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Syrian students hold pro-Assad rally in Idlib

May 30, 2014, Press TV Syrians continue to hold support rallies on an almost daily basis on the eve of the country’s first multi-candidate presidential election. In the western city of Idlib, students took to the streets and voiced their support for incumbent President Bashar al-Assad on Friday. The demonstrators …

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Al Qaeda renegade group kills 15 Kurds in northern Syria

May 30, 2014, Reuters An al Qaeda renegade group killed 15 Kurdish people, seven of them children, in an attack on a village in northern Syria, a monitoring group and a photographer at the scene said on Friday. The attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which …

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A new Turkish aggression against Syria: Ankara suspends pumping Euphrates’ water

May 30, 2014, al Akhbar The Turkish government recently cut off the flow of the Euphrates River, threatening primarily Syria but also Iraq with a major water crisis. Al-Akhbar found out that the water level in Lake Assad has dropped by about six meters, leaving millions of Syrians without drinking …

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The Hypocrisy of Human Rights Watch

Winter 2013, NACLA Over more than a decade, the rise of the left in Latin American governance has led to remarkable advances in poverty alleviation, regional integration, and a reassertion of sovereignty and independence. The United States has been antagonistic toward the new left governments, and has concurrently pursued a …

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Obama vows to increase support for Syrian militants

May 29, 2014, Press TV US President Barack Obama has vowed to increase assistance for the foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government and people. In the commencement address at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, on Wednesday, Obama said he will work with Congress to “ramp …

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4 civilians dead, scores wounded in mortar attacks in Damascus and Hama

May 28, 2014, Sana Terrorists fired mortar shells on Damascus city, claiming the lives of four citizens and injuring scores others. A source at the Police Command told SANA that two mortar rounds fell on al-Nejmeh square and al-Hassan street, claiming the lives of two citizens. SANA reporter said that …

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