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Rebels in Syria kill 18 soldiers in car bomb

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International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is to head to Damascus on Thursday to meet Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, an Arab diplomat in Cairo says, as fresh bloodshed grips the north of the country. In a single incident, rebels killed at least 18 soldiers in a car bomb and ground attack on a military position in Idlib province of northwest More >

US Secretary Hillary Clinton in Turkey for key Syria talks

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Istanbul for talks on the conflict in Syria with Turkish leaders after Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its allies. Clinton flew in on Saturday after wrapping up a nine-nation Africa tour.

The visit comes after Washington on Friday announced sanctions on More >

Fierce clashes have persisted in Syria

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Syrian officials and opposition activists say fierce clashes have persisted in Syria’s commercial capital of Aleppo, stretching into a fourth day.

In separate developments, the opposition hinted it was ready to start talking about peace and accused the regime of deploying chemical weapons at airports near the country’s borders.

The state news More >

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