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# Syrian Conflict

Process of destroying Syria's chemical weapons now under way

The team charged with the destruction of the weapons began the process this morning, a source in the international mission has said.

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Oct 6th 2013, 11:30 AM

Column: Full, unimpeded access for all doctors is immediately needed in Syria

It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.

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Oct 1st 2013, 1:00 PM

Column: Syrians are convinced they're considered 'expendable'... wouldn’t you be?

David Adams documents the often horrific experiences of ordinary Syrians caught up in the ongoing conflict. Time and again he hears tales of heartbreaking loss and suffering, from people who believe the world has forgotten them.

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Sep 30th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Bashar al-Assad

Syria: Inspectors prepare to destroy chemical weapons

UN chemical weapons experts leave country as separate disarmament group moves in to take next step against banned arsenal.

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Sep 30th 2013, 11:17 AM

Assad will destroy chemical arms - but it'll take a year and cost $1 billion

The Syrian President made his remarks in an interview with Fox News, telling the network that Syria is not gripped by a civil war.

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Sep 19th 2013, 7:27 AM

Obama and Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel

The two will take part in separate US television interviews today.

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Sep 9th 2013, 7:47 AM

‘It’s not a new photo’: Sinn Féin on picture of Chris Andrews with Bashar al-Assad

The photo of the party’s newest member was taken when the former Fianna Fáil TD visited Syria in 2009 and has re-emerged online in recent days.

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Sep 9th 2013, 7:31 AM

President Obama says no decision has been made on Syria but insists world must act

The US Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier that “the question is no longer what do we know, the question is what we in the international community do now.”

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Aug 30th 2013, 10:52 PM

“Syria is not like Iraq” – David Cameron makes his case for military action

Cameron told a special debate in Westminster that Britain could not stand idle in the face of “one of the most abhorrent uses of chemical weapons in a century”.

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Aug 29th 2013, 6:44 PM

# foreign intervention

Gilmore: Syria needs a political solution - not a military invasion

The Minister for Foreign Affairs described the deliberate use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria as “a very serious war crime” – but called for diplomacy rather than an invasion.

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Aug 28th 2013, 6:21 PM

# rising tensions

John Kerry warns Syria of “consequences” for using chemical weapons

The US Secretary of State said the “indiscriminate slaughter” by chemical weapons was inexcusable and undeniable.

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Aug 26th 2013, 11:08 PM

Hollande says evidence implicates Assad in chemical attacks

The French President said that everything led to the belief that the regime was responsible for the “unspeakable act”.

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Aug 25th 2013, 1:43 PM

Column: Those Syrian children are dead because the world didn't try to save them

Using chemical weapons and targeting innocent civilians are war crimes. But so is silence – and every day we sit back while this slaughter continues is another day that we have facilitated the killing of innocent people, writes Maurice McQuillan.

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Aug 23rd 2013, 9:53 AM

Syrian leader Bashar Asssad joins Instagram in 'despicable PR stunt'

“It is repulsive that the Assad regime would use this to gloss over the brutality and suffering it’s causing”.

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Aug 1st 2013, 10:57 AM

Barack Obama has decided it's time to send weapons to Syrian rebels

Associated Press reports that the White House has reached a view that the Syrian crisis requires greater intervention by western powers.

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Jun 14th 2013, 7:10 AM

France says Assad regime has used the deadly chemical sarin

Meanwhile, it is reported this morning that the Assad regime has retaken the key western town of Qusayr.

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Jun 5th 2013, 7:34 AM

Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured

The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.

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May 26th 2013, 7:30 AM

Turkey and US demand Assad stand down

The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.

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May 17th 2013, 7:56 AM

Column: For women giving birth in a war zone, I was more than just a midwife

Tens of thousands have died in the ongoing, bloody conflict in Syria to date – and those who remain live under constant threat of violence. Midwife Cathy Janssens writes about trying to bring new life into the world in such unstable circumstances.

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Apr 25th 2013, 7:30 PM

Assad warns of 'instability' across region if regime falls

Assad has said the fall of his regime would cause a “domino effect” that would lead to years of instability in the Middle East.

