Daraa

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  How A Syrian Teen Triggered Al-Assad's Fall With Graffiti 13 Years Ago

  In early 2011, in the streets of Daraa, southern Syria, a teenager's rebellious act against an authoritarian regime triggered a civil war that reshaped the country's destiny.

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  "Damascus Awaits": Syrian Rebels Have Begun Encircling Capital, Says Report

  In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria's 2011 civil uprising.

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  Syria Government Loses Control Of Key City Daraa

  Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip.

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  After Aleppo and Hama, Syrian Rebels Capture Another Key City

  Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip.

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  Syria Army Declares 48-Hour Truce In Southern City

  Daraa is among the areas included in a plan for "de-escalation zones" agreed by regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey earlier this year.

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  'We Have No Food, No Water,' Immigrants Stranded in Athens Say

  Shading himself from the scorching sun in a busy Athens square was a Syrian refugee named Haisam, one of 800 to 1,000 who ended up in the Greek capital on Thursday, stranded in a recession-hit city not equipped to receive him.

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  Islamic State in Two-Pronged Syria Offensive After Setbacks

  The Islamic State group launched a two-pronged offensive in northern Syria today after several setbacks, reentering the symbolic town of Kobane and seizing parts of the city of Hasakeh.

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  Rebels Take Major Army Base in South Syria

  Syrian rebel forces seized a major army base in the southern province of Daraa today, after 24 hours of fighting, a rebel spokesman and a monitor told AFP.

• Nine Killed by Rebels in Syria

  At least nine people were killed by radical rebels in Syria's southern province of Daraa, media reports said on Sunday.

• Syria Jihadists Seize Daraa Rebel Leader: Monitor

  Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda franchise in Syria, has seized a moderate rebel commander in the southern province of Daraa, a monitoring group said on Sunday.

• Chemical watchdog urges truces so Syria can disarm

  The world's chemical weapons watchdog called for temporary truces to meet tight disarmament deadlines in Syria, where fresh bloodshed served as a deadly reminder of the mission's difficulties.

• 57 killed in army assault in southern Syria: reports

  Six children were among at least 57 people killed in southern Syria as the army launched an all-out assault on two towns in Daraa province, a watchdog said on Thursday.

• Rebels seize air defense base in southern Syria

  Syrian rebels on Saturday seized a major air defense base in a strategic region of southern Syria near the Jordanian border in the latest battlefield triumph for fighters seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, activists said.

• Blast hits UN observer convoy in Syria

  A roadside blast hit troops escorting the UN observers in Syria's south on Wednesday, a day after envoy Kofi Annan warned that his peace plan could be the last chance to avoid civil war.

• Syrian protesters defy Assad government; 42 killed

  Thousands of defiant Syrians chanting "We are not afraid!" were met by security forces firing bullets and tear gas Friday in a crackdown on nationwide protests that left 42 people dead -- many of them villagers trying to break an army blockade of the southern city where the six-week uprising began.President Bashar Assad again unleashed deadly force...