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Syria's Bashar Assad visits recaptured Christian village on Easter - CBS News Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:04:02 GMT

CBS News

Syria's Bashar Assad visits recaptured Christian village on Easter CBS News In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, tours the Christian village of Maaloula, near Damascus, Syria, Sunday April, 20, 2014. Assad visited a historic Christian village his forces recently ... Syria: Bashar al-Assad 'launching chemical weapons attacks with chlorine'Telegraph.co.uk Three years on, the conflict in Syria is still raging. Our leaders cannot ...The Independent Syria removes 80 percent of chemical weaponsAljazeera.com Mirror.co.uk -Reuters -Liverpool Echo all 168 news articles »

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4 French journalists freed after 10 months held hostage in Syria - CNN Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:46:16 GMT

BBC News

4 French journalists freed after 10 months held hostage in Syria CNN (CNN) -- Four French journalists who had been held hostage in Syria for 10 months have been released, the French President's office said Saturday. Edouard Elias, Didier François, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres are in good health despite the tough ... French hostages tell of Syria basement ordealBBC News French journalists arrive home after Syria hostage ordealYahoo News 4 French Journalists Held Hostage in Syria FreedTIME ABC News -Aljazeera.com -Fox News all 487 news articles »

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Christians who fled Syria marking Easter in Chicago area - Chicago Tribune Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:08:34 GMT

Channel News Asia

Christians who fled Syria marking Easter in Chicago area Chicago Tribune Each time Edeette Chukro crosses herself at St. Mary's Assyrian Church in Roselle, she prays for her brother and sisters left behind in war-torn Syria, where it is no longer considered safe to make the sign of the cross outside their village. On Sunday ... Syria's Assad pays Easter visit to recaptured Christian townReuters Ahead of vote, Syria's Assad visits seized villageWashington Post Syria's Assad pays visit to recaptured Christian town on EasterLos Angeles Times Channel News Asia all 162 news articles »

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Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine, Syria in Easter greeting - Fox News Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:48:55 GMT

Toronto Star

Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine, Syria in Easter greeting Fox News VATICAN CITY – Marking Christianity's most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest ... In his Easter message, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine, SyriaWashington Post Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine, Syria at Vatican Easter MassNJ.com all 726 news articles »

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More barrel bombs hit Syria's Aleppo - Aljazeera.com Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:41:24 GMT

Aljazeera.com

More barrel bombs hit Syria's Aleppo Aljazeera.com President Assad visited the Christian town of Maaloula, which his forces recaptured last week [Reuters]. Activists have claimed that Syrian warplanes have targeted the neighbourhood of al-Fardous in Aleppo city with barrel bombs, killing at least 40 ... Syria: bombs and ballotsThe Guardian all 2 news articles »

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Syria's starving civilians struggle to survive in bombarded cities - The Guardian Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:13:52 GMT

The Guardian

Syria's starving civilians struggle to survive in bombarded cities The Guardian More than three years into Syria's civil war, the country is split into the "haves and the have nots". Those who live in areas controlled by the state are not going without. Residents of opposition areas, however, are in an increasingly desperate ... and more »

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Syria army advances in besieged Homs - Aljazeera.com Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:07:25 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria army advances in besieged Homs Aljazeera.com Syrian armed forces have made advances around the Old City of Homs, where some 1,200 rebels are dug in and under regime siege. The push by President Bashar al-Assad's troops came as a bomb exploded outside a mosque after the weekly Muslim ... Syria crisis: Homs bomb kills at least 14 in Alawite areaBBC News Syria car bomb blast kills 14 in Homs, state media reportsCBC.ca Syria negotiator says Homs once again a 'theater of death'Reuters Chicago Tribune -Telegraph.co.uk -Sarasota Herald-Tribune all 462 news articles »

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Non-Intervention in Syria Was a Grave Mistake - Huffington Post UK Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:39:02 GMT

Haaretz

Non-Intervention in Syria Was a Grave Mistake Huffington Post UK As a third, blood-soaked year of the conflict in Syria draws to a close, and with the number of estimated deaths continuing its ever upward climb, it is increasingly apparent that avoiding military action in the region was the wrong thing to do. Far ... Syria jihadists rattle staunch US ally JordanHaaretz Jordan delays rebel attack on Syria's 'southern front'Al-Monitor all 5 news articles »

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French Journalists Held Hostage in Syria Describe Nightmare Ordeal - Gawker Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:44:26 GMT

Irish Examiner

French Journalists Held Hostage in Syria Describe Nightmare Ordeal Gawker François and Elias were working for the French radio station Europe 1 when they crossed the border from Turkey to Syria. They disappeared on their way to Aleppo on June 6. A few weeks later, Henin and Torres disappeared covering municipal elections for ... Journalists held for 10 months in Syria reunited with familiesIrish Examiner 'We're lucky to be French,' say journalists freed in SyriaIrish Times all 9 news articles »

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Why Syria's cash-strapped jihadists let hostages go - FRANCE 24 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:14:26 GMT

Why Syria's cash-strapped jihadists let hostages go FRANCE 24 A leading expert on Syria told FRANCE 24 that the recent release of several Western hostages held by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) highlights the jihadist group's difficulties in securing funding from international donors. Four French ... and more »