Syrian Army Defectors Kill 27 Troops In One Of Deadliest Clashes, Canada Tells Citizens To Go -- Washington Post/AP
BEIRUT — Army defectors killed 27 government forces Thursday in apparently coordinated attacks that were among the deadliest by rebel troops since the uprising began nine months ago. The escalating unrest prompted Canada to advise thousands of its citizens in Syria to leave.
The fighting began around daybreak in the southern province of Daraa, where the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian regime began in March.
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Russia Proposes UN Resolution on Syria -- Voice of America
Russia offers new U.N. resolution on Syria -- CNN
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Russian draft offers hope of U.N. Syria resolution -- Reuters
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Canada to evacuate citizens from troubled Syria -- CTV
Get out of Syria now, Ottawa urges Canadians -- Toronto Star
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