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Syrian official defects
Ba'ath party minister Abdo Husameddin resigned from the autocratic Syrian regime this morning, calling Assad's regime "a sinking ship." Mark Wilson examines his video statement prior to Kofi Annan's arrival in Damascus on Friday.
Aid agencies to arrive in Syria
International aid agencies are moving in to Homs, Syria to rescue the trapped residents.
Syrians save UK photographer: Storify
British photojournalist, Paul Conroy rescued by Syrian activists. Ilker Kocas looks at social media's reaction to that event.
‘Friends of Syria’ meet to provide help
The 'Friends of Syria' group will meet today for the first time in Tunis to discuss the increasing level of unrest in Syria.
‘But you haven’t seen the truth’
Hostilities in Homs claimed the lives of two Western journalists on Wednesday. Veteran war correspondent Jon Lee Anderson, who toured Syria earlier this month, spoke about the ground situation there. Excerpts from a recent session at Bournemouth University, in audio.
Died, revealing reality: Storify
The tragic incident of journalists who were killed in Syria has upset the media world and angered people. The Breaker pays tribute to the two journalists with a journey through the outpouring of grief and rage their deaths caused on the social web.
Violence in Syria amid terrorism claims: Storify
In Syria it seems that a media and propaganda war is raging alongside the violence and repression. Theses are the Tweets and Facebook posts, claims and counterclaims compiled by Ashley Crowson following the bomb blasts in Aleppo on Friday.