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A woman holds a large Syrian flag at a rally in support of President Bashar Assad, pictured in the large banner, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
Damascus   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)		  The State 
Syrian troops push back in fight on Damascus edges
Mon 30 Jan 2012
BEIRUT - Syrian forces heavily shelled the restive city of Homs on Monday and troops pushed back dissident troops from some suburbs on the outskirts of Damascus in an offensive trying to regain... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Pro-Syrian regime protesters appear from a huge Syrian flag as they wave Syrian and Baath party flags, during a protest against the Arab League decisions, in Damascus, Syria, on Friday Nov. 25, 2011.
Photos   Russia   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  Daily Press 
Russia seeks to slow U.N. pace on Syria action
Mon 30 Jan 2012
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday sought to avert a swift U.N. Security Council vote on a Western-Arab resolution on Syria and said it wanted to study recommendations from Arab observers before... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Syrian army defectors secure a street near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)  Denver Post  Mon 30 Jan 2012
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A member of the rebel Free Syrian Army provides security Friday for a comrade's funeral in the Damascus suburb of Saqba. After the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission, troops loyal to the... (photo: AP)
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Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)  Atlanta Journal  Sun 29 Jan 2012
Syrian army launches offensive on Damascus suburbs
BEIRUT — The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus on Sunday, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in... (photo: AP)
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In this photo taken during a government-organised visit for media, Syrian army soldiers ride on their military trucks as they enter the villages near the town of Jisr al-Shughour, north of Damascus, Syria, on Friday June 10, 2011. my SA Sun 29 Jan 2012
Syrian army launches offensive near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus Sunday, storming neighborhoods and clashing with... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
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Anti-Syrian regime protesters raise their hands and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The Los Angeles Times Sun 29 Jan 2012
Arab League suspends monitoring mission in Syria
Reporting from Beirut— The Arab League said Saturday that it was suspending its observer mission in Syria amid escalating violence that has left scores dead in... (photo: AP)
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Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the Islamist Hamas movement, is seen during a meeting of the Follow-up Committee for the National Conference that combines eight Damascus-based opposition Palestinian groups, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 in Damascus, Syria. BBC News Sun 29 Jan 2012
Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, goes back to Jordan
The political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, is due to make his first official visit to Jordan, 13 years after Hamas leaders were expelled from the... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
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In this Jan. 3, 2012 file photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Arab League monitors walk through the Al-Sabil area of Daraa, Syria. Syrian activists are accusing President Bashar Assad's regime of misleading Arab League observers who are monitoring the government's compliance with a plan to end the country's bloodshed. They say authorities are changing neighborhood signs to confuse the monitors, taking them to areas loyal to the regime and painting army vehicles to look like those of the police — in order to claim the army has pulled out of flashpoint regions. The State Sun 29 Jan 2012
With violence rising, Arab League suspends Syria mission
CAIRO - The Arab League suspended its Syria observation mission Saturday, saying it was too dangerous to continue, as battles between security and opposition forces raged... (photo: AP / SANA)
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Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Al Jazeera Sat 28 Jan 2012
UN considers resolution on Syria
European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria's president to stand down, but Russia said their... (photo: AP)
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This video image taken from amateur video released by Sham News Network, a Syrian Freedom group, shows a man, left, preparing to throw an object at a tank as others look on, in Daraa, Syria Sunday April 24, 2011. An eyewitness says at least five people have been killed in the southern Syrian city of Daraa during a security crackdown. Syrian troops in armored vehicles and tanks stormed the southern town of Daraa early Monday April 25, 2011 and opened fire. It was the latest bloodshed in a five-week uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime. The Guardian Sat 28 Jan 2012
Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil
ZEINA KARAM Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar... (photo: AP / Sham News Network via APTN)
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A Syrian army defector, waves the Syrian revolution flag and shouts slogans shortly after he defected with other soldiers and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 Irish Times Fri 27 Jan 2012
UN to discuss action on Syria
France's UN mission said the Security Council would meet behind closed doors today to discuss the next steps regarding Syria, with council envoys saying the 15-nation... (photo: AP)
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Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali (L) meets Gaza's Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya in Tunisa on January 5, 2012. Ismail Haniya said support for Palestine should be a "religious and nationalist commitment" as he arrived for a two-day official visit in Tunis today to a welcome from Tunisia's new leaders.Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN Hamas Gaza chief leaves for regional tour France24
A mother looks at her malnourished and dehydrated child lying on a bed in Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Somalia is gripped by a devastating drought and famine that has already killed tens of thousands and is leaving many hundreds of thousands more, particularly young children and babies, in desperate need of emergency life-saving humanitarian assistance from the outside world. WFP: Up to 500,000 may need food aid in Sudan Lexington Herald-Leader
Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class James Woodward, seated in an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter keeps watch on the waters around the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Straits of Hormuz. Gulf Arabs have plans against Hormuz closure: official Daily Press
110517-F-GQ530-010 U.S. Army soldiers participate in the exercises Global Medic 2011 and Warrior 91-11-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., on May 17, 2011. Global Medic is a joint field training exercise for theater aeromedical evacuation system and ground medical components designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support. Warrior 91-11-01 is an exercise designed to give participating units an opportunity to rehearse military maneuvers and tactics. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones, U.S. Air Force. (Released) Iraq hits out over US drone flights Sydney Morning Herald
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. Putin urges for diversification of Russia’s economy in campaign article The Washington Post
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, in Chicago, on January 28, 2012. India won't scale down its petroleum imports from Iran: Pranab DNA India
Jebel Ali Port oil depots, JAFZ, Dubai (UAE) Iran sanctions may boost UAE oil revenues Gulf News
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Yemeni activist Tawakul Karman, center, chant slogans along with other demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Tawakul Karman: 'We brought down a tyrant. Now we need the West to keep him out' The Independent
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos delivers a speech during a parliament's meeting in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Greek PM claims consensus on austerity steps Al Jazeera
President Barack Obama, right, and Vice President Joe Biden, left, walk out of the White House and across Pennsylvania Ave. to the Blair House in Washington, Friday, July 31, 2009 Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address Gareowe Online
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