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Syria: Violence prevents rescue of UN peacekeepers
On Friday, a U.N. mission to rescue 21 Filipino peacekeepers was aborted due to fighting near the village where they were being held. The peacekeepers were taken hostage Wednesday by a rebel group near the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
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Terrorism & Security Aleppo on the verge of full-scale battle as UN vote on Syria looms
The UN warned that the long-building battle for Aleppo is 'about to start' in earnest. Kofi Annan blasted UN Security Council inaction on Syria as he stepped down as peace envoy yesterday.
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Syrian ambassador to Iraq abandons Assad regime, defects (+video)
The Syrian ambassador to Iraq announced he was resigning his post and joining the opposition, pointing to signs that Assad's regime may be deteriorating.
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Terrorism & Security Report: CIA aids in funneling arms to Syrian rebels
According to The New York Times, the CIA is helping to vet Syrian rebel groups for arms shipments paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
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Peacekeepers attacked in Syria as U.S. accuses Russia of supporting regime
The country spiraled closer to civil war as UN forces came under fire; meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asserted that Russia was arming the Syrian regime with helicopters.
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Clinton accuses Russia of sending attack helicopters to Syria, escalating war
Hillary Clinton says the US has information that a delivery of Russian attack helicopters to Syria is imminent, saying 'such weapons will escalate the conflict quite dramatically.'
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Terrorism & Security Syria massacre not enough to break UN deadlock over stronger action
Russia's support for a UN Security Council condemnation of this weekend's Syria massacre had raised hopes that Moscow would support stronger action against its ally Assad.
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Syrian massacre: diplomats expelled from Western nations
The US, Britain, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Bulgaria all expelled diplomats in response to revelations that more than a 100 people were brutally killed in Houla, Syria, by Assad strongmen.
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Terrorism & Security UN envoy to Syria pins hopes for ending violence on observer mission
Kofi Annan said the observer mission was 'the only remaining chance to stabilize the country,' even though fighting has continued with observers on the ground.
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