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Syria
UN no longer 'fit for purpose' after Syria, says AmnestyAlex Spillius Telegraph 05/23/2012 | Syria complains to UN about tourism downturn amid conflict Reuters 05/17/2012 |
 The world body had failed in its basic duty after Russia and China blocked several resolutions against the Bashar al-Assad regime, said Salil Shetty, Amnesty's secretary general, launching its annual report. |  Syria has complained to the United Nations that its tourism industry has been severely damaged by a 14-month conflict between government forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, which has raised fears of civil war. |
Syrian Activists: Government Attacks Kill 9 VOA News 05/16/2012 | Syrians raid village, at least 5 dead USA TODAY 05/13/2012 |
 Syrian activists say government shelling and gunfire killed at least nine people across the country on Wednesday, most of them in a region where U.N. military observers were caught up in a deadly shooting and bomb blast the day before. |  Activists say Syrian troops have shelled the rebel-held central town of Rastan. |
EU Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Syria, as Violence Continues VOA News 03/22/2012 | Israeli officials say Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is doomedJoel Greenberg The Washington Post 12/14/2011 |
 The European Union has decided to impose new sanctions on the inner circle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as fresh clashes broke out across the country. |  In a shift, Israeli officials are welcoming the prospect that Syria’s embattled president, Bashar al-Assad, will be overthrown, an event Defense Minister Ehud Barak says could be weeks away. |
Syria troops have killed more than 250 children, UN report findsIan Black The Guardian 11/28/2011 | Syria's Assad warns of "earthquake" if West intervenesAndrew Gilligan Telegraph 10/29/2011 |
 Syrian security forces have committed "crimes against humanity" since widespread anti-government protests began in March, according to a damning UN report (pdf) that will add to the mounting pressure on the president, Bashar al-Assad. |  Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has warned that Western action against his country would cause an "earthquake" that would "burn the whole region". |
Syria warns against recognition of opposition councilDominic Evans Reuters 10/09/2011 | Report: Assad threatens to attack Tel Aviv in case of NATO strike Ynetnews 10/04/2011 |
 Syria threatened Sunday to retaliate against any country that formally recognizes a recently established opposition National Council which is seeking international support for the six-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. |  Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday threatened to set fire to the Middle East, and especially to Israel, if NATO attacks Syria, the Iranian Fars news agency reported. |
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