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A look at 'enforced disappearances' worldwide
Video: The Telegraph visits Syrian Sayyida Zainab mosque
Do-it-yourself weaponry: How Syrian rebels wage war
Russia delivered advanced Yakhont antiship missiles to Syria under an existing contract; they have a range of some 180 miles. Two archbishops kidnapped by Arabic-speaking rebels on April 22 are still missing.
Pressure of War Is Causing Syria to Break Apart
Russia Signals Deep Support for Syria With New Missiles
Satellite imagery of Israeli airstrike at Damascus airport released
Berlin Sees Chemical Weapons As Trigger for Intervention in Syria
EU to block arming of Syrian rebels
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, released a video showing the terror group executing 11 captured Syrian troops. The US State Department intends to add Al Nusrah's emir, Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, to the list of global terrorists. Russia has not abandoned efforts to broker a diplomatic solution to the conflict. A possible use of chemical weapons by government troops last month was reported.
Rebels detonated two car bombs simultaneously outside the central prison in Aleppo, attempting to free inmates, including al Qaeda members. The Free Syrian Army vowed to punish a member of the Farouq Brigade who was videotaped mutilating corpses. The UK and France have asked the UN to designate the Al Nusrah Front a terrorist organization. The UN passed a nonbinding resolution calling for a political transition in Syria.
As violence spills into Turkey, Syrian refugees once again draw the short straw
Lebanese Alawites fear they will be casualty of civil war in neighboring Syria
A Syrian rebel attempted to defend his mutilation of the bodies of government fighters, shown on video. The Al Nusrah Front executed three captured army officers in Raqqa. The UN Human Rights Commissioner called for an investigation of alleged human rights abuses by rebel fighters. A new Syrian opposition group, called the Union of Syrian Democrats, was formed; it has 250 members and wants a civil, democratic state.
Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria's Descent Into Madness
Turkey's Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama
Syrian conflict threatens to spark ethnic upheaval in Turkey
Under the black flag of al-Qaeda, the Syrian city ruled by gangs of extremists
The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the two-year conflict has killed at least 82,000 people so far and 12,500 are missing. The Assad regime, which is accused by both Turkey and the Syrian opposition of executing a recent deadly bombing in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli, denied responsibility for the attack. The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, has established control over the provincial capital of Raqqah and its nearby oilfields. The UK plans to ask the UN to add Al Nusrah to its terrorist list. Four Filipino UN peacekeepers were released after being kidnapped by the rebel Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade.
Assad forces gaining ground in Syria
