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NATO
US Is Weighing Stronger Action in Syrian Conflict
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Syria
Syria: Internet and mobile communication ‘cut off’
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Syria
Two car bombs exploded in Damascus, killing at least 34 people. Rebels shot down a government jet, the second aircraft shot down in two days. The new opposition coalition held its first meeting to discuss forming a transitional government.
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North Korea
North Korea’s Illegal Weapons Pipeline Flows On
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Suicide bombers kill more than 30 in Syrian capital
Additionally the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of Damascus two days ago.
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Al Qaeda
Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast
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Syria
Syrian rebels struggle to keep regime Air Force on the ground
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Syria
Government aircraft attacked towns in the north and east. In Aleppo, rebels used an antiaircraft missile to shoot down a military helicopter. Rebels attacked government forces outside of Damascus.
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Al Nusrah Front claims 3 more suicide attacks in Daraa
The al Qaeda-linked terror group has now claimed credit for 39 of the 47 reported suicide bombings in Syria that the The Long War Journal has tallied since December 2011.
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Syria
Rebels captured a strategic hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates river in northern Syria and a training camp for pro-regime Palestinians. Government aircraft, targeting a rebel headquarters near the Turkish border, hit a refugee area instead. Government aircraft bombed a school, killing 10 children.
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Syria
Rebels captured an air base near Damascus, destroying several helicopters and capturing 15 soldiers. Rebels had captured three other military bases earlier in the week along with large quantities of equipment and ammunition.
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Syria
Stalemate in Syria? Army short on loyalists, rebels short on guns
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Syria
A bomb exploded in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, killing four people; Yarmouk camp had been the scene of clashes between pro and anti-Assad Palestinian groups. Fighting continued in Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus.
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Iran
New wars possible, new borders too
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Syria
Rebels captured a key military base along the northern Syria-Iraq border, bringing the region under their control. Rebels south of Damascus fought to unite fragmented areas into a single liberated zone. Fighting raged within Damascus.
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Hamas
For Israel, Gaza Conflict Is Test for an Iran Confrontation
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Lebanon
Lebanon’s Sunnis flock to Salafist sheikh’s banner
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Syria
Syrian refugees slipping into Turkey
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Al Nusrah Front claims suicide attack at hospital, joint operation with Chechen fighters
The suicide attack targeted a military headquarters at a French hospital in Aleppo. In Handarat, Al Nusrah launched an assault on an air defense brigade base with a “battalion of Chechen emigrants.”
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Hamas
Hamas leaders emerge stronger than ever, Palestinians say
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Syria
Rebels overran a military base in northern Syria, capturing armored vehicles and a large quantity of ammunition. Rebels also captured part of an air defense base. The European Union said the Syrian rebel coalition was legitimate. Extremist Islamist groups rejected the coalition and announced their own “jihadist state.”
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European Union
EU recognises Syrian National Coalition as ‘legitimate’ representative
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Free Syrian Army
Syrian Rebels Have Drifted into Regime Style Violence
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Syrian jihadist groups reject rebel council, call for Islamic state
Two days ago, 14 jihadist groups, including the Al Nusrah Front, said that the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces was “forced on us” by foreign countries and domestic groups.
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Al Qaeda
France eyes Middle East influence, image with Syria gamble
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NATO
NATO Would Urgently Consider Turkey Missile Request
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Israel
Brigades That Fire on Israel Show a Deadly New Discipline
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Jordan
Syria crisis: Refugee children ‘face winter risks’
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Iraq
Syrian Crisis Drives Kurdish Push For Independence
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Syria
The UK and US held off recognition of the new Syrian opposition coalition. European nations debated whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria.
