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Iran prosecutor killed in attack: Official
Sistan-Baluchestan is home to a large community of minority Sunni Muslims, unlike the rest of Shiite-dominated Iran, and the province has long played host to drug traffickers and Sunni militants.
Syria rebel chief: extremists ‘stealing revolution’
An unknown number of foreign fighters has streamed into Syria to join jihadist rebel groups such as the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
US urges UN action, Syria sees stalemate
Damascus believes the conflict has reached a stalemate and would call for a ceasefire if long-delayed peace talks in Geneva were to take place.
Syria rebels ‘agree truce with jihadists’ in Azaz
The rival groups also undertook to free detainees captured in Wednesday’s fighting
Heart of Syria ‘revolution capital’ pulverised
The Syrian government’s recapture of a rebel district of flashpoint Homs came at a high cost
Kerry to meet Syrian rebel leaders at UN
Meeting comes as US plans to boost military aid to the rebels gain steam.
Spain raids Al-Qaeda ring sending fighters to Syria
The network, operating in Ceuta and the neighbouring Moroccan town of Fnideq, sent dozens of Islamist militants to Syria
Syria troops shell Damascus district: activists
The fighting came on the third day of a regime attempt to clear rebel forces from the neighbourhood in northeastern Damascus
Syria opposition vows to fight on to topple Assad
The National Coalition spoke out as troops and rebels were locked in fierce clashes outside the Damascus district of Qabun
Egypt to aid Syrian rebels
President Morsi condemns Al-Assad regime and Hezbollah for ‘flagrant aggression’ and pledges to provide financial aid to the Syrian rebels.
US pledges military aid to Syria rebels as battles rage
Obama’s administration announced Thursday it had conducted a review of intelligence reports and concluded that Syrian regime forces had used banned arms, including sarin nerve gas
Assad gains sharpen focus on arming Syrian rebels
Hague and Kerry made a passionate plea for Europe, the US and its allies to do more for “the innocent victims of war and repression.”
Syria death toll more than 93,000: UN
This is most likely a minimum casualty figure
UN Golan force in crisis after Austria pullout, casualties
The move by Austria is “significant” because it provides such a large amount of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) force
UN adds Syrian militants Al Nusra to sanctions list
The group, a feared force battling President Bashar al-Assad, is now subject to an international asset freeze and arms embargo
Rebels boosted as Assad forces close in on Qusayr
Rebels said hundreds of fighters had broken through army lines to join the battle.
28 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
Rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machineguns have all been used in six days of clashes in the port city, in the deadliest violence to rock the country for years.
Syria regime agrees to attend peace conference: Russia
Moscow criticised Syria’s various opposition groups for presenting tough demands
Syria opposition peace talks enter second day
The National Coalition is expected to choose a new president, incorporate new members and decide the fate of an interim rebel government
Army deploys around Libya capital amid seiges
Soldiers in pickup trucks mounted with machineguns and anti-aircraft weapons were deployed in the Tripoli
US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels
After having rejected the idea previously, Obama’s deputies were weighing the option of providing weapons to Syria’s outgunned opposition
Troops backed by militia battle rebels around Damascus
Fierce clashes broke out on the edges of the Syrian capital on Friday, as troops took on rebels in the north, south and east
Syrian refugee numbers top 1.4 million
The total number of Syrians registered as refugees was 1,401,435, the UNHCR warned that it was no longer able to meet their medical needs
Israel PM says could block weapons to Syrian rebels
Israeli prime minister said if advanced arms fell into the hands of Islamist militants it could redefine regional security threats
Syria’s Assad slams Arab League
“All these theatrics have no value in our eyes,” Al Assad said
President flees as Central African rebels seize capital
Fighters from the Seleka rebel coalition took control of the presidential palace to declare their victory
Central African rebels push into capital
After collapse of two month old peace deal, rebels enter the Central African Republic capital
Syria rebels stage surprise assault in Homs
The new battle for Baba Amr began as jihadist fighters in the oil-producing east said they had established religious committees to administer the area’s policing, judiciary and emergency services.
55 die as Damascus rocked by fighting, shelling: NGO
At least 19 civilians, 28 rebels and eight soldiers have been killed since the launch of the offensive
Obama offers $155m in aid to Syria refugees
Obama, unveiling a grant, which will take US humanitarian help to Syrians to $365m