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Clinton warns Russia over Syria policy US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that Russia’s policy towards Syria will lead to civil war. Her comments come after claims that a Russian… 01/06/2012
Syrian opposition calls for strong UN action With little immediate sign of an end to the violence in Syria, despite UN envoy Kofi Annan’s best efforts to broker a ceasefire, exiled opposition groups have… 10/04/2012
Syrian actions seen before as peace plan ignored Here are some of the main points about international diplomatic efforts in Syria. The special envoy of the UN and the Arab League met the president of Syria… 10/04/2012
UN observer mission likely to pull out of SyriaThe resignation of Kofi Annan has left a question mark over the future of the UN observers in Syria. His criticism of the Security Council’s lack of consensus… 03/08/2012
Syria: UN monitor mission unclear as Annan quitsThe international community has voiced regret over Kofi Annan’s decision to quit as the United Nations and Arab League’s joint special envoy to Syria. The… 03/08/2012
Praise for Annan as Syria peace envoy quitsThe United Nations Secretary-General has commended Kofi Annan’s attempts to broker an end to the Syrian uprising following the peace envoy’s… 02/08/2012
Kofi Annan quits as Syria mediatorFormer UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will step down as UN-Arab League mediator in the 17-month long conflict in Syria. He will leave the post by the end… 02/08/2012
Diplomatic failure prompts Syrian oppositon to demand international actionThe Syrian National Council, the country’s main opposition umbrella group, has called on the UN to continue to threaten sanctions against the Syrian… 18/07/2012
Iran seeks greater diplomatic role over SyriaUN special envoy Kofi Annan has said the situation in Syria has reached a “critical point”. He was speaking in Moscow where he met Vladimir Putin in an effort… 17/07/2012
Iran, Iraq back Syria peace plan, Annan saysUN and Arab League envoy on Syria Kofi Annan said on Wednesday that both Iran and Iraq back his peace plan to end the 17-month standoff between President… 12/07/2012
Syria’s government frees 275 prisonersMore unverified amateur video purports to show Homs under heavy bombardment just two days after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad suggested a “step by step”… 11/07/2012
Annan seeks regional support ahead of UN briefing on SyriaAfter discussing Syria with ministers in both Iran and Iraq, peace envoy Kofi Annan will brief the UN Security Council later today. Annan is trying to… 11/07/2012
Syria president talks of ‘step by step’ ending of violenceSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has suggested a “step by step” approach to ending the violent conflict with the opposition. Speaking at a meeting in… 10/07/2012
Iran says Assad must stay in Syria for nowSyria’s staunchest regional ally, Iran, on Monday intimated that Bashar al-Assad might not remain president of Syria. The admission came as Kofi Annan was… 10/07/2012
Annan says talks with Assad “positive”The UN special Syrian envoy Kofi Annan has come away from his meeting with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaking of “constructive” talks. Annan said… 09/07/2012
Annan arrives in Damascus in bid to save peace planKofi Annan has arrived in Damascus for talks with Syria’s president in a bid to salvage something of his peace plan. The visit comes a day after the … 09/07/2012
World leaders agree Syria power dealWorld powers have called for the setting up of a transitional government in Syria to help bring the worsening violence, which has killed an estimated 14,000… 30/06/2012
Russia backs Annan’s Syrian transition planIt appears UN Syrian peace envoy Kofi Annan’s idea of a transitional national unity cabinet bringing the Syrian regime and opposition together to map a way… 28/06/2012
Annan says Iran must be part of Syria solutionHis peace plan failed to end Syria’s bloodshed. Now in Geneva, where crisis talks could be held at the end of June, international mediator Kofi Annan… 22/06/2012
UN Syria monitors find ‘strong smell of death’ in HaffaUN observers who were finally able to enter the Syrian town of Haffa, where there have been warnings of another massacre, say they found a ‘strong smell of… 15/06/2012
Escalation in violence in SyriaThere is growing concern that the Syrian regime, having seen how ineffectual the UN observers are, and how limited the international intervention is, is… 11/06/2012
UN chief says monitors ‘shot at‘ in SyriaUN chief Ban ki-Moon has condemned Wednesday’s reported massacre in Syria calling it an “unspeakable barbarity”. He was speaking at the start of a special … 07/06/2012
Syria at ‘tipping point’ says AnnanSyrian diplomats are being expelled from several western countries after a recent massacre left more than 100 people dead, many of them children. The… 30/05/2012
Annan to hold crucial talks with Assad after Houla massacreAmateur footage has been broadcast said to have been filmed as Friday’s massacre in the Syrian town of Houla unfolded. The Syrian government has denied its… 29/05/2012
