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      <title>Insider sheds light on Syria's chemical arms</title>
      <description>Former scientist for country's programme says the regime used sarin agent in small quantities to halt rebel advances.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria dissident proposes Assad 'safe exit'</title>
      <description>Moaz al-Khatib, former National Coalition chief, suggests president hand over power to vice president or prime minister.</description>
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      <title>Deadly violence continues in northern Lebanon</title>
      <description>Fresh clashes between Tripoli residents backing rival factions in Syria's conflict bring death toll since Sunday to 20.</description>
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      <title>Kerry urges Assad to commit to peace</title>
      <description>US secretary of state calls on Syrian president to commit to ending war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.</description>
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      <title>Syria parties 'preparing for peace talks'</title>
      <description>Opposition and government to take part in internationally-sponsored peace conference, Syria peace envoy says.</description>
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      <title>Jabhat al-Nusra's rising stock in Syria </title>
      <description>Even moderates back group with hard-line fighters despite radical ideology in absence of Western help to topple Assad.</description>
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      <title>Timeline: Israeli attacks on Syrian targets</title>
      <description>Recent strikes allegedly hit Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah, amid growing fears of chemical weapons transfers.  </description>
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      <title>Syria smuggling 'getting out of hand'</title>
      <description>Illegal cross-border trade between Syria and Turkey is flourishing as fighting allows smugglers to open up new routes.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:05:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Analysis: World plans for a post-Assad Syria</title>
      <description>Countries around the globe are drawing up strategies for Syria in case the armed conflict takes a decisive turn.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:06:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Moaz al-Khatib: The priority is to save Syria</title>
      <description>Outgoing head of the Syrian National Coalition discusses his decision to resign and the next steps for the opposition.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 09:59:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Gauging Hezbollah's role in Syria</title>
      <description>With Syrian opposition angered at Lebanese group's support for the regime, what does it mean for regional security?</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria</title>
      <description>Senior military officer says weapons transfer will "prolong suffering" amid push for international peace conference.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Child labour on the rise amid Syria conflict</title>
      <description>Many families, desperate for money, have turned to their children for help.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:56:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Turkey PM and Obama discuss Syria</title>
      <description>Two leaders pledge to increase pressure on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down during talks in Washington.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:27:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syrian opposition groups say Assad must go</title>
      <description>Dissidents meeting in Spain say they oppose negotiation with Syrian president unless it is aimed at his departure.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN condemns Syrian government for violence</title>
      <description>General Assembly approves Qatari-drafted measure condemning alleged rights abuses by government amid continued violence.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:27:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Turkey blames 'inaction' on Syria for attacks</title>
      <description>Foreign minister Davutoglu says deadly bombing near border breached Turkey's "red line" as Syria rejects responsibility.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:10:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Turkey PM 'will support' Syria no-fly zone</title>
      <description>Erdogan says Assad government's alleged use of chemical arms means it crossed Obama's red line "a long time ago".</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hezbollah says Syria will send it new weapons</title>
      <description>Head of Lebanese armed group says shipment of advanced weapons would serve as Syria's reaction to Israeli air raids.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:56:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria back online after internet blackout</title>
      <description>Activists and watchdogs blame Assad regime as internet in war-torn nation resumes after two days without service.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria denies link to Turkey car bombs</title>
      <description>Syrian minister denies Turkish claim that groups backing Assad were behind twin blasts that killed at least 46 people.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:05:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria: Exploding beyond its borders</title>
      <description>As Israel is accused of carrying out attacks in Damascus, we look at the political and military impact on the region.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:18:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria: The Reckoning</title>
      <description>The history of modern Syria offering an intriguing and incisive perspective on the current war in the country.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jordan weighs Syria buffer zone</title>
      <description>Public concern over security and economic resources puts pressure on country overwhelmed with refugee influx.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:03:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel increasingly worried about Syria</title>
      <description>Concerns growing that advanced weapons could fall into the hands of Hezbollah or "opposition Islamists".</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:32:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Daughter of Syria's slain cleric speaks out</title>
      <description>Sumayya al-Bouti says top pro-regime preacher who died in a Damascus blast supported Assad out of his conviction.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syrians flee coastal town after 'massacre'</title>
