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Arab League warns of civil war in Syria

By Bassem Mroue

 |  Associated Press  

  January 14, 2012

The head of the Arab League warned yesterday that Syria may be sliding toward civil war, as security forces fired on thousands of people who poured into the streets in support of army defectors who switched sides to try to topple President Bashar Assad. At least 10 people were killed, activists said.

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