Syria accuses Turkey of meddling

Syria has accused Turkey of meddling in its internal affairs and trying to derail Kofi Annan’s settlement plan.

Syria:Damascus suicide blast kills six, wounds 17

Laaska News  Apr.27, 2012
by VOR
A suicide bomb attack in the central Damascus district of Midan killed at least six people and wounded another 17 on Friday, Syrian state television reported, blaming “terrorists”.

Russia warns Turkey against interfering in Syria’s internal affairs

Moscow urges Ankara to show restraint and avoid interfering in Syria’s domestic affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.

Syria’s opposition relies on Russia

Laaska News  Apr. 17, 2012

Mikhail Bogdanov. © Phoho: The Voice of Russia

Syria’s opposition expects Russia to influence Bashar Assad and make him fully stick to Kofi Annan’s peace strategy, one of the leaders of the National Coordination Committee Hassan Abdel Azim told reporters on Monday.

Iran talks to resume May 23 – Ashton

Laaska News Apr. 15, 2012
The next round of nuclear talks between the UN Security Council’s Permanent Five plus Germany and Iran is slated for May 23 in Baghdad, according to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who led the international delegation at Saturday’s meeting in Istanbul.

UN Security Council authorizes deployment of unarmed truce observer team to Syria – RT

Laaska News Apr. 14, 2012
 UN Security Council approves monitors’ deployment to Syria

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed to send an initial team of unarmed truce observers to Syria.
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The resolution, which authorizes the dispatch of an advance team of up to 30 unarmed military observers to Syria to monitor compliance with the ceasefire agreement, passed 15-0.

At least seven people were killed in Syria’s protests on Friday

Laaska News  Apr. 14, 2012

The protests began a day after the ceasefire agreement between the government and the opposition came into effect on Thursday.

Six nations resume talks with Iran

Laaska News  Apr. 14, 2012

Representatives from Iran and six countries resume their talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Istanbul on Saturday. This comes after a 15 month-long deadlock.

Syrian forces enforce calm

Syrian security forces have successfully suppressed what the government describes as opposition attempts to derail the ceasefire, which took effect Thursday under Kofi Annan’s settlement plan.

Syrian opposition taunts ceasefire with mass rally

Thousands are thronging the streets in Syria after opposition called for mass rallies. Fears of fresh violence are running high as reports come in suggesting the country’s fragile ceasefire has been broken after at least three protesters were killed.

Annan: Syria halts fire

The UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has confirmed that parties to the Syrian conflict are sticking to the cease fire plan which entered into force 6 a.m. local time April 12.

Annan demands ceasefire in Syria

Special envoy of the UN and League of Arab States Kofi Annan has demanded that the Syrian government and opposition should stop hostilities by 6 a.m. local time on the 12th of April.

Syrian opposition threatens with continuation of hostilities

Laaska News  Apr. 11, 2012

The Syrian opposition is threatening to resume hostilities.

Representative of the so-called Free Syrian Army Kassem Saadeddine has declared that fire will be opened ‘if the ruling regime does not withdraw all troops and military equipment from the cities by Thursday.’

Syrian govt: ‘We have begun troop withdrawal’

Laaska News  Apr. 10, 2012

By RT

An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on April 9, 2012 shows Syrian troops deploying in Saqba on the outskirts of Damascus (AFP Photo/Youtube).- RT

The Syrian foreign minister says the Assad regime has withdrawn troops from several provinces. The president has until the end of Tuesday to pull out all forces ahead of a planned ceasefire between conflicting sides.

Damascus confirms troop withdrawal from 3 Syrian cities

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Damascus has confirmed troop withdrawal from the Syrian cities of Deraa, Idlib and Zabadani, the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said on Thursday.

UN approves calls for Damascus

The UN Security Council has approved calls for Damascus to stop all military action against the opposition by April 10. This date was earlier agreed upon between Syria’s government and  UN envoy for Syria Kofi Annan. His strategy

Syria observer trainers arrive in Damascus

A group of experts headed by Norway’s Gen Robert Mood that are to train observers in Syria has arrived in Damascus.

Syrian troops pull out of several provinces

The Syrian authorities told international envoy Kofi Annan they started pulling out troops from the country’s three provinces, including Dara’a, Idlib and Zabadani, Annan’s representative Ahmad Fawzi announced in Geneva today.

Friends of Syria recognize SNC as ‘legitimate representative’

The 70-nation Friends of Syria has recognized the Syrian National Council as the “legitimate representative” of all Syrians, the conference’s final statement says. The meeting also brought pledged support for the implementation of Annan`s peace plan.

Annan plan only hope for Syria – UN head

In a message to the ‘Friends of Syria’ conference Sunday, UN head Ban Ki-moon announced that the UN is exploring ways to monitor compliance with a proposed Syrian ceasefire. He also said it would be tackling the Syria situation in accordance with Kofi Annan’s settlement plan, which calls for a ceasefire,