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Opposition: Syrian forces pummel Homs from the sky

Government helicopters pounded the besieged city of Homs from the sky, opposition activists said Sunday, three days after a so-called cease-fire in Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=i0S2OAqa9EE:vYGBVJ57cIU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=i0S2OAqa9EE:vYGBVJ57cIU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=i0S2OAqa9EE:vYGBVJ57cIU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=i0S2OAqa9EE:vYGBVJ57cIU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=i0S2OAqa9EE:vYGBVJ57cIU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></i

U.N. approves monitors for Syria as violence resumes

The U.N. Security Council, including Russia, condemns human rights violations on both sides in Syria. Meanwhile, activists say almost 30 people were killed in the country.BEIRUT — As the cease-fire in Syria appeared to be unraveling, the U.N. Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved sending as many as 30 unarmed monitors to try to help maintain the fragile truce.

Syria violence flares ahead of UN peace mission

Syrian forces pounded central districts of the flashpoint city of Homs on Sunday, resident opposition activists and a rights group said.

Syrian forces pound Homs, activists say

Government helicopters pounded the besieged city of Homs from the sky, opposition activists said Sunday, three days after a so-called cease-fire in Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=OJW-iW7vk1s:37osMviLguE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=OJW-iW7vk1s:37osMviLguE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=OJW-iW7vk1s:37osMviLguE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=OJW-iW7vk1s:37osMviLguE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=OJW-iW7vk1s:37osMviLguE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topsto

Tyranny of Syrian Army must stop!

(MENAFN - Arab News) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday the Syrian government had the prime responsibility to stop the violence in the country and withdraw its forces from urban areas ...

Opposition: Syrian forces pummel Homs from the sky

Government helicopters pounded the besieged city of Homs from the sky, opposition activists said Sunday, three days after a so-called cease-fire in Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yEpEjPuW4ec:eC312r8Bf0I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yEpEjPuW4ec:eC312r8Bf0I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yEpEjPuW4ec:eC312r8Bf0I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=yEpEjPuW4ec:eC312r8Bf0I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=yEpEjPuW4ec:eC312r8Bf0I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"&g

U.N. approves first observers for Syria

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday to deploy the first wave of U.N. military observers to monitor a fragile cease-fire between the Syrian government and opposition fighters.

U.N. approves monitors for Syria as violence resumes

The U.N. Security Council, including Russia, condemns human rights violations on both sides in Syria. Meanwhile, activists say almost 30 people were killed in the country.BEIRUT — As the cease-fire in Syria appeared to be unraveling, the U.N. Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved sending as many as 30 unarmed monitors to try to help maintain the fragile truce.

NATO Sees Flaws in Air Campaign Against Qaddafi

The findings undercut the idea that NATO could effectively carry out a more complicated campaign in Syria without relying disproportionately on the United States military.

The Lede Blog: Waiting for Observers, Syrians Document New Violence on YouTube

Syrian activists appeared to document the security forces opening fire on protesters at a funeral in the city of Aleppo on Saturday.

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