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Syrian opposition renews rejection for any future role for Assad:

The group's spokesman Khaled al-Saleh said in a press conference in Istanbul that while the coalition is committed to a "Political solution," It will not participate in the proposed peace talks in Geneva to end the 32-month Syrian conflict unless certain demands are met. Ref. Source 4

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Assad won't give up power

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in Damascus he has no intention of giving up power and the issue is not up for discussion, Russian agency Interfax reported. Ref. Source 8

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A team of internationally renowned war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts has found "Direct evidence" Of "Systematic torture and killing" By Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the lawyers on the team say in a new report.

Their report, based on thousands of photographs of bodies of alleged detainees killed in Syrian government custody, would stand up in an international criminal tribunal, the group says.

CNN's "Amanpour" Was given the report in a joint exclusive with The Guardian newspaper.

"This is a smoking gun," Said David Crane, one of the report's authors. "Any prosecutor would like this kind of evidence -- the photos and the process. This is direct evidence of the regime's killing machine." Ref. CNN

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Assad accused of boosting al-Qaeda in Syria:

The Syrian government has reportedly funded and worked with al-Qaeda-linked fighters in the country in a bid to counter moderate rebel forces and tarnish the uprising's image, according to new allegations by Western intelligence agencies, rebels, and al-Qaeda defectors Ref. Source 5

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Kerry: Assads A super-magnet For Terror


Talks at international peace conference on Syria crisis yield hard stances, slight hope.

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Obama says considering new pressure on Assad:

Obama did not disclose what steps he has under consideration, but Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier while traveling in Asia that a set of new options are under discussion. Ref. Source 4

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Syria's Assad: Russia restoring balance to world stage:

"Russia has reestablished balance in international relations, after long years of hegemony" By the United States, SANA quoted Assad as saying as he received a Russian parliamentary delegation. Ref. Source 9

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Bashar Assad makes rare visit to displaced Syrians on Damascus frontline:

The visit to a shelter for displaced people in the Damascus suburb of Adra, just northeast of the capital, coincides with advances by his troops battling rebels who captured parts of the suburb in December, displacing thousands from the area. Ref. Source 7