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As insurgents swept across Syria in just 10 days, bringing an end to the Assad family’s 50-year rule, they broke into prisons and security facilities to free political prisoners and many of the tens of thousands of people who disappeared since the conflict began in 2011. CBC | World News
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Russia grants asylum to ousted Syrian dictator Assad
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Read More »Syrian rebels advance on heavily defended key city of Homs
Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance on Saturday, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs to try to save President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian government forces pull out of Hama after rebel advance
Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major new victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 25 killed as Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syrian rebel territory
At least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in air strikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia, the Syrian opposition-run rescue service known as the White Helmets said early on Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Civilians flee Aleppo as Syrian military vows to retake city from rebels
Thousands of civilian cars were fleeing the Syrian city of Aleppo from the main Khanasir Athriya intersection out of the city hours after insurgents overran main neighbourhoods, according to residents. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian authorities close Aleppo airport after rebels breach city in shock attack
Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo. CBC | World News
Read More »Migrant deaths reported near Greece as EU grapples with new Syrian war migrant flows
The European Union’s chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, expresses sympathy with Turkey over the conflict in Syria but says it’s not permissible for Ankara to let refugees and migrants on its territory cross into Europe as reports indicate at least two migrants have died trying to reach Greece. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian refugees tear gassed as they desperately try to cross border into Greece – VIDEO
WATCH the moment Syrian refugees are tear-gassed as they desperately try to cross the border into Greece. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Turkish official says 29 soldiers killed in airstrike by Syrian government forces
An airstrike by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region killed more than two-dozen Turkish soldiers, the local governor in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hatay said early Friday, raising an earlier death toll. CBC | World News
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