Syrian truck blast near UN monitors' convoy
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Roadside bomb hits Syrian military vehicle in Deraa, wounding six soldiers seconds after a UN monitor convoy passed by.
Polling stations have closed in Syria, where people were voting for a 250-strong parliament in the first democratic election in decades.
At a meeting of Syria's opposition, Muslim Brotherhood officials gather round Marxists colleagues, nudging them to produce policy statements for the Syrian National Council, the main political group challenging President Bashar al-Assad.
Top U.S. and NATO military leaders have been exploring possible scenarios in Syria if Western powers decide to attack and eliminate the the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Two top Obama administration officials said today that the diplomatic initiative to end the violence in Syria, led by U.N. Special Envoy Kofi Annan, "is failing."
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Damascus suburb reportedly stormed by government forces, as envoy Kofi Annan urges both sides to "put down weapons".
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Wiggle room for greater intervention
An initial team of U.N. ceasefire monitors is due to arrive in Syria on Sunday evening and will be deployed on Monday in an effort to keep the peace plan on track
The ceasefire which rebels were calling “doomed” last weekend officially began today, and so far it is holding
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The Syrian foreign minister says the Assad regime has withdrawn troops from several provinces.
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