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              Bashar Al Assad

              Latest news and stories about the ousted Syrian president who is now exiled in Moscow

              US president Barack Obama meets with his top advisors this week to find a way to increase pressure on Syria's Bashar Al Assad. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

              US reviewing options to pressure Al Assad

              WorldFebruary 19, 2014

              Syria gunmen fire on Jordan troops at border

              WorldFebruary 16, 2014
              A video has been posted online that appears to show Abdul Waheed Majid, believed to be the first British suicide bomber to blow himself up in Syria. The footage apparently shows the 41-year-old, from Crawley in West Sussex, dressed in white — next to the large armoured lorry bomb which was driven into the walls of Aleppo prison on February 6, 2014. BBC

              West fears return of citizens fighting in Syria

              WorldFebruary 15, 2014
              A man carries a wounded child following an airstrike by government forces on the outskirts of Aleppo on February 14. Casualties from the country’s civil war countinue to mount as peace talks in Geneva fail to make headway. Khaled Khatib / Aleppo Media Centre / AFP

              Obama calls for alternative Syria policy as peace talks falter

              WorldFebruary 15, 2014

              The US will count the cost of ‘doing nothing’ in the region

              The NationalFebruary 15, 2014

              Obama hosts Jordan’s king amid concerns over changing US approach to the region

              WorldFebruary 13, 2014
              Syrian artist Youssef Abdelke stands near his artwork during an exhibition at a gallery in Beirut on January 6. Abdelke has been touring the Middle East with his work but he always returns, doggedly, to his base in Damascus. Jamal Saidi / Reuters

              Syrian artist fights for meaning as ‘rivers of blood’ flow in civil war

              WorldFebruary 10, 2014
              A man looks at a United Nations staff member ahead of being evacuated from the besieged district of the central Syrian city of Homs to a safer location on February 9, 2014. Bassel Tawil/AFP Photo

              Hundreds of Syrian civilians evacuated from Homs

              WorldFebruary 09, 2014
              The Syrian government and rebels fighting to topple Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad reached an agreement on allowing humanitarian aid to reach the besieged city of Homs. Yazan Homsy / Reuters

              Homs hopes for relief during “humanitarian pause”

              WorldFebruary 07, 2014
              Civilians carry their belongings as they leave a besieged area of Homs on Friday. Yazan Homsy / Reuters

              Civilians leave Homs as Assad regime confirms it will attend new round of talks

              WorldFebruary 07, 2014

              Syria peace talks pay dividends for rebels on the battlefield

              WorldFebruary 06, 2014
              Syrian rebels seized control of most of Aleppo’s central prison on Thursday, freeing hundreds of detainees, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Mohammed Al Khatieb / AFP

              Syria says it has agreed Homs humanitarian deal with UN

              WorldFebruary 06, 2014
              Rebels defending the town run towards a forward fighting position as the battle for Maaret Al Numan, in the southern Idlib province, continued between rebel forces and the Syrian government troops, on November 19, 2012. John Cantlie/AFP Photo

              Cash boost for Syrian rebels to pressure Assad

              WorldFebruary 05, 2014

              The region’s problems are not marked by old lines in the sand

              The NationalFebruary 05, 2014

              Despite increased US aid to Syria rebels unity remains elusive

              WorldFebruary 05, 2014
              The Syrian foreign minister Walid Al Muallem speaks after peace talks in Geneva ended on Friday. Martial Trezzini / EPA

              UN sets sights on fresh Syria talks from February 10

              WorldJanuary 31, 2014
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