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Al Nusrah Front, allies seize border area across the Golan Heights
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria teamed up with several rebel groups to overrun an air force base and several checkpoints in Dara’a province. The operation put Al Nusrah and its allies in effective control of an area that borders both Israel and Jordan.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Premier’s Resignation Exposes Lebanon to Instability
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Russia
I flew secret missions carrying cash and weapons into Syria for Assad, pilot reveals
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Syria
The leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition tried to resign, saying the SNC was too heavily influenced by Islamists and foreign powers, but the SNC rejected the resignation. Rebels continued their offensive near the Jordanian border. The Arab League transferred Syria’s seat in the organization to the opposition. The EU failed to reach an agreement on whether to arm the rebels.
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Al Qaeda
Syrian with ties to 9/11 hijackers still in US, virtually immune from deportation
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Syria
Syria chemical weapons: finger pointed at jihadists
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Iraq
A decade after Iraq invasion, America’s voice in Baghdad has gone from a boom to a whimper
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Egypt
Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast
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Syria
Syria’s Continuing Civil War
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Lebanon
Syria fires on Lebanon: Lebanese seethe, government mum
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Syria
Rebels loyal to the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front and the Al Yarmuk Brigade captured a strategic military base south of Damascus. Crowds gathered in Damascus for the funeral of a pro-government cleric killed in a suicide attack earlier this week. Alawites opposed to President Assad met in Cairo to plot an alternative to his rule.
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Hezbollah
Lebanese Premier Resigns as Syrian War Fuels Sectarian Split
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Al Qaeda
New terror threat to Tunisia
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Syria
Muslim Brotherhood Holds Sway Over Syrian Opposition
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Syria
Both opposition leaders and the Assad regime denounced the killing of a prominent Sunni cleric yesterday in a suicide attack on a mosque in Damascus. The UN also condemned the attack. President Assad said his troops would “wipe out” extremists. The EU remained divided on whether to supply arms to the rebels.
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Senior pro-Assad Sunni cleric killed in Damascus suicide attack
Syrian “activists” say that the “deeply religious” rebels are incapable of conducting an attack in a mosque, but this ignores scores of suicide attacks and bombings in mosques by al Qaeda and its allies over the past decade.
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Syria
Preliminary results show chemical weapons not used in Syria
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Syria
A senior pro-government Sunni cleric was killed in a suicide attack inside a mosque in Damascus along with 42 other people. Rebels captured villages near the Golan Heights. The UN said it would investigate claims that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Aleppo earlier this week.
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Syria
Controversy over the use of chemical weapons in an attack near Aleppo continued. An Israeli official said it is “apparently clear” that chemical weapons were used. The US and the UN’s health organization could not confirm the use. Both the Syrian government and rebel organizations asked the UN to investigate.
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Iran
Iran’s Support Emboldens Assad, Envoy Says
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Jordan
Jordan king says Assad days numbered
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Swedish jihadist killed in Syria while fighting for the Muhajireen Brigade
Albu Kamal As Swedee joined the al Qaeda-linked group after expressing disdain for the Free Syrian Army. Jihadist have urged Swedes to join the jihad in Syria.
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Recent videos show international makeup of Syrian jihad
As the Syrian opposition continues to gather strength, in large part due to the al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusrah Front, the ranks of the Syrian jihadists are becoming increasingly international.
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Al Nusrah Front suicide bombers attack bridge, base in Homs
The Al Nusrah Front said that “brothers from the rest of the brigades participated in operations of advancement and positioning” in one of the two attacks.
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Iraq
Sectarian Strains Pit Some Iraqis Against Their Own Leaders
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Al Nusrah Front
Islamic law comes to rebel-held Syria
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Syria
The government and rebels accused each other of firing chemical weapons; so far 26 people have been killed in the attack in northern Aleppo. Russia supported the government’s position that rebels had attacked with chemicals. The US said it could not verify chemical weapons were used. The rebels’ newly elected prime minister rejected dialogue with the Assad regime.
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Egypt
How the Muslim Brotherhood Hijacked Syria’s Revolution
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Syrian government accuses rebels of launching chemical attack
The use of chemical weapons has yet to be confirmed. Sixteen Syrian soldiers are said to be among the 26 people killed in the purported chemical attack.
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Syria
Damascus, rebels trade charges on “chemical attack”
