Valerie Amos

Valerie Amos

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  Fierce battles in Syria; US to raise aid to rebels

  An artillery shell slammed into a pickup truck, killing nine members of a family during fierce fighting on Friday in Syria as U.S. officials said the ... 

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  Activists: Rebels capture base in central Syria

  Syrian rebels captured a military base in the strategic Homs province on Thursday as opposition fighters fought to expand territory under their ... 

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  Displaced who stay in Syria get little aid

  Turki Abdel Qadir, a burly villager from the northern countryside, fled to this muddy camp amid olive groves three months ago after his 13-year-old ... 

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  Missile strike in northern Syria kills 33

  A Syrian missile strike leveled a block of buildings in an impoverished district of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, almost half of them ... 

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  Gulf leads UN appeal for major boost in Syrian aid

  An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of ... 

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  France warns extremists could prevail in Syria

  Syrian opposition leaders pleaded Monday for funds and political backing from the international community as France warned that extremists could ... 

• UN humanitarian chief in Syria for talks

  The United Nations humanitarian chief was in Damascus on Sunday for talks with Syrian officials about the nation's conflict, which has forced millions ... 

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  Turkey: Syrian regime's actions equal war crimes

  Syria's bombardment of its citizens should be declared a war crime and aid groups must be given greater access to the millions suffering there, ... 

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  Syrian FM blames West for nation's suffering

  Syria's foreign minister blamed the suffering of his country's people on U.S. and European sanctions imposed on his country, telling a top U.N.