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Apr 6th 2013, 1:34 PM

Study finds 26 Irish people have fought in Syria

Researchers in London found that between 2,000 and 5,500 people from other countries have joined the rebel forces to fight against the Assad regime.

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Apr 4th 2013, 10:51 AM

Residents of Syria's Aleppo sell their belongings to survive

People are trying to sell off electronic devices to make money – but there isn’t enough electricity to make them work.

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Mar 29th 2013, 7:00 PM

Damascus hit by its deadliest bombing in Syria war

Almost 60 people were killed in the blast that rocked the city with many children among those wounded.

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Feb 22nd 2013, 7:46 AM

Syria VP says neither side can win outright

His comments came as the regime launched air strikes against a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus.

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Dec 17th 2012, 11:49 AM

Syria cuts off internet and phone networks

Authorities say the interruption is “maintenance” – but activists are accusing the Syrian regime of preparing a massacre.

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Nov 30th 2012, 9:53 AM

Syrian rebels make new push into capital Damascus

The regime stronghold of Damascus has seen a surge in violence this week with some of the fiercest clashes in months.

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Nov 7th 2012, 1:49 PM

Car bomb kills 50 in Syria as air strikes pound rebels

Air strikes continue as 50 pro-regime fighters are reported dead in the city of Hama.

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Nov 5th 2012, 8:26 PM

Turkish jets force Syrian plane to land over suspicious cargo

Turkey says that the plane’s cargo “did not comply with rules of civil aviation” as tensions between the two countries escalate.

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Oct 10th 2012, 8:51 PM

Damascus rejects UN chief call for unilateral ceasefire

The foreign ministry said it had twice implemented a ceasefire – but rebels had used it as an opportunity to ” expand their armed deployment”.

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Oct 10th 2012, 4:10 PM

Syria: Explosions rock army HQ in Damascus

Witnesses said the blasts set off hours of sporadic gunbattles and a raging fire inside the heavily guarded compound.

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Sep 26th 2012, 1:25 PM

UN peace envoy says Syria death toll is 'staggering'

Lakhdar Brahimi told the UN General Assembly that the destruction in the country is reaching “catastrophic proportions and the suffering of the people is immense”.

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Sep 5th 2012, 10:39 AM

Syria: UN chief 'shocked' at massacre reports

Meanwhile, French president Hollande says he is ready to recognise a provisional Syrian government.

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Aug 27th 2012, 6:56 PM

The Evening Fix: Sunday

Things we learned, loved and shared today.

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Aug 26th 2012, 7:56 PM

Syria: Dozens of bodies filmed as opposing sides blame each other for massacre

Footage posted online but not independently verified purports to show rows of bodies lined up at a graveyard and sprawled on Syrian streets.

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Aug 26th 2012, 5:40 PM

Costello to announce increase in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees

The junior foreign minister will visit a refugee camp in Jordan this week where it’s expected he will announce a significant increase in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the civil war.

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Aug 25th 2012, 11:32 AM

US will intervene in Syrian crisis - but only if Assad uses chemical weapons

President Obama says the issue of Syrian WMDs is two-fold, raising fears that chemical or biological weapons may fall into the hands of anti-Israeli extremists.

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Aug 21st 2012, 12:39 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.

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Aug 21st 2012, 8:35 AM

Syria: Departing UN observer chief criticises failure to protect civilians

International obligations towards civilians “have not been respected” by either side in Syrian conflict,

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Aug 18th 2012, 6:40 PM

Syria: Defected premier says regime is 'near collapse'

Riad Hijab, highest-ranking political figure to defect from the government, said he felt “pain in his soul” over the regime’s shelling and other attacks on rebel strongholds.

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Aug 14th 2012, 1:08 PM

# syrian crisis

Seán Crowe says Syrian conflict "can be resolved"

The Sinn Féin TD met with a representative of a main Christian community in Syria yesterday, who said the conflict as not simple as it is being portrayed by elements of international media.

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Aug 10th 2012, 9:10 PM

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