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UN observers have dampening effect on Syrian violence, Ban Ki-moon says
Syrian forces opened fire Friday on anti-government demonstrators in a city widely considered a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, the opposition claimed.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=slh--TE8M-0:doxiVjHfq8E: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=slh--TE8M-0:doxiVjHfq8E: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=slh--TE8M-0:doxiVjHfq8E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=slh--TE8M-0:doxiVjHfq8E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=slh--TE8M-0:doxiVjHfq8E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border


The Lede Blog: Student Protest in Syria Unfolds Live Online
Syrian activists managed to broadcast live video to the Web from their phones of a demonstration by students in Aleppo, during a visit by United Nations observers.


Neighbors eye unfolding Syria
As events continue to unfold in Syria, the future of this Arab nation remains unknown.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ny-XZ-WFawE:GQfYD_xBQ94: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=ny-XZ-WFawE:GQfYD_xBQ94:7Q72WNTAKBA"><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=ny-XZ-WFawE:GQfYD_xBQ94:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ny-XZ-WFawE:GQfYD_xBQ94:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ny-XZ-WFawE:GQfYD_xBQ94:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=


A message to Assad? War games held near border
A military exercise involving more than 11,000 troops from 19 countries is under way in Jordan, reportedly just miles from Syria's border.


Diplomat: Confidential report finds Iran shipping arms to Syria
A confidential U.N. report reveals Iran is exporting arms to the Syrian government in violation of a ban on weapons sales, the same day President Bashar al-Assad blamed the violence in his country on the work of foreign-backed fighters.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=6qJ0hGPbkKs:D4dOFi3g2a0: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=6qJ0hGPbkKs:D4dOFi3g2a0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><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=6qJ0hGPbkKs:D4dOFi3g2a0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=6qJ0hGPbkKs:D4dOFi3g2a0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=6qJ0hGPbkKs:D4dOFi3g2a0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src=


Inside Syria rebel stronghold: 'The city was on mute'
Surrounded by ancient olive groves, Douma is just ten miles from Damascus but it feels like another world. It is a city under occupation.


US Expresses Deep Concerns over Escalating Violence in Syria
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The US has expressed deep concerns over escalating violence in Syria after a human rights organization has accused the Syrian regime of committing a massacre in Idlib ...


Six Ceasefire Monitors Caught Up In An Attack Delivered To U.N. By Syrian Rebels
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Syrian rebels delivered six U.N. ceasefire monitors caught up in attack that killed at least 21 civilians to U.N. colleagues on Wednesday, a rebel commander ...


Improvised Explosive Damages U.N. Vehicles in Syria
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Vehicles belonging to the United Nations monitoring mission in Syria were damaged after being hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) near the city of Hama Tuesday, ...


U.N. report finds Iran shipping arms to Syria
A confidential U.N. report reveals Iran is exporting arms to the Syrian government in violation of a ban on weapons sales, the same day President Bashar al-Assad blamed the violence in his country on the work of foreign-backed fighters.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=Ac1S-RslzCo:NwZcpLzygPg: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=Ac1S-RslzCo:NwZcpLzygPg: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=Ac1S-RslzCo:NwZcpLzygPg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=Ac1S-RslzCo:NwZcpLzygPg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=Ac1S-RslzCo:NwZcp