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Syria is in effect in civil war, the Red Cross says, meaning combatants will now be subject to the Geneva Conventions.
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Russia calls for daily humanitarian ceasefires in Syria to allow aid into the areas worst affected by fighting, following a meeting with the Red Cross.
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The Red Cross is to try for a fourth consecutive day to get relief aid into the shattered Baba Amr district of the central Syrian city of Homs.
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The Red Cross says it still cannot access the Baba Amr district of Homs, so has begun to deliver aid to victims in surrounding areas of the Syrian city.
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A fresh attempt to evacuate two wounded journalists from Homs ended in failure, the Red Cross says, as Syrian forces launch a new offensive against opposition-held towns.
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The Red Cross resumes its attempt to evacuate people trapped by shelling in Homs, after getting the first residents out on Friday.
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The Red Cross starts evacuating women and children from part of the besieged Syrian city of Homs after talks with authorities, officials say.
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The US military starts notifying the Red Cross of terror suspects at secret detention camps in Iraq and Afghanistan, US reports say.
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