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Daraa

Type: City

Name: Daraa

Latitude: 32.625278

Longitude: 36.10611

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 1 reports

Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people."To resign would be to flee," Assad said in an interview with the ... [Published Bangkok Post - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Car Bomb, Damascus, Syria, Terrorists, Chemical Weapon

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 27 mins ago - 1 reports

Assad tells Argentine paper he won't go

SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad says he welcomes a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war, but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper. "To resign would be to flee," he told the Clarin on Saturday when asked ... [Published Adelaide Now - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Chemical Weapon, Daraa, Syria, Resignation

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

United Nations

In a rare interview Syria’s Assad says he will not step down

BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a rare interview published Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt about the likely success of planned peace talks between his government and opposition forces and said he has no intention of stepping down.In the ... [Published Ya Libnan - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Syria, Chemical Weapon, Peace Talks, United Nations

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Father of Assad spokesman kidnapped in Syria

Gunmen in Syria have abducted the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, one of the most powerful voices in the government.The man was seized in the southern province of Daraa, government and opposition sources said.The BBC reports that ... [Published Radio New Zealand - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Kidnapping, Syria, Resignation, Daraa

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 11 reports

Gunmen abduct father of Assad spokesman Faisal Mekdad

Gunmen in Syria kidnapped the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, a leading voice in Assad's regime.EnlargeSyrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (R) receives Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa in Damascus on March 24, ... [Published GlobalPost - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Kidnapping, Daraa, Syria, Civil War

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Violence unabated across Syria

DAMASCUS: Gunmen on Saturday abducted the elderly father of Syria’s deputy foreign minister, the official’s office said, in the latest kidnapping targeting family members of figures in President Bashar Al Assad’s regime.The father of Deputy Foreign Minister ... [Published The Gulf Today - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Kidnapping, Aleppo

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Syrian army advances in south & north areas

In a Damascus suburb, SANA news agency reported the government’s troops attacked a group affiliated with the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, and demolished several rebel’s positions. The army also combatted rebels in the southern province of Daraa, in the ... [Published CNTV - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Syrian Arab Army, Daraa, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Homs

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Little hope for peace talks as Syria starts to break up

The black flag of jihad flies over much of northern Syria. In the centre of the country, pro-government militias and Hezbollah fighters battle those who threaten their communities. In the north-east, the Kurds have effectively carved out an autonomous ... [Published Canberra Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Syria, Peace Talks, Brutality, Homs, Joseph Holliday

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Syrian army attacks rebel forces in provinces

The Syrian army has carried out a series of attacks against rebel forces in several provinces, SANA reports.A large number of militant units were destroyed in Duma, Harasta, Mleha and in one of the neighborhoods of Damascus.The Syrian military have also ... [Published Voice of Russia - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Syrian Arab Army, Taxes, R.S. Corp Ltd, US Congress, Russia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

U.N. chief urges Syria peace talks

Rebels fire artillery in the latest attempt to take a vital military base near the southern city of Deraa. The fighters are attempting to reverse recent regime gains in the south of the country. Speaking in the Russian town of Sochi, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon ... [Published Reuters UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: Peace Talks, Syria, Sergey Lavrov, United Nations, Ban Ki-moon

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 4 reports

Syrian rebels launch offensive in the south

AMMAN - Syrian rebels said they attacked an important military base in the south and checkpoints in the city of Deraa on Thursday, trying to regain ground lost to President Bashar al-Assad's forces near the Jordanian border.The rebels were thrown onto ... [Published Eye Witness News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Daraa, Damascus, Jordan, anti-aircraft, Golan Heights

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 12 reports

Troops take key town

Syrian troops took full control of Khirbet Ghazaleh near the motorway linking Damascus with Jordan today.Rebels seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad are trying to carve a pathway from the Jordanian border through the southern province of Daraa ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 13 2013]

Entities: Daraa, Car Bomb, Bashar al-Assad, Damascus, Jordan

Quotes

The use of chemical weapons "would mean the death of thousands or tens of thousands of people in a matter of minutes. Who could hide something like that?" he asked Telam

Syrian Arab Republic: Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 6 hours ago]

"Today armed men abducted Mr. Mekdad's father from his home in the village of Ghossom," the source said. "They beat him up in front of his family then took him to Daraa city."

Gunmen abduct father of Assad spokesman Faisal Mekdad [Published GlobalPost - 8 hours ago]

...control of Tlaissiyeh, Zoghbe, Shaata and Balil, after the withdrawal of the army following several weeks of fighting," the Observatory said. "The residents abandoned the villages at the beginning of the fighting" it added

Syria opposition seizes villages [Published Oman Observer - 10 hours ago]

"This is the possibility. The possibility is not to enter the conference predetermined on something that the people did not determine themselves" he said

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter [Published Fresno Bee - 10 hours ago]

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Assad tells Argentine paper he won't go [Published Adelaide Now - 12 hours ago]
Syrian army advances in south & north areas [Published CNTV - 13 hours ago]
Gunmen abduct father of Syria deputy FM official [Published Hindustan Times - 14 hours ago]
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Jordan to host ‘world’s largest refugee camp’ [Published Nigeria Punch - May 18 2013]
Little hope for peace talks as Syria starts to ... [Published Canberra Times - May 17 2013]
U.N. chief urges Syria peace talks [Published Reuters UK - May 17 2013]
Three Syrias emerge on sectarian lines [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Unlawful Killing of Syrian Women [Published Impunity Watch - May 14 2013] 7543 women including 2454 girls and 257 infants were killed by the Syrian Government’s Armed Forces since the beginning of the Syrian revolution. Unlawful killing of Syrian WomenReport Prepared by Syrian Network for Human Rights SNHR – By our daily ...
Syria: how the violence began, in Daraa [Published OpEdNews - May 13 2013] Contrary to many reports, the armed rebellion in Syria did not grow from peaceful protests. Armed attacks on police and civilians in Daraa took place during the political reform marches in Daraa, in March 2011. ...
Syrian Revolution Digest: Sunday, 5 May 2013 [Published Impunity Watch - May 07 2013] “Cleanse and Liberate!” As a pro-Assad militia leader explained that the driving philosophy behind the current operations in Banyas and its surroundings is to “cleanse and liberate” the only coastal town in Syria where Sunnis make up a majority, ...
SNHR Casualties Report: Sunday, 5 May 2013 [Published Impunity Watch - May 07 2013] Syrian Network for Human Rights documented 109 victims, Sunday 5/5/2013 all across Syria, most of them in the Tartous costal region: 15 children, 3 fetuses, 15 women, 24 armed rebels. Tartous: 23 victimsDamascus and countryside: 23 victimsHoms: 19 v ...
SNHR Casualties Report: Monday, 6 May 2013 [Published Impunity Watch - May 07 2013] Syrian Network for Human Rights documented 111 victims, Monday, 6/5/2013 all across Syria, most of them in Damascus and countryside and Tartous in the coastal region. Among the victims: 7 children, 6 women, 2 tortured to death, and 32 armed rebels Damascus ...

Audio/Video

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Symbol of revolution comes down in Syria [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 13 2013]
Rebels take control of border crossing [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 06 2013]
Syrian rebels 'seize' key town near Jordan [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 30 2013]
Inside Syria - Where is the Syrian conflict hea... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 17 2013]
Live update \| Freed UN hostages cross into Jordan [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 09 2013]

Press Releases

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