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As Friends of Syria meeting kicks of in Paris, Iraqi Foreign Minister says al-Qaida is entering Syria in the anti-Assad uprising.

Turkey maintains fighter jet in international airspace when it was shot down but Damascus claims it was in Syrian airspace.

While the US insists that Assad must go, Russia is against the removal of the Syrian president.

UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan proposes transitional government in Syria that includes members of Assad's regime and rebels.

Assad says Syria is at war as fighting reaches outskirts of capital Damascus.

As violence escalates, London and Washington seek immediate steps to tackle the situation.

Pictures including women and children being slaughtered during the more-than-a-year-long bloodshed.

UN acknowledges uprising has reached scale of civil war, as Assad's forces try to recapture swathes of cities taken by rebel troops.

Children were tortured, beaten with electric cables, burnt with cigarettes and even subjected to electric shock by pro-government forces.

According to observers, body parts lay scattered and there was stench of burnt flesh in the air.

Team investigating slaughter of civilians in Hama escape injury in attack as UN chief Ban Ki-Moon and special envoy Kofi Annan warn of civil war.

US and Russian representatives are to meet shortly in Moscow to reportedly work out a transition process.

EU officials are likely to put more pressure on Putin for tougher actions against Syria.

The stockpile of chemical weapons in Syria could be a threat to world nations if it reaches wrong hands.

Russia continues to extend support to Syrian regime as western nations insist on tougher sanctions.

The UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan scheduled to meet President Bashar al-Assad following Houla massacre.

William Hague going to Moscow seeking concrete action against Syrian government to end bloodshed.

The violence in Syria, so far confined to the periphery, is now said to be moving to capital Damascus.

Alain Juppe says UN-brokered ceasefire has failed to halt violence in Syria and wants to move on to 'next step'.

Russia's stand is critical as the UN Security Council is set to vote on the draft resolution on deployment of UN monitors to oversee ceasefire deal.

The Syrian troops clashed with the rebels near the Turkey border giving a first blow to the already fragile ceasefire.

Soldiers, tanks and snipers still in position in major cities around Syria but no violence reported.

Two explosives-laden vehicles hit the security buildings in Damascus killing dozens of civilians and police personnel on Saturday.