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Israel says Syria chemical weapons are secure for now
An airstrike by government jets killed 90 people in Hama province. Some 200 government troops guarding Damascus airport defected to the rebels.
The US and Russia agreed to a political solution to Syria's civil war. Moscow said it would accept President Assad's departure. Countries in the region offered safe haven to Assad. Rebels threatened aircraft flying from Aleppo's international airport.
Government forces continued to fire SCUD-type ballistic missiles at rebel positions; they also began using cluster bombs. Residents began to flee Damascus.
Rebels began an offensive to seize a strategic town in Hama province that lies along the main highway between Damascus and Aleppo. Government forces resumed launching SCUD missiles at rebel positions. Fighting subsided at a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus.
Syrian rebel infighting could take dangerous turn if Assad falls
Lebanon's Shiites and Sunnis Fight in Syria, but Not at Home
UN warns of foreign influx into sectarian Syria war
Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears
Report: Al Qaeda emir's hand in Egypt and Syria
Government forces conducted a broad offensive against rebels in the suburbs of Damascus. The UN estimated there would be 1 million Syrian refugees by mid-2013, and appealed for $1.5 billion in aid.
Al-Qaeda-affiliated cell dismantled in Tunisia
Al Qaeda's Al Nusrah Front denies reports of death of its emir
The group said that Abu Muhammad al Julani is alive and well, and also confirmed that two Zarqawi associates, Abu Anas al Sahhaba and Abu Julaybib, are senior commanders.
Syrian rebels cut off Bashar al-Assad's escape route
After days of heavy fighting, rebel forces took control of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp south of Damascus. The government massed forces to retake the camp. Large numbers of Palestinian residents fled. Rebels made further gains in central Syria.
Saying neither side could win the conflict, Syria's vice president called for a negotiated settlement. Both Turkey and Iran put forward plans to end the conflict. The government warned that the rebels may use chemical weapons and blame the attack on the government.
Iran cautiously tests options in Syria beyond ally Assad
Jihadis bankroll aid efforts in Syria to win followers
Propaganda war clouds view of Syria conflict
UN Chief Alarmed by Escalating Violence in Syria
