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Syria Revolution’s New High Violence is No Phase
Dictatorship Committing Atrocities Daily as World Silent Amid Syria Revolution’s New High Violence
Damascus at War: Dictatorship’s Best Troops Attack Poor Neighborhood
Refugee Crisis in Every Neighboring Country as Violence Engulfs Syria With Damascus at War
Syria Dictatorship Turns Tanks, Helicopters on Damascus
Rebels Holding Large Swaths Territory as Syria Dictatorship Uses War Helicopters on Damascus
Brutal Violence From Syrian Dictatorship as Democratic World Absent
Desperate People Bravely Prepare Escalating Fight Against Brutal Violence From Syrian Dictatorship
Violence in Syria as Dictatorship Circles the Wagons
Syria as Dictatorship: Rebels in Control of Borders as Huge Syria Refugee Crisis Worsens
Obama Praises Democracy’s New Arab Heroes
President Throws Weight Behind Arab Spring, But is it Enough? New Arab Heroes Needed
Syria Violence Spiking as Refugees Flee
Syria Violence Spiking and Thousands Flee Into Neighboring Countries as Hundreds Die in Violence
Rebel Syrian Village Holds Public Elections During Civil War
Citizens of Syria Prepared to Vote in Elections During Civil War Like Other Arab Spring Countries
All Out War in Syria as Dictatorship Stumbles
Massive Armed Clashes in Capital Damascus as All Out War in Syria Takes Major Toll