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Story Edition - Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet
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UN Security Council convenes after 37 killed in Syria
cyprus-mail Friday, January 27, 2012 4:20:00 PM CET | info 
[other]
Entities: Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Syrian activists and residents say security forces killed 37 people in Homs today as locals mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. The U.N. Security Council is due to meet later today to.......
Syria violence kills 37, UN Security Council to meet
jpost Friday, January 27, 2012 4:17:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: UN Bodies; Security Council;
AMMAN - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad....
Activists: Civilians Massacred In Syrian City
ananova Friday, January 27, 2012 4:06:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: UN Bodies; Security Council;
Forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad have killed more than 30 civilians - including children - in the city of Homs, according to anti-regime activists. Residents told AP the city had been rocked by sectarian killings, gunfire and explosions. "There has been a terrifying massacre," said Rami.......
Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet
dailystar-LB Friday, January 27, 2012 4:06:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Gennady Gatilov[1]; Khaled Mashal[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
A senior Russian diplomat said on Friday that a Western-Arab draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria is unacceptable because it does not take Moscow's position into account....
Arab League Observers See Spike in Syrian Violence
IHT Friday, January 27, 2012 3:46:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1];
Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack;
Fresh violence erupted Friday in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, a day after armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people including a family of women and children, activists said Friday....
Assad forces accused of 'massacre'
corkman Friday, January 27, 2012 3:31:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad have been accused of massacring at least 30 people in renewed violence in Syria....
Women, children killed in violence-torn Syria city
AP Friday, January 27, 2012 3:30:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Basma Kodmani[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Gennady Gatilov[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack;
BEIRUT (AP) — Fresh violence erupted Friday in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, a day after armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people including a family of women and children, activists said Friday....
Women, Children Killed in Syrian City
ABCnews Friday, January 27, 2012 3:27:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack;
Regime forces hit buildings in Syrian city in day of sectarian slaying; at least 30 killed...
Arab League observers see spike in Syrian violence
newschannel5 Friday, January 27, 2012 3:09:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Adnan al-Khudeir[1];
The head of the Arab League observers in Syria says violence in the country has spiked over the past four days....
Arab League observers see spike in Syrian violence (AP)
news-yahoo Friday, January 27, 2012 3:07:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Basma Kodmani[1]; Adnan al-Khudeir[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Gennady Gatilov[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
AP - The head of the Arab League observers in Syria says violence in the country has spiked over the past four days....
Arab League observers see spike in Syrian violence
AP Friday, January 27, 2012 2:59:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Adnan al-Khudeir[1];
CAIRO (AP) — The head of the Arab League observers in Syria says violence in the country has spiked over the past four days. Sudanese Gen. Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi said in a statement Friday that three Syrian cities — Homs, Hama and Idlib — have witnessed a "very high escalation" of violence since Tuesday....
Women, Children Killed in Violence-Torn Syria City
ABCnews Friday, January 27, 2012 2:27:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack;
Regime forces hit buildings in Syrian city in day of sectarian slaying, at least 30 killed...
Women, children killed in violence-torn Syria city
newschannel5 Friday, January 27, 2012 2:23:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Basma Kodmani[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Gennady Gatilov[1]; Zeina Karam[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and......
Syrian forces attack Homs in pre-dawn raid: activists
france24-en Friday, January 27, 2012 2:07:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Baba Amro[1];
Syrian forces raided the restive city of Homs in a predawn assault Friday with explosions and steady gunfire heard in several neighbourhoods, activists said. The fighting began late Thursday in the Karm al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, the Local Coordination Committees, which organise protests on the ground, said in a statement sent to AFP....
Syrian forces raid rebellious Homs
panarmenian-en Friday, January 27, 2012 2:06:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Baba Amro[1];
Other categories: Security; UN Bodies; Security Council;
Activists: Syrian regime forces had pounded the Bab Seba neighbourhood with heavy artillery and rocket fire....
Women, children killed in violence-torn Syria city
AP Friday, January 27, 2012 1:49:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Basma Kodmani[1]; Mohammad Saleh[1]; Gennady Gatilov[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Security Council;
BEIRUT (AP) — Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday....
New attacks, deaths reported in Syria
montrealgazette Friday, January 27, 2012 1:14:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Gennady Gatilov[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Fighting erupted in Homs on Friday, a day after townspeople said Alawite militiamen killed 14 members of a Sunni Muslim family in one of Syria's worst sectarian attacks since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad flared in March....
Syria raids opposition strongholds as diplomacy heats up
france24-en Friday, January 27, 2012 1:04:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani[6]; Saud al-Faisal[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Baba Amro[1]; Ahmad Ramadan[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; UN Bodies; Security Council;
Quotes in this article
Ban Ki Moon said: "We have to seize this moment, we have to help these people. They have been oppressed for so long,"
Syrian forces launched a pre-dawn raid on Friday against the rebellious city of Homs where dozens have been killed as Western and Arab nations rush to unveil a draft UN resolution that would condemn the deadly crackdown. The assault on Homs, and reports of similar offensives against Hama and other.......
UNSC to meet on Syria as fighting flares in Homs
jpost Friday, January 27, 2012 12:16:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Ali Khamenei[1]; Gennady Gatilov[1]; Bashar Assad[2];
Other categories: UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Opposition group, Free Syria Army, claims capture of Iranian Revolutionary Guard members aiding Assad in crackdown....
Activist report 'terrifying massacre' in Syria
thetimes-za Friday, January 27, 2012 12:03:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1];
Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies; Security Council;
A "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday....
irishtimes Friday, January 27, 2012 11:52:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Gennady Gatilov[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Fighting erupted in Homs today, a day after townspeople said Alawite militiamen killed 14 members of a Sunni Muslim family in one of Syria's worst sectarian attacks since a revolt against president Bashar al-Assad flared in March. The UN Security Council was to meet later in the day to discuss Syria.......
Killings shock Homs, United Nations to discuss Syria
reuters Friday, January 27, 2012 11:46:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Gennady Gatilov[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
AMMAN (Reuters) - Fighting erupted in Homs on Friday, a day after townspeople said Alawite militiamen killed 14 members of a Sunni Muslim family in one of Syria's worst sectarian attacks since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad flared in March....
Activists report 'terrifying massacre' in Syria
msnbc Friday, January 27, 2012 11:42:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Conflict;
Dozens of people have been killed in a "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs, according to two activist groups....
Activists report 'terrifying massacre' in Syria
AP Friday, January 27, 2012 10:58:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
BEIRUT (AP) — A "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. Details were emerging from an array of residents and activists on Friday, a day after the bloodshed....
Syrian forces attack Homs in pre-dawn raid, activists say
nowlebanon Friday, January 27, 2012 10:56:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Bab al-Sibaa[1]; Baba Amro[1];
Syrian forces raided the restive city of Homs in a predawn assault Friday with explosions and steady gunfire heard in several neighborhoods, activists said. The fighting began late Thursday in the Karm al-Zeitoun neighborhood, the Local Coordination Committees, which organize protests on the ground, said in a statement sent to AFP....
Activists: Syrian City of Homs Under Siege
ABCnews Friday, January 27, 2012 10:53:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abdul Rahman[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Society; Conflict; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack; Security Council;
Syrian city of Homs under siege after reports of bloodshed, dozens killed, activists say...
Syrian Forces Attack Homs in Pre-Dawn Raid
naharnet-en Friday, January 27, 2012 10:38:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Baba Amro[1];
Syrian forces raided the restive city of Homs in a predawn assault Friday with explosions and steady gunfire heard in several neighborhoods, activists said. The fighting began late Thursday in the Karm al-Zeitoun neighborhood, the Local Coordination Committees, which organize protests on the ground, said in a statement sent to Agence France Presse....
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Place: Homs
Geo Path: Homs,Homs,Homs,Siria
lat: 34.733879
lon: 36.71817
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Ban Ki Moon said: "We have to seize this moment, we have to help these people. They have been oppressed for so long,"
france24-en Friday, January 27, 2012 1:04:00 PM CET
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