Crikey media wrap: After a violent month of military assault from Syrian forces, opposition rebels made a “tactical retreat” from Bab Amr in the city of Homs. Reports are already emerging of reprisal killings of civilians.
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Rundle: Colvin was brave in Syria, but her cause is unjust
No one has really asked whether Marie Colvin’s death, or her extended mission, had any real purpose.
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Crikey media wrap: After nearly two straight weeks of deadly military assault on the Syrian city of Homs , President Bashar al-Assad set a date for a national referendum.
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Homs continues to endure an onslaught of rockets and mortars in the regime’s worst massacre of civilians since the uprising in Syria began 11 months ago.
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