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- Syrian civil war:
- In Damascus, an explosion at a military compound near a hotel where UN observers are staying is claimed by a Free Syrian Army brigade. (Al-Jazeera)
- In response to the Syrian civil war, the Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit organized by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation begins in Makkah Al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, for two days. (CNN)
- According to a UN investigation report by Commissioners Pinheiro and Abuzayd, both Syrian government troops and, to a lesser extent, anti-government groups are responsible for war crimes. Government forces and shabbiha fighters are responsible for the Houla massacre. (UNHCR)
- Activists say at least 30 people are killed in the town of Azaz, Aleppo province, after the Syrian government launches airstrikes on homes in the area. (Reuters)
- Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates urge their citizens to leave Lebanon over a series of recent kidnappings involving nationals from Syria, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. (Daily Star Lebanon)
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