Syria: Annan in Damascus to rescue peace planKofi Annan flew to Damascus to appeal to President Bashar al Assad and try to rescue his faltering peace plan. The UN and Arab league envoy has condemned… 28/05/2012
Syria ceasefire undermined by Rastan clashesSyrian rebels have reportedly killed at least 23 soldiers in battles around the town of Rastan just north of Homs. Several civilians also reportedly… 14/05/2012
Syria: Bomb narrowly misses UN observer convoyAn explosion has hit an army truck accompanying UN ceasefire monitors in Syria’s southern province of Deraa. The head of the monitoring mission was in the… 09/05/2012
Annan warns Syria peace plan could be last chance to avoid warAs violence rages on, Kofi Annan says the world cannot allow Syria to descend into a full-scale civil war that would have an impact on the whole… 08/05/2012
UN observer chief says Syria mission is “a huge challenge”In Damascus Syrian state run television showed the damage to the Central Bank after militants fired rocket propelled grenades at the building. The attack… 30/04/2012
Situation in Syria is ‘unacceptable’ – AnnanVideo evidence that Syrian forces have failed to withdraw heavy weapons and tanks from urban centres has been posted on the internet. Few doubt the lack of… 25/04/2012
Ban urges swift UN deployment in SyriaUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has described the situation in Syria as “highly precarious” as a handful of observers begin their duties in the… 19/04/2012
Ceasefire monitors arrive in SyriaAn advance team of six unarmed monitors has arrived in the Syrian capital. Two dozen more observers are expected in the coming days. Their mission is to… 16/04/2012
UN observers head to fragile SyriaUnited Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Security Council’s decision to send observers to Syria to monitor the implementation of special envoy Kofi… 15/04/2012
Fighting stops in Syria as ceasefire deadline passesBoth sides in Syria seem to be respecting Thursday morning’s ceasefire deadline. All fighting is meant to have ended by six o’clock in the morning local time… 12/04/2012
Syria ceasefire deadline passes with no reports of violenceFierce attacks on Syrian opposition neighbourhoods marked the run up to a dawn deadline set for all sides to observe a ceasefire. Six am local time came and… 12/04/2012
Syria to halt military operations on Thursday, says AnnanSyrian authorities promised international envoy Kofi Annan that they will meet Thursday’s deadline to stop military operations, according to his… 11/04/2012
Kofi Annan: Syria says it will respect ceasefireKofi Annan says the Syrian government has assured him it will respect the ceasefire with rebels, less than 24 hours before it is due to come into force. The… 11/04/2012
Syrian regime flouts UN ceasefire deadlineIn Homs Syrian forces have kept up their assault on opponents of President Bashar al Assad. According to activists the troops killed at least 26 people in… 11/04/2012
Annan admits concern over unfolding events in SyriaU.N. and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan has arrived in Tehran. He met with the Iran’s deputy minister of foreign affairs before the talking starts with… 11/04/2012
Still time for peace deal in Syria, says envoy AnnanKofi Annan, the UN and Arab League envoy on Syria, on Tuesday said there is still time for his ceasefire plan to work. He had earlier visited refugee camps… 10/04/2012
Too early to say Syria peace plan has failed: UN envoy AnnanKofi Annan, the UN and Arab League envoy on Syria, said on Tuesday that there should be no pre-conditions to stopping the violence. He said an end to the… 10/04/2012
Kofi Annan visits Syria refugees in southern TurkeyThe UN and Arab League’s envoy Kofi Annan is visiting Syrian refugees in southern Turkey, to see for himself some of the thousands sheltering in eight camps… 10/04/2012
Syria government ceasefire deadline missedThe deadline for the Syrian government to begin withdrawing forces from urban areas as agreed in a ceasefire plan, has come and gone – but there are ongoing… 10/04/2012
Violence in Syria leaves hopes for peace plan in tattersOpposition activists claim a military bombardment of a town in central Syria killed 35 people on Monday. Those deaths come 24 hours after as many as 40 died… 10/04/2012
Syrian forces fire at border refugee campSyrian forces have fired into a refugee camp across the border with Turkey, killing two people. The attack happened overnight in Kilis, just nine kilometres… 09/04/2012
Syria violence escalates ahead of ceasefire deadlineAs the government ceasefire date approaches on April 10, the violence shows no sign of slowing down in Syria. Rebels are rejecting a demand from President… 09/04/2012
Syrian authorities seek written guarantees from insurgentsSyrian authorities have demanded written guarantees from insurgents before they are willing to begin pulling back troops. A Syrian foreign ministry… 08/04/2012
UN Security Council supports Syria ceasefire deadlinesThe UN Security Council has given its formal backing to a deadline for peace in Syria put forward in Kofi Annan’s peace plan. In accordance with the deal… 05/04/2012
Syria: fighting broadens causing more refugeesViolence in Syria is spreading beyond the usual flashpoints – with government forces fighting rebels all over the country. Homs continues to be a hotspot… 05/04/2012