      <description>Thousands of Sunni families leave city of Banias fearing more violence after dozens killed by pro-Assad militias.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:18:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Erdogan: Israeli raids aided Syria cover-up</title>
      <description>Turkish PM says "unacceptable attacks" enabled Assad government to deflect attention from alleged Banias massacre.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:16:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN peacekeepers abducted near Syria border</title>
      <description>UN chief condemns "kidnapping" of four peacekeepers monitoring ceasefire line in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>US sees evidence of chemical arms in Syria</title>
      <description>Obama reiterates chemical weapons use by Syria would be a "game changer" and warns US may have to "rethink" options.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 09:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Syria divided</title>
      <description>How will a permanent or even temporary partition of the country impact on the conflict?</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:10:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria lashes out at chemical arms use claims</title>
      <description>Assad information minister describes US and British claims "inconsistent with reality and a barefaced lie".</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:55:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria PM escapes car bomb attack</title>
      <description>State television reports that Wael al-Halqi escaped unharmed after deadly attack in Damascus targeted his convoy.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:27:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria: Uprising, revolution or civil war?</title>
      <description>Two years after peaceful protests called for political reform, thousands are dead and millions are displaced.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syrian troops make gains amid new strategy</title>
      <description>Unable to regain lost territory in north, northeast and south, regime focusing on fight for capital and Homs.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Symptoms indicate chemicals use' in Syria</title>
      <description>Dr Niazi Habash, who treated victims of April 13 attack on civilians, discusses his conclusions in exclusive interview.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:08:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fleeing Syria for their lives</title>
      <description>Al Jazeera showcases the most important object that the refugees fled with, on a day their numbers touched one million.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:41:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Neutral Syrian town drawn into battle</title>
      <description>Relative peace in town of Quaryatayn, north of Damascus, has recently been broken by both rebels and regime forces.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:40:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kidnapped Syrian bishops 'remain captured'</title>
      <description>Sources say two priests still missing despite claims of release, while fears mount for country's Christian community.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:08:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Clashes escalate on Syria-Lebanon border</title>
      <description>Rebels threaten to "move the battle into Lebanon" if Syrian offensive, which they  claim is Hezbollah-led, continues.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:57:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Minaret of ancient Aleppo mosque destroyed</title>
      <description>Syrian rebels and regime trade blame for destruction of Umayyad mosque in Aleppo's UNESCO-listed Old City.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:45:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria activists report massacre near Damascus</title>
      <description>More than 80 bodies found in Damascus district after days of fighting as opposition leader again offers his resignation.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kerry says US to double non-lethal Syria aid</title>
      <description>Top US diplomat says aid to opposition forces will increase to $250m, but stopped short of a pledge to supply weapons.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:35:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where is the Syrian conflict heading?</title>
      <description>An uprising that was inspired by the Arab Spring is now a violent conflict, with no end in sight.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:34:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title> Humanitarian assistance for Syria urged</title>
      <description>G8 foreign ministers "appalled" by conflict's death toll but make no commitment to supply rebels with lethal weapons.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:04:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syrian warplanes launch 'attacks' in Damascus</title>
      <description>Air raids carried out in and around capital, as rights group releases report about secret prisons holding activists.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:38:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Children killed' in Syria air raids</title>
      <description>At least 16 die, including children, in Kurdish village in Hassaka as regime jets pound rebel areas, activists say.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:22:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nabil el-Araby: Arming the Syrian opposition</title>
      <description>The secretary-general of the Arab League discusses the challenges the organisation faces over the conflict in Syria.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:51:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UN investigates Syria chemical weapons use</title>
      <description>UN chief writes to Assad with new request for access as US President Obama talks tough while calling for patience.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria says UN widens chemical weapons probe</title>
      <description>Damascus rejects what it says is UN attempt to broaden scope of investigation into alleged chemical weapons attacks.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:58:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Syria air strikes 'target civilians'</title>
      <description>Rights group says more than 4,300 civilians killed in government strikes since July, and calls the raids war crimes.</description>
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