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Code Name 'Murat': What Germany Knew About Ankara Bomber
Will the al-Qaeda affiliates ousting Assad turn to Israel next?
Hezbollah moves into south Lebanon villages
Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say
Syria's Druze Grapple With Jabhat al-Nusra
Government and rebel forces battled for the fifth day for control of a key highway in Damascus that connects the city with the country's north. Rebels fought for control of a military base outside the city of Dei el-Zour, using tanks they had captured previously.
Israeli strike in Syria might be first in series
Did the CIA Betray Syria's Rebels?
Violent tide of Salafism threatens the Arab spring
Government aircraft struck targets across Damascus. Fighting broke out in the town of Daraya and in the eastern district of Jobar. The Minister of Information said the government was open to dialogue with the opposition without any preconditions.
Syria: how jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra is taking over Syria's revolution
Rebels continued to push forward in Damascus, fighting while government forces fought back in an effort to retake sections of the strategic ring road. The UN reported 5,000 refugees per day are fleeing Syria.
Can Social Media Disarm Syria's Chemical Arsenal?
Inching closer to the center of Damascus, rebels overran government positions on a key road. Government forces responded with air and artillery attacks. After 16 days of fighting, government troops took control of the central town of Karnaz.
Pentagon leaders favored arming Syrian rebels
Suicide assault team hits Syrian intelligence in Palmyra
Satellite images reveal unscathed SSRC facility in Syria
After a lull, heavy fighting broke out in Damascus. Rebels said they had gone on the offensive against strategic targets in the city's southern neighborhood of Jabar. Two suicide bombings, targeting a military compound in the central city of Palmyra, killed 19 government soldiers.
Prominent al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in 2012
Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed was a close advisor to al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri and served as a military commander in Afghanistan before he was killed. El Sayed was involved in the Luxor massacre and, while living in Milan, was recorded by Italian intelligence discussing terror plots against the West.Why Argentina is reaching out to Iran
