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  • Syrians chant slogans during a demonstration in the Zabadani neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)

    Bomb explodes near top U.N. officials in Syria

    A roadside bomb exploded in a restive suburb of the Syrian capital as senior U.N. officials toured the area on Sunday. The blast blew off the front of a parked vehicle but caused no casualties.


  • Lebanese and Syrian activists hold Syrian revolutionary flags on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, during a candlelight vigil in downtown Beirut in mourning Syrians killed since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March. The banner in Arabic reads, "2012 Syria is free." (Associated Press)

    Arab League: Syrian tanks withdraw, killings go on

    Syrian security forces are still killing anti-government protesters despite the presence of foreign monitors in the country, the head of the Arab League said Monday. But he insisted the observer mission has yielded important concessions from the Damascus regime, such as the withdrawal of heavy weapons from cities.


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