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Syria
Twenty rebels were killed when government jets bombarded the northern town of Haram. Fighting raged in Damascus and Aleppo. A large car bomb hit a government post in Hama. Rebels claimed 50 regime fighters were killed. Palestinians fought over a border crossing to Turkey. Rebel commanders reorganized their forces into five fronts.
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Syria
Rebels launched an assault on the strategic airbase of Taftanaz in northern Syria in an attempt to disrupt strikes by government aircraft and helicopters on rebel-held areas. The Al Nusrah Front, an al Qaeda-associated group, participated in the attack.
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Syria
Support for jihadists in Syria swells as US backing of rebels falls short
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Syria
West backs Qatari plan to unify Syrian opposition
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Sweden
Säpo probes suspected Syrian spies in Sweden
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Syria
Government forces abandoned a strategic base along a highway linking Damascus with Aleppo. The withdrawal threatens the government’s ability to supply its forces fighting in Aleppo. A video appears to show rebels killing a group of captured government soldiers.
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Jordan
Jordanian jihadist lived to die in Syria
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Syria
Syria conflict: Will US succeed in reshaping opposition?
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Syria
Support for jihadists in Syria swells as US backing of rebels falls short
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Syria
Rebels attacked government checkpoints along a strategic highway. The government responded with aerial bombardment. China presented a new peace initiative. The US attempted to reshape the rebel leadership.
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Al Qaeda
Syria turmoil stirs Iraqi tribal sympathies, hopes
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Syria
Government forces continued intensive air bombardments across the country. Rebels countered by attacking air and artillery bases. Rebels formed a brigade of Palestinians in Damascus to fight Palestinians allied with the government. Over 36,000 Syrians have been killed in the past 19 months.
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Jordan
Jordan’s jihadists drawn to Syria conflict
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Syria
In Syria, Failed Truce and No Lull in Violence
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Syria
Government air and ground forces assaulted a strategic city in northern Syria in an attempt to recapture it from rebel forces. Government forces launched air attacks across the country. A senior air force general was assassinated.
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Syria
Syrian air force on offensive after failed truce
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Syria
Government jets conducted heavy air strikes in Damascus. Two car bombs exploded in the capital, killing at least 10 people. Intense gun battles broke out in Damascus and along a strategic highway between Damascus and Aleppo.
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Al Nusrah Front denies responsibility for deadly car bombing in Damascus
The al Qaeda-linked group pointed the figure at the Assad regime, but any number of groups could have carried out the Oct. 26 bombing.
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Jordan
Syrian jihadist spillover haunts Jordan
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Syria
A UN-sponsored truce ended as fighting resumed across the country. Fighting spread to Kurdish sections of Aleppo. Residents said 200 Kurdish fighters have moved into the previously peaceful area. Sunni and Shia fighters from Iraq have entered Syria, bolstering forces on both sides of the conflict.
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Lebanon
Hizbollah debates dropping support for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad
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Afghanistan
Iran Uses Aid to Build Afghan Influence
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Iraq
Influx of Iraqi Shiites to Syria Widens War’s Scope
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Syria
Despite a truce agreement, heavy bombardment and gun battles were reported in several major cities. A rebel commander called the truce a failure.
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Syria
On the first day of a four-day truce, a powerful car bomb killed five people in Damascus. Forty-seven others were killed in other incidents around the country.
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Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Hezbollah drawn into Syria conflict
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Al Qaeda
Foreign fighters worry – and boost – Syrian rebels
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Al Nusrah Front rejects UN-proposed truce
“There is nothing between us and it [the Assad regime], by Allah, other than the sword, until Allah rules…” the al Qaeda-linked group said.
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Syria
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi announced an agreement for a four-day ceasefire during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The Assad regime has agreed to the ceasefire, while rebels groups said they would cease fire provided the government forces stop shooting first.
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Lebanon
Western powers call for political stability in Lebanon