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In this undated citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, people walk in a damaged street in the southern city of Daraa, Syria.
Mideast   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising		  The Independent 
Leading article: A regime's defiance fails to conceal its weakness
Thu 12 May 2011
In the face of overwhelming odds, the popular revolt against the Assad regime continues. Many hundreds have been killed, and thousands more, maybe tens of thousands, have been rounded up. Yesterday,... (photo: AP)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting with President Sarkozy.
Photos   Protesters   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising		  DNA India 
Ban Ki-moon urges Syria to halt arrests, let in UN
Wed 11 May 2011
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urged Syria on Wednesday to halt mass arrests of anti-government protesters and to heed calls for reform. Ban also said that UN humanitarian workers and human rights... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, addresses a Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, 10 May, 2011.  Scoop  Wed 11 May 2011
UN Stresses Security Council's Duty to Protect Civilians
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 3:26 pm Press Release: United Nations UN Officials Stress Security Council’s Role In Protecting Civilians During Armed Conflict New York, May 10 2011 - The recent unrest... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
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Anti-Syrian government protesters flash V sign as they protest in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Wednesday March 23, 2011. Syrian security forces shot live ammunition and tear gas near a mosque where protesters have been camped out in southern Syria, killing six people including a paramedic, activists said. The early morning attack near the al-Omari mosque in the southern city of Daraa marks the deadliest single day since anti-government protests inspired by uprisings across the Arab world reached this country last week. The latest deaths brings the number of people killed in Daraa since Friday to at least 13.  Wall Street Journal  Wed 11 May 2011
Syria Extends Armed Push; EU Sanctions Begin
By NOUR MALAS ABU DHABI—Syria's government on Tuesday said it was continuing military operations in three areas across the country, as rights activists said those sieges and continued mass... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, taken on Friday, May 6, 2011, Syrian anti-government protesters carry a banner during a rally in the central city of Homs, Syria. The Independent Wed 11 May 2011
Despite the sanctions, Assad sends troops into the villages
The Syrian regime continued its brutal wave of repression yesterday as it sent troops into southern villages around the trouble-hit city of Deraa in spite of EU sanctions... (photo: AP)
Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising
Sen. Hillary Clinton. (sl1) Scoop Tue 10 May 2011
Clinton Interview With Jeff Goldberg of The Atlantic
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 9:46 am Press Release: US State Department Clinton Interview With Jeff Goldberg of The Atlantic Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of... (photo: creative commons / )
Government   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia:Hillary Clinton
In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, taken on Friday, May 6, 2011, Syrian anti-government protesters carry a banner that reads in Arabic:"we're not going to shut up on the blood of our martyrs civilians and soldiers and our blood is not more precious than the blood of our brothers, Homs Youth," and " free people of the Syrian army, we are your brothers, fathers and children," during a rally in the central city of Homs, Syria. The Boston Globe Tue 10 May 2011
European Union imposes arms embargo on Syria
BRUSSELS-The European Union imposed an arms embargo Monday on Syria, where the government is conducting a violent and sometimes lethal crackdown on pro-democracy... (photo: AP)
EU   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising
In this Feb. 18, 2011, file photo, Bahraini anti-government demonstrators run during clashes between protesters and the Bahraini army during a demonstration in Manama, Bahrain. Huffington Post Mon 9 May 2011
Bahrain Crackdown Ignored By West
The fate of Bahrain's protest movement is a stark reminder of how Western and regional power politics can trump reformist yearnings, even in an Arab world convulsed by... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: 2011 Bahraini uprising
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad carry his pictures as military police load the coffins of eleven killed soldiers and security force members into ambulances before sending them to their families for burial, in front of a military hospital in the central city of Homs, Syria, Saturday, May 7, 2011. Chicago Tribune Mon 9 May 2011
Several protesters killed as Syria continues crackdown
Reporting from Cairo— Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad appeared determined to stop persistent antigovernment protests Sunday, with clashes in several... (photo: AP / SANA)
Democracy   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising
Syrian soldiers parade during a farewell ceremony at the army airbase at Rayak, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Tuesday April 26, 2005. The last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon on Tuesday, waving and flashing victory signs as they returned home in a surrender to international pressure and Lebanese demands that ended their country's 29-year military presence in its smaller ne The Independent Mon 9 May 2011
Syrian tanks and troops storm into city of Homs
Syrian tanks and troops entered three districts of the central city of Homs yesterday, residents said, as violence across the country continued amid anti-government... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens during a roundtable discussion on the home mortgage crisis Saturday, Jan. 12, 2007 at Bertha Miranda's Mexican Restaurant in Reno, Nev. (js1) Scoop Sun 8 May 2011
Violence in Syria: Statement by Hillary Clinton
Monday, 9 May 2011, 9:36 am Press Release: US State Department Violence in Syria: Statement by Hillary Clinton Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State... (photo: AP / Elise Amendola)
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai, at the Tete-a-Tete, in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 12, 2011. Indian PM supports Afghan reconciliation effort The Guardian
A Pakistan army soldier and a police officer stand guard in a street near the house of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Officials: Bin Laden eyed small cities as targets Seattle Times
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai inspecting the Guard of Honour, at a ceremonial reception, on his arrival at Kabul airport in Afghanistan on May 12, 2011. PM arrives in Afghanistan; 'welcome to your second home', says Karzai The Times of India
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Anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters wave the old Libyan flag as they celebrate the freedom of the Libyan city of Benghazi, Libya, on Monday Feb. 28, 2011. The West moved to send its first concrete aid to Libya's rebellion in the east of the country, hoping to give it the momentum to oust Moammar Gadhafi. But the Libyan leader's regime clamped down in its stronghold in the capital, where residents said food prices have skyrocketed. Battle for Libya shifts in desert sands as Gaddafi loyalists target oilfields The Independent
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In this photo taken on a government organized tour, tribal leaders attend a convention in a tent in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Libyan tribal support for Gaddafi unclear due to media spin The Examiner
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