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A Sunni gunman fires by his AK-47 machine gun during clashes that erupted between pro and anti-Syrian regime gunmen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday. The latest round of fighting first erupted on Monday in northern Lebanon between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime and at least 15 have been killed in the city this week and more than 100 have been wounded in fighting that is a spillover from Syria's civil war.

Syrian regime airstrikes kill 23 in eastern city

Last updated Friday, August 24, 2012 - 11:44am

BEIRUT — A fighter jet bombed an apartment building Friday in eastern Syria, killing at least 21 people after rebels in the area made significant advances in the city and took control of a major checkpoint, activists said.

In Damascus, shells from mountains overlooking the Syrian capital crashed into the rebellious suburb of Daraya as part of a days-long government offensive to regain control of the area. Activists said at least 15 people were killed in the shelling and clashes.

The air raid on Mayadin, a city in Deir el-Zour province near the Iraqi border, occurred after rebels gained control of a key checkpoint on a bridge over the Euphrates River there, local activist Abu Omar al-Deery said.

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Fragile UN-brokered cease-fire takes hold in Syria

Bassem Mroue, Karin Laub The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 1:49pm

BEIRUT -- A fragile cease-fire brokered by the U.N. took hold in Syria on Thursday with regime forces apparently halting widespread attacks on the opposition. But scattered violence was reported and the government defied demands to pull troops back to barracks, drawing criticism from international envoy Kofi Annan.

Annan told the U.N. Security Council that he was "encouraged" that the truce appeared to be holding but warned the Syrian regime has failed to implement key demands such as withdrawing troops and heavy weapons from cities and towns.

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Villagers carry the body of Ghassan Ali, 40, who was killed during clashes between the Free Syrian Army and the government forces during his funeral in Sarmin, north of Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. According to residents of the city at least fourteen people were killed yesterday during clashes between the Free Syrian Army and President Assad's forces. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

13 rebels die getting wounded journalist out of Syria

Ben Hubbard The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 11:56am

BEIRUT -- A wounded British photographer who had been trapped in the besieged Syrian city of Homs was spirited safely into Lebanon on Tuesday in a risky journey that killed 13 rebels who helped him escape the relentless shelling and gunfire.

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In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, taken Monday April 18, 2011, Syrians pray in Clock Square in the center of the city of Homs, Syria. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition Tuesday at hundreds of anti-government protesters who took over a main square in the country's third-largest city of Homs, witnesses and activists said.

Syria lifts emergency laws but warns protesters

The Associated Press, Zeina Karam

Last updated Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 12:23pm

BEIRUT -- Syria's government approved lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a key demand of anti-government protesters, but opposition leaders dismissed it as an attempt by President Bashar Assad to claim reforms but maintain his hard-line rule.

The blunt response suggested the month-old uprising could be entering a more volatile stage: protesters now aiming higher to seek Assad's ouster and his regime warning that the demonstrations must now end.

"We want freedom!" chanted thousands of people in the southern city of Daraa and coastal town of Banias, according to witnesses.

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Yemen branch of al-Qaeda avoids mistakes made in Iraq, report says

Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 4:09pm

BEIRUT -- Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, which security officials believe was responsible for last week's attempt to down American-bound aircraft, has managed to avoid the mistakes of its Iraqi counterparts, making it perhaps more resilient than the militant group's other franchises, according to an assessment by an analyst.

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