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Russia has shown a burst of diplomatic energy before talks here today with the U.N. envoy on Syria, perhaps seeing a chance for a breakthrough that would temper the criticism it has drawn in the West and the Arab world during the course…

Homs province: 1 man died of wounds from a sniper in the Houla area, Reef Homs. The city of Rastan was bombarded overnight by regime forces.Hama province: The town of al-Latamna was bombarded overnight by regime forces. there was gunfire in…

The dead: 62 civilians, 41 rebels, 42 regular soldiers, 4 defected soldiers.27 in Reef Dimashq (4 rebels, 20 civilians, 1 defected soldier, 1 regular soldier), 35 in Idlib (18 rebels, 6 civilians, 19 regular soldiers), 26 in Aleppo (7…

Idlib province: The village of Ma'arshurin, and the area surrounding the Wadi al-Dayf military barracks were bombarded again by the airforce, with violent clashes still ongoing in the area, leading to the death of 2 rebels and the desertion…

Assad’s forces fired at least two Iranian-made, short-range Fateh A-110 ballistic missiles against Syrian rebels, two U.S. military officials told CNN Friday. Armed with inertial and electro-optical terminal systems, they are more…

Syrian rebels stepped up their siege of a military base in north of the country Friday as government warplanes bombed surrounding areas to support the defenders, activists said. The fighting around Mannagh airbase near the Turkish border…

Syrian opposition forces claim that during recent fighting near Damascus Syria's army used phosphorus bombs against the rebels, according to a report by the Arabic language Sky News.ynetnews

Syrian opposition activists have claimed that rebel soldiers in the city of Homs have died after coming under some kind of gas attack. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights quoted activists in the central Syrian city as saying that a…

Activists say Syrian rebels have fully captured a northern town near the Turkish border after weeks of siege and heavy fighting. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the rebels captured Harem in Idlib province in…

The Syrian army's general command said Tuesday that military units have confronted armed groups that attacked several towns in the central province of Hama and committed massacres against civilians. In a statement carried by the…