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Report: Car bomb hits near major Damascus hotel
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A car bomb exploded near a major hotel in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday, wounding several people, a pro-government television station reported.
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Deadly blasts in Damascus as fighting rages
At least six people killed in explosion in Sayeda Zainab suburb while carbomb goes off in southwest of Syrian capital.
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Air strikes in Damascus wreck last day of Syria “truce”
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian jets bombed parts of Damascus on Monday in what residents said were the capital’s fiercest air raids yet, underlining the collapse of a truce proposed by peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.
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Syrian jets ‘bombard’ Damascus suburbs
Activists say government forces are continuing air raids in the Syrian capital despite a truce violated by both sides.
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Fighting near Damascus ahead of truce deadline
AMMAN (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fired heavy tank and rocket barrages at a Damascus suburb on Thursday, killing five people, opposition activists said, a day before a UN-brokered ceasefire is due to come into force.
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Bomb blast hits Damascus’ Old City
Several people reportedly killed in the Syrian capital as international envoy Brahimi meets President Assad.
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UN envoy presses for Syria cease-fire in Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy to the Syria conflict pressed his call for a cease-fire with Syrian officials during a visit to Damascus on Saturday while violence continued throughout the country unabated.
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Syria envoy presses Damascus for ceasefire
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi met Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Damascus on Saturday, pressing for a brief ceasefire between President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and rebels seeking his overthrow.
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Brahimi arrives in Damascus to push ceasefire
UN and Arab League envoy will meet Syrian officials and ask for a brief halt to hostilities over Eid al-Adha holiday.
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Syria violence rocks Damascus and Aleppo
Explosions and fighting reported in country’s largest cities, as opposition claims capture of military base near Aleppo.
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Fighting rages in Damascus, Aleppo
CNN’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports on the fighting that continues to rage on in Syria.
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Syrian forces shell rebels in east Damascus
Residents report hearing heavy gunfire in neighbourhoods that have been rebel strongholds in recent months.
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Press TV correspondent killed in Damascus
Maya Naser was shot by “insurgents” while reporting on large blasts at the Syrian army’s headquarters, network said.
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Two explosions rock Damascus
Roadside bombs, one reported to be inside the army command headquarters, follow explosions on Tuesday that targeted pro-government militias
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Blasts strike army’s headquarters in Damascus
Syrian rebels claim dozens have died while information minister says bombs caused “material damage only”.
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Syrian rebels bomb security building in Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian insurgents detonated bombs at a building occupied by pro-government militias in Damascus on Tuesday and France called for U.N. protection of rebel-held areas to help end Syria’s bloodshed and rights abuses.
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Damascus bombing targets military base
Syrian rebels plant bombs in school occupied by army as mortars land in Israeli-held Golan Heights for the first time.
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Syrian opposition figures meet in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian opposition figures who reject foreign intervention in Syria’s 18-month conflict called for the ouster of President Bashar Assad at a rare meeting Sunday in the nation’s capital. The gathering was tolerated by the regime in…
Brahimi to meet Assad during Damascus visit
New UN-Arab League envoy warns not to “expect miracles” this week as bombardment resumes in Aleppo rebel districts.
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Syrian troops storm Damascus refugee area, chase rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government troops stormed an area of Damascus populated by Palestinian refugees on Saturday after a four-day artillery assault on the southern suburb where rebels have been sheltering, opposition activists said.
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