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Rebels forces shot down a helicopter over Idib. Rebel acquisition of heavy weapons has forced government aircraft to bomb from higher altitudes. Heavy air attacks struck Idlib and Aleppo provinces.




Rebel military commanders agreed to set up a joint leadership. Rebel civilian leaders planned to meet Nov. 4 for a unity conference in Qatar. Government forces continue to bombard a strategic town captured by rebels last week; the town overlooks a main road between Damascus and Aleppo.




Iraqi Shi'ite militants fight for Syria's Assad




Turkish jihadists eulogize slain German al Qaeda leader

Islamic World, a Turkish jihadist magazine, said that Bekkay Harrach fought against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, traveled to Iraq, where he was wounded, and was detained by Syrian security forces. Harrach also lived with Atiyah Abd al Rahman in Pakistan.


Syria's crisis: No side looks set to win soon




Accusations mount of Hezbollah fighting in Syria




Jihadists Receiving Most Arms Sent to Syrian Rebels




France - Terrorism: a homegrown threat?




Syria despatch: rebel fighters fear the growing influence of their 'Bin Laden' faction




Rebels claimed to have downed a Syrian air force jet. Syria and Turkey banned each others' civilian flights over their territory. The ban came after Turkey intercepted a Syrian-bound plane that Turkey claimed carried munitions.




Can FSA leadership be relevant again in Syria?




Rebels repelled a government counterattack against a strategic town in northern Syria. The town overlooks the road between Damascus and Aleppo and was captured by rebels earlier this week. Rebel forces captured 250 government soldiers. Government forces increased air and artillery strikes against Homs.




Al Nusrah Front seizes Syrian base in joint operation with Free Syrian Army

Al-Nusrah-Aleppo-airbase-seized.pngThe al Qaeda-linked group teamed up with the supposedly secular Free Syrian Army to capture an airbase outside Aleppo that houses Scud tactical ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft missiles.


US, allies girding for worst-case scenario with Syria's WMD




Rebels captured an air defense base near the northern city of Aleppo; the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front participated in the attack. Rebel offensives across the country killed 100 government troops in two days.




Syria's Islamist rebels join forces against Assad




Government forces failed to retake a strategic town captured by rebels earlier in the week. The town is on a main road between Damascus and Aleppo.




Interview with Vladimir Yakunin on Tensions Between Russia and West: 'Russia and the West are drifting apart'




Hezbollah takes responsibility for last week's drone over Israel

Just a couple of hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged that Hezbollah was responsible for the drone sent over Israel on Oct. 6, Hezbollah took responsibility.


Iran aids Syria in tracking opposition via electronic surveillance, U.S. officials say