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Damascus yet to keep pledge to respect rights of detainees, UN inquiry team says
Despite Damascus’s pledge, the members noted that families still struggle to find relatives held in custody and many detainees face long periods of detention without judicial review.
Syria appoints new cabinet as government settles into power
Syria announces major drug bust through coordination with Iraq against Captagon trafficking
Sectarian attack: Eight dead, 21 injured in Homs mosque incident targeting Alawite minority
UN: 92 killed, 32 of them kids, in Syria attack
Artillery barrage on town of Houla draws condemnation, calls for action from UK's Hague, French FM, UN's Ban and Arab League.
Clinton to discuss Syria, Iran in Turkey
US secretary of state to visit Istanbul in early June; at least 90 killed in Houla; Annan announces visit to Syria.
Syrian troops attack Homs province; at least 50 killed
Kofi Annan announces first visit to Syria since presenting peace plan; UN nearing full deployment of 300-member unarmed observer forces; Ban blames al-Qaida for recent suicide bombings.
'Syrian army shells Rastan; 9 killed, 40 wounded'
Forces loyal to President Assad shell, rocket embattled town; FSA member: "Rastan has been destroyed."
Arab World: The killing grounds of Idlib
Reports of summary executions in the rebellious north highlight the West’s impotence in handling the Syria crisis.
Top UN truce monitor in Syria; Central Bank hit
Activists say violence has dropped in city of Homs as chief UN monitor arrives; Grenades fired at Central Bank, state TV says.
Syrian women risk lives to smuggle aid to dissidents
Smuggling food, medicine to opposition considered by security forces to be "aiding terrorists" and treated as severely as weapons smuggling.
6 killed in Syria as Annan touts peace plan
Mediator calls on Syrian forces, opposition fighters to put down their weapons; observer mission subject to assessment.
UN council approves up to 300 Syria monitors
Observer mission subject to assessment; Independent opposition figure: Post-Assad Syria would seek regional peace.
UN council approves up to 300 Syria monitors
Resolution says observer mission subject to assessment by Ban Ki-moon, notes cessation of violence incomplete.