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Mr Assad has been losing ground to rebels waging a 21-month- old uprising.
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The violence is the most serious cross-border escalation of the 18-month- old uprising in Syria.
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Assad is battling a two-year- old uprising which has descended into a devastating civil war.
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Bomb attacks along sectarian lines have escalated lately in the 19-month- old uprising against Assad.
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He said France would even study arming rebels waging a 20-month- old uprising to topple Assad.
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Assad's forces and rebels have both been accused of atrocities in Syria's 21-month- old uprising-turned-civil war.
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He described Iran's position on the 18-month- old uprising against Assad as "impossible to understand".
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The 18-month- old uprising against Assad began as peaceful protests but has descended into a civil war.
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Russia has maintained support for the increasingly isolated Assad during a nearly 10-month- old uprising against his rule.
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Iran has remained a staunch ally of Assad throughout the 17-month- old uprising against the Syrian leader's rule.
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The British-based group, which monitors a 10-month- old uprising against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, gave no further details.
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Thousands of civilians and members of security forces have been killed in the 10-month- old uprising against Assad.
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A human rights group says security forces have killed at least 800 civilians in the seven-week- old uprising.
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Moscow is Syria's biggest arms supplier and has remained an ally of Assad throughout the 21-month- old uprising.
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Makdissi was the public face to the outside world of Assad's government as it battled the 20-month- old uprising.
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The attack would constitute one of the bloodiest single attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the 20-month- old uprising.
