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Bashar al-Assad

All time
four years on
More than 76,000 Syrians were killed in 2014
1 Jan 2015
6.4k
36
Syria
Three dead as supporters celebrate Assad election win
4 Jun 2014
6.6k
54
Syria
Column: Western powers should not intervene in Syria
Niall McGlynn
28 Apr 2014
390
40
South Sudan
Column: "The bodies are all gone, eaten by the dogs"
David Adams
16 Feb 2014
200
38
no peace
Rough start to Syria talks as both sides dig in but have yet to meet
22 Jan 2014
3.6k
32
Peace Talks
UN cancels Iran invite to Syria talks, Iran says they weren't going to go anyway
20 Jan 2014
4.2k
24
Syria
'It's difficult to explain the conflict to my children' --- Assad
20 Jan 2014
8.3k
80
Opinion
Column: Leaving it all behind – a Syrian family’s journey to safety
Cilina Nasser
13 Nov 2013
175
2
Syrian Conflict
Syrian opposition agrees to enter Geneva talks
11 Nov 2013
2.7k
13
airstrike
Israeli warplanes carry out Syrian airstrike
1 Nov 2013
10.2k
265
Syria
UN warns of Syria polio outbreak after cluster of cases reported
22 Oct 2013
4.1k
14
Syria
Assad: I should have won the Nobel Peace Prize
14 Oct 2013
8.7k
35
Bashar al-Assad
Syria: Inspectors prepare to destroy chemical weapons
30 Sep 2013
2.4k
13
Syria
Assad will destroy chemical arms - but it'll take a year and cost $1 billion
19 Sep 2013
5.1k
115
Syria
Obama: "I have a deeply held preference for peaceful solutions"
11 Sep 2013
4.0k
65
Bashar al-Assad
President Assad puts it up to US to produce evidence of chemical attack
9 Sep 2013
8.4k
115
Syria
‘It’s not a new photo’: Sinn Féin on picture of Chris Andrews with Bashar al-Assad
9 Sep 2013
13.0k
120
Syria
Only regime could have carried out chemical attack, French intel report states
2 Sep 2013
6.7k
89
Chemical Weapons
John Kerry: US has evidence sarin nerve gas was used in Syria
1 Sep 2013
10.1k
179
Tripoli
27 killed and over 350 wounded in Lebanon car bomb blasts
23 Aug 2013
3.9k
15
Opinion
Column: Those Syrian children are dead because the world didn't try to save them
Maurice McQuillan
23 Aug 2013
254
90
Syria
G8 calls for urgent peace talks and a transitional government in Syria
18 Jun 2013
3.4k
6
Syria
Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured
26 May 2013
3.3k
7
Syria
US reconsidering whether to arm Syrian rebels as at least 50 die in Bayda
2 May 2013
5.6k
56
NordWind Airlines
Near-miss as two missiles target Russian passenger plane over Syria
29 Apr 2013
19.9k
72
Syria
US believe it's likely that Syria have used chemical weapons
25 Apr 2013
6.6k
129
Opinion
Column: For women giving birth in a war zone, I was more than just a midwife
Cathy Janssens
25 Apr 2013
403
11
Syria
EU reveals plans to buy oil from rebel-held parts of Syria
23 Apr 2013
3.2k
15
Syria
EU eases Syria oil embargo in fresh help to rebels
22 Apr 2013
4.2k
17
G8
Crises in Syria and Korea to dominate G8 talks in London
11 Apr 2013
2.8k
6
Irish Aid
Ireland to give extra €1m in aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
8 Apr 2013
4.2k
66
Syria
Assad warns of 'instability' across region if regime falls
6 Apr 2013
4.3k
90
Syria
Arab League readies to hand Syria seat to opposition
6 Mar 2013
3.3k
5
Syria
Iran: ‘Bashar al-Assad will run for Syrian president again next year’
2 Mar 2013
4.9k
25
Syria
US pledges $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition
28 Feb 2013
2.4k
35
Syria
Navan teenager killed in Syria after joining rebels
23 Feb 2013
11.9k
29
Syria
Israel strike on Syria 'unacceptable': Russia
31 Jan 2013
5.3k
80
Syria
Assad appeals for dialogue to end Syria conflict
6 Jan 2013
4.3k
64
Syria
Car bomb in Syria kills at least 11 people
4 Jan 2013
2.0k
11
RIP
Irish citizen who joined rebel forces killed in Syria
20 Dec 2012
12.5k
142
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