UN to urge Syria to comply with Annan planA UN Security Council resolution drafted by US diplomats will order Syria to comply with an April 10 deadline to halt the fighting and withdraw its forces… 04/04/2012
No sign of Syria ceasefire despite Annan peace planEven with the agreement to Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria, the violence continues and videos purporting to show it are still being uploaded a social… 04/04/2012
Syria accepts April 10 peace plan deadlineSyria says it will start implementing Kofi Annan’s peace plan by April 10 but wants commitments that the opposition will also lay down its arms. UN-Arab… 02/04/2012
Friends of Syria gather as bombing continuesOpponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are meeting Western leaders in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday. The Friends of Syria gathering will discuss… 31/03/2012
Annan gets China onboard Syrian peace pushThe UN’s international envoy to Syria Kofi Annan has got Chinese backing for a peace plan just hours after President Bashar al-Assad agreed to its demands for… 28/03/2012
Syria peace plan: Assad will be “judged on his actions”The US reacted sceptically to Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s acceptance of a UN-Arab League peace plan on Tuesday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton… 28/03/2012
Syria’s peace plan acceptance “a first step”Western nations cautiously welcomed Syria’s acceptance of a United Nations-Arab League peace plan on Tuesday. Germany’s ambassador to the UN Peter Wittig… 27/03/2012
Damascus accepts Annan peace plan for SyriaSyria has accepted a peace plan proposed by Kofi Annan and backed by the UN Security Council, according to the special envoy’s spokesman. But he… 27/03/2012
Annan garners support for his Syria peace missionUnited Nations and Arab League special envoy, Kofi Annan has declared the Syrian crisis cannot carry on indefinitely and that President Assad cannot resist… 27/03/2012
Medvedev warns peace plan is Syria’s “last chance”Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, on Sunday, signalled Moscow’s strong support for a six-point peace plan to end the violence in Syria. “This may be the… 25/03/2012
No agreement on UN Syria statement – yetRussia has suggested it is ready to back a UN statement supporting Kofi Annan’s mission to end the violence in Syria. While two rounds of talks have so far… 21/03/2012
Syria: Russia set to back UN moves, if conditions are metRussia says it is ready to support a United Nations Security Council statement on Syria, provided certain conditions are met. Moscow and Beijing have twice… 20/03/2012
Annan pursues Syria peace bid as violence rages onAs Syria’s uprising enters its second year, veteran negotiator Kofi Annan is pursuing his efforts to end the violence. After his own visit to Damascus, the… 16/03/2012
Russia calls for simultaneous ceasefire in SyriaKofi Annan is awaiting a response from Syria to his proposals to end the bloodshed across the country. After meeting the president at the weekend, the… 13/03/2012
New massacre claims as Annan’s Syria talks end without progressSyrian opposition activists say dozens of civilians were killed in a cold blooded “massacre” over the weekend in Homs. Rebels discovered a blood-drenched room… 12/03/2012
Syria violence rages despite Annan’s diplomacyThe arrival of Kofi Annan in Damascus appears to have changed nothing, as President Bashar al-Assad’s troops continued fighting on Saturday. Following days… 10/03/2012
Lavrov says boths sides to blame for Syria violenceRussian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, says the Assad regime should not be solely blamed for violence in Syria. During a heated meeting in Cairo, Arab… 10/03/2012
Envoy Annan meets Syria’s Assad to call for ceasefireThe UN and Arab League’s special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has met President Bashar al-Assad to call for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict. Syrian… 10/03/2012
Envoy Annan to demand ceasefire from Syria’s AssadThe UN and Arab League’s special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is meeting President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to press for an immediate ceasefire in the… 10/03/2012
More bloodshed in Syria on eve of Annan visitTank rounds and motor bombs continued to rain down on the Syrian city of Homs on the eve of a visit to the country by the UN/Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan… 09/03/2012
Fears of escalation in Syrian conflictWith the UN having seen at first hand the effects of the military crackdown on rebels in Homs, pressure is mounting once again on the Syrian leadership. A … 08/03/2012
Annan calls on Assad to stop the bloodshedUN and Arab League envoy on Syria, Kofi Annan has made a plea for President Bashar al-Assad to engage with efforts to end the country’s bloodiest turmoil in… 01/03/2012
Syria friends group calls for end to violenceSyria will come under renewed pressure to end violence and human rights abuses against anti-government protestors. Meeting in Tunisia, the “Friends of… 24/02/2012
