Assad gaining ground in Syrian civil war
By RYAN LUCAS FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, damages are seen in the town of Hejeira, which Syrian troops captured, in the countryside of Damascus,…
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Syrian and Russian leaders discuss peace talks
A Syrian soldier is passed by civilians carrying their belongings in the town of Hejeira in the countryside of Damascus which Syrian troops captured on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 as…
Syrian troops, rebels clash south of Damascus
By DIAA HADID This Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows…
Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap
By ZEINA KARAM FILE – In this Feb. 24, 2012, file photo,Turkish journalists holding photographs of their colleagues who lost their lives in Syria recently, from left, Anthony Shadid, Remi…
Mortar shell hits Vatican embassy in Damascus
By ALBERT AJI In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians look at…
Largest camp for Syrian refugees becoming a city
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, photo, Syrian refugees build a makeshift house at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan.…
Syria peace envoy: No talks without opposition
By ALBERT AJI UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks in a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Brahimi urged during his days-long visit to Damascus…
Watchdog: Syria destroyed chemical arms equipment
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this photo released Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, samples brought back by the U.N. chemical weapons…