Syrian Rebels Kill 80 Soldiers, Opposition Claims -- The Guardian
Violence in Damascus, Idlib and elsewhere comes after rebels warn of attacks if Kofi Annan's peace plan fails.
Syrian rebels killed at least 80 government soldiers at the weekend, an opposition watchdog has said.
The attacks came after rebels warned they would act if Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, failed to observe a UN-backed ceasefire.
The latest violence, and Assad's defiant speech to parliament on Sunday, raised questions about how long the UN and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, can realistically pursue his peace plan.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said local doctors had confirmed the names of 80 dead soldiers.
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Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
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Syria violence flares after rebel deadline -- Reuters
Dozens of Syrian Soldiers Killed as Diplomacy Stalls -- Voice of America
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Syria rebels 'kill 80 soldiers' in weekend clashes -- BBC
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Assad: Syria faces 'real war waged from the outside' -- MSNBC
Saudis 'plotting against Syria' -- AFP
Syria's Assad 'manoeuvring' to gain time: Saudi -- AFP
Clinton: Russia Needs to Back Syrian Transition to Remove Assad -- Voice of America
US reaches out to Syria’s allies in Russia as conflict spills over into Lebanon; 8 killed -- Washington Post/AP
EU officials pressure Russia over Syria -- Al Jazeera
Syria likely to overshadow agenda as EU leaders gather in Russia with Putin -- Christian Science Monitor
Sources: Annan, Clinton to meet about Syria -- CNN
World powers must ensure Syria peace works: Annan -- Reuters
U.S. publishes satellite images of Syria -- Reuters
Brutal killing of at least 108 in Houla marked new low in Syrian uprising -- Washington Post
Can Syria avoid sliding into 'catastrophic civil war'? -- Jim Muir, BBC
A Peace Plan in Name Only -- Haitham Maleh, Christian Science Monitor
International paralysis in Syria -- Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, Al Arabiya
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