Sources: The Jerusalem Post
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Sweden officially recognises Palestine as a sovereign state. Israel recalls its ambassador to Sweden. 2014-10-30
The Lebanese Army states that 14 soldiers have been killed and 22 are missing after alleged clashes with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters on the Syrian border. 2014-08-4
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons declares that Syria has destroyed 21 of 23 known chemical weapons facilities, and now must destroy the chemical weapons themselves. 2013-10-31
The United Nations Security Council adopts a statement supporting Kofi Annan's plan for ending violence in Syria. 2012-03-21
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