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Outside aid can help topple Assad, but intervention can prevent neither a humanitarian crisis nor a descent into chaos.
Opinion
Last Modified: 07 Aug 2012 15:33 GMT
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As a negotiated transition in Syria seems increasingly unlikely, we ask if there is an alternative to the UN peace plan.
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Foreign minister Walid al-Muallem says deployment of 250 UN monitors is "reasonable and logical", during visit to China.
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As the UN-backed ceasefire deadline passes with little sign of compliance, we ask if the peace plan will collapse.
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As 'Friends of Syria' meet in Turkey we ask if the Syrian government will ever heed international calls for a ceasefire.
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Envoy seeks to enlist Beijing's backing for his six-point peace plan, as violence continues in Syria.
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Government shells al-Khaldiyeh to force out opposition fighters, as Turkey shutters its embassy in Damascus.
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Security Council members increase efforts to convince China and Russia to end their veto of UN action in Syria.
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