Topic: Jim Muir
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Terrorism & Security Syria's opposition groups convene in Qatar – can they build a unified front?
The opposition's Syrian National Council began a conference in Qatar yesterday to overhaul its structure. Many, including the US, have lost confidence in the fragmented group.
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Terrorism & Security All parties make contingency plans as Syria's cease-fire wobbles (+video)
The US envoy to the UN warned that a monitor mission could be curtailed, while rebel fighters amassed weapons in preparation for a renewal of fighting.
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Terrorism & Security Humanitarian aid arrives in Homs, Syria, as international pressure builds
Even China and Russia – Syrian allies – have joined the international push for humanitarian relief amid Assad's harsh crackdown.
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Terrorism & Security End of Arab League observer mission to Syria opens door to renewed clashes
The Arab League's observer mission in Syria was suspended yesterday, and violence seems to be climbing once again as the United Nations attempts to take further action.
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Arab League observers head to Syria's war-ravaged Homs
A day after reports of heavy fighting and dozens killed in Homs, Arab League observers are heading to the city as a part of an effort to end the fighting in Syria.
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Syria vows to execute 'terrorists' after worst day of violence
Human rights groups estimate that at least 110 Syrians were killed yesterday, which would be the highest single-day death toll in the nine-month uprising.
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