‘Syria’ Category
» posted on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 3:00 pm by Richard Spencer
Is Bashar al-Assad winning the civil war in Syria?
Dispatch: the Syrian rebels are in disarray and the regime is gaining ground. Two Telegraph correspondents report from the front lines in Damascus and Aleppo
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» posted on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 2:32 pm by Bruno Waterfield
Syria: Assad regime is making gains and ‘planning a major push’
President Bashar al-Assad has made such significant miltiary gains that arming rebels directly has become a matter of urgency, according to British sources.
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» posted on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 7:22 am by Telegraph Staff
Syria web chat with Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer
Telegraph correspondents Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer have both recently returned from Syria - here they respond to questions on the conflict and the situation on the ground.
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» posted on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 at 7:32 pm by AFP
France seeks to brand Hezbollah a ‘terrorist’ group
France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
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» posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 3:39 pm by Phoebe Greenwood
Syrian and Israeli forces exchange fire over the Golan Heights as conflict spreads
Syrian and Israeli forces exchanged fire over the Golan Heights on Tuesday and the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah sent more reinforcements to help the Assad regime attack a key border town as the conflict spilled further to the country's neighbours.
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» posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 11:20 am by Colin Freeman
Britain asks European Union to put Hizbollah on terror blacklist
The European Union is set to put the military wing of Lebanon's Hizbollah group on its list of terrorist organisations after a request from Britain.
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» posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 11:00 am by Ruth Sherlock
Syria: send your questions to Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer
Telegraph correspondents Ruth Sherlock and Richard Spencer have recently returned from Syria. Send your questions to worldfeedback@telegraph.co.uk ahead of Thursday web chat.
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» posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 3:48 pm by Ruth Sherlock
Syria: dozens of Lebanese Hizbollah fighters killed in battle of Qusair
Dozens of Lebanese Hizbollah fighters have been killed during an all-out offensive on the strategic border town of Qusair in Syria, a development that reveals the militia's unmitigated support for President Bashar al-Assad.
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» posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 3:01 pm by Richard Spencer
William Hague: Syria facing disintegration
Syria faces a military stalemate leading to a final collapse of the state and disintegration of the country if the Assad regime and rebels do not agree a peace deal, William Hague, the foreign secretary, said on Monday.
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» posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 12:08 pm by Telegraph Staff
William Hague: ‘No option off the table’ over Syria
Foreign Secretary William Hague says "no option is off the table" if President Bashar al-Assad's government fails to "negotiate seriously" at peace talks in Geneva.
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