Wednesday
Dec192012
Syria Live Coverage: The Insurgents Close on Hama
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 11:50 | James Miller in EA Live, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
Insurgents in Taibet al Imam, near Hama, on Tuesday
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Tuesday's Syria Live Coverage: A Battle for Hama?
2036 GMT: Al Jazeera reports that the UN has asked for a historic $1.5 billion in emergency aid in order to help those affected by the Syrian crisis avoid starvation or freezing to death during the winter which continues to get worse.
tagged Hama, Ian Rivers, Panos Moumtzis, Salim Idris, Syria, United Nations