: AFP / PIERRE TORRES)
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200,000 Syrians flee Aleppo

An exodus of historic proportions is underway as besieged citizens abandon Syria’s…

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