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Neil MacFarquhar

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Syrian Helicopters Fire on Aleppo as Army Prepares for Possible Assault

Syrian Army helicopters fired on neighborhoods in Aleppo on Friday morning, activists said, as the army readied assault troops and armored columns for a possible invasion of the…
by
Rick Gladstone,
Kareem Fahim &
Neil MacFarquhar,
The New York Times News Service
July 27, 2012
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Border Posts Fall Into the Hands of Syrian Rebels

Rebel fighters seized all four border crossings with Iraq and one into Turkey, while also claiming for the first time to have captured a pocket of Damascus after…
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Tim Arango &
Neil MacFarquhar,
The New York Times News Service
July 20, 2012
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Protesting Killings, Western Nations Expel Syrian Envoys

The US joined with ten nations to expel top Syrian diplomats, increasing international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.
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Neil MacFarquhar,
The New York Times News Service
May 30, 2012
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Syria Denies Responsibility in Brutal Attack as Protests Erupt

The Syrian government on Sunday rejected claims that it carried out a massacre that killed more than 90 villagers, including at least 32 children, a death toll that…
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Neil MacFarquhar &
Hwaida Saad,
The New York Times News Service
May 27, 2012
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Syrian Forces Overwhelm Stronghold of Rebels in Homs

Beirut – The Syrian Army overwhelmed the main rebel stronghold in the embattled city of Homs on Thursday, setting the stage for its elite soldiers to turn their…
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Neil MacFarquhar
March 2, 2012
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Frustrated Protesters Fill the Streets in Syria’s Capital

Hundreds and hundreds of antigovernment protesters braved scattered gunfire from Syrian soldiers to march through a middle-class neighborhood in Damascus on Saturday, the biggest demonstration witnessed close to…
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Neil MacFarquhar
February 19, 2012
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Two Security Complex Car Bombings Kill Dozens, Syria Says

Beirut, Lebanon – Powerful car bombs exploded outside two security headquarters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people by official count and signaling…
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Neil MacFarquhar
February 11, 2012
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Blasts Rock Aleppo as Dozens More Are Reported Killed in Syria

Beirut, Lebanon – Explosions in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo struck two targets associated with the military and police early on Friday, Syrian state television reported, as…
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Neil MacFarquhar
February 10, 2012
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Deadly Attack on Syrian City Adds to Push for UN to Act

United Nations – A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours…
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Neil MacFarquhar &
Anthony Shadid
February 4, 2012
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Saudi Monarch Grants Women Right to Vote

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday granted women the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, the biggest change in a decade for women in…
by
Neil MacFarquhar,
The New York Times News Service
September 26, 2011
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