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Syrian rebels seize all border posts with Iraq
Will Syria Regime Look for a Yugoslavia-Style Breakup?
Uprising in Syria puts Hezbollah on the defensive
Assad's brother, the muscle behind the throne
Israel Says Syria Pulls Troops from Golan to Suppress Revolt Elsewhere
In Damascus, heavy fighting continued for a third day as government forces deployed tanks and helicopters. A rebel army commander said the fighting was the beginning of their push to take over the capital. A senior defector said Assad will not hesitate to use chemical weapons. Peace negotiations in the UN have deadlocked.
Syria fighting rages in capital, Russia pressed
In Iran, two opposing pictures of Syria
New Evidence Points to Syria Firefight, not Massacre
The Progression in World Views on Syria's Conflict
Red Cross ruling raises questions of Syrian war crimes
Commanders of Syrian Rebels Unite in Frustration
Syria Moves Some Chemical Weapons, US Says
In the worst incident in 16 months, more than 200 people were reported killed by government forces in an assault on a village near Hama. Syria began moving its chemical weapons out of storage. Russian warships set sail for the port of Tartus to protect a merchant ship delivering military equipment.
Al-Qaeda tries to carve out a war for itself in Syria
Government troops fired artillery into a rebel-occupied district on the outskirts of Damascus and then attacked with troops and armored vehicles. Syria's ambassador to Iraq defected to the opposition and called on Syrian soldiers to turn their guns on the Damascus leadership.
Arms deliveries to Syrian rebels delayed
Arab spring took British intelligence by surprise, report says
Egyptian jihadist killed in fighting in Syria
Abu al Bara'a was among hundreds of jihadists to escape from Egyptian prisons in early 2011. He fought in Libya prior to being killed in Syria this month.After discussing a new peace initiative with President Assad, UN envoy Kofi Annan continued to Iran where he said Iran "must be part of the solution." He also met with Prime Minister Maliki in Iraq. Russia proposed hosting new talks and said it would sell no new weapons to Syria until the situation in the country had stabilized.
