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Phones and Internet cut for second day in Syria
Phone and Internet networks were down across most of Syria for a second straight day on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. “In some areas, it is possible to access the Internet but with great difficulty,” Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. “It is also very difficult…
Over 300 die in bloodiest day of Syria revolt: NGO
More than 305 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest single day of the 18-month revolt, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “This is the highest toll in a single day since March 2011. And this is only counting those whose names have been documented.…
Syrian violence ‘leaves 35 dead’
BEIRUT — Syrian forces pounded Aleppo and Deir Ezzor provinces as at least 35 people were killed on Sunday across the country, among them 17 civilians, a watchdog reported. The regime forces, under the cover of heavy shelling, attempted to storm the rebel strongholds of Qusayr and Rastan in the…
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