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Syrian troops renew shelling of Homs; 38 killed
Syrian government forces pounded areas in the central province of Homs on Sunday in a renewed push to regain control of rebel-held territories, and activists said at least 38 people were killed in shelling there over the past 24 hours.
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Syrian forces shell rebels, Red Cross kept waiting
Syrian forces pounded the city of Rastan with shells on Sunday after routing rebel fighters from nearby Homs, monitors said, as the Red Cross awaited the go-ahead to evacuate wounded from the battered region.
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Syrian crisis deepens, army keeps up shelling
Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate on Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central city, where hundreds have died in a week's long siege.
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West slams Syria over killing of journalists
Western powers condemned Syria on Wednesday for the killing of two foreign journalists, with Washington slamming the regime's "shameless brutality" and Paris demanding an immediate end to attacks. American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French photojournalist Remi Ochlik were killed in the city of Homs in wha...
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Syria's Homs in heaviest shelling for days: monitor
Forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad battered Homs on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling for days in the central flashpoint city, a monitoring group said.
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Syria uprising: 200 killed, hundreds wounded in government assault
In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday.
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Syrian troops push back in fight on Damascus edges
Syrian forces heavily shelled the restive city of Homs on Monday, and troops pushed back dissident troops from some suburbs on the outskirts of Damascus in an offensive trying to regain control of the capital's eastern doorstep, activists said.
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Syrian troops renew shelling of Homs; 38 killed
Syrian government forces pounded areas in the central province of Homs on Sunday in a renewed push to regain control of rebel-held territories, and activists said at least 38 people were killed in shelling there over the past 24 hours.
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Syrian forces shell rebels, Red Cross kept waiting
Syrian forces pounded the city of Rastan with shells on Sunday after routing rebel fighters from nearby Homs, monitors said, as the Red Cross awaited the go-ahead to evacuate wounded from the battered region.
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Syrian crisis deepens, army keeps up shelling
Warnings from Syrian activists of a humanitarian catastrophe in Homs grew more desperate on Thursday as government forces resumed shelling an opposition stronghold in the restive central city, where hundreds have died in a week's long siege.
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West slams Syria over killing of journalists
Western powers condemned Syria on Wednesday for the killing of two foreign journalists, with Washington slamming the regime's "shameless brutality" and Paris demanding an immediate end to attacks. American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French photojournalist Remi Ochlik were killed in the city of Homs in wha...
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Syria's Homs in heaviest shelling for days: monitor
Forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad battered Homs on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling for days in the central flashpoint city, a monitoring group said.
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Syria uprising: 200 killed, hundreds wounded in government assault
In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday.
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Syrian troops push back in fight on Damascus edges
Syrian forces heavily shelled the restive city of Homs on Monday, and troops pushed back dissident troops from some suburbs on the outskirts of Damascus in an offensive trying to regain control of the capital's eastern doorstep, activists said.
