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Syrian Army Resumes Shelling Despite Ceasefire
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Twenty-six people dead after attacks Monday.
Read more...Syria Accepts Terms Of UN Peace Proposal
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Envoy to the United Nations Kofi Annan, here in 2009. (World Economic Forum/Creative Commons)
Annan's proposal called for dialogue without ousting Assad.
Read more...Assad Regime Loyalists Demonstrate In Support On Uprising Anniversary
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Recent anti-regime demonstrations, like this one in Homs March 4, have sparked a military crackdown. (Freedom House/Flickr)
Some forcibly bussed in.
Read more...Syrian Security Forces Continue Battering Homs, Red Cross Seeks Cease-fire
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A burning building. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons. Photo by FreedomHouse. The creator says the building is in Homs.
U.S. debates arming rebels.
Read more...Clinton Upset Over UN Decision
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Secretary of State Hilary Clinton called Russia and China’s decision to veto a UN resolution a “travesty.”
Read more...Thousands In Tahir Square On Revolution Anniversary
One year later, an admixture of moods in Tahir Square.
Read more...Cairo Chaos Continues-Updated
Tahrir Square continues to be a bloody battleground as 22 protesters have been killed, 1,700 wounded
Read more...Police Crack Down On Peaceful Protesters In Tahrir Square
Tahrir Square, February 2011. (Ramy Raoof/Creative Commons)
Had organized against expanding military power.
Read more...Arab League Votes To Suspend Syria
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Pro-Assad rally, April 2011. (Creative Commons)
Punishment for violent oppression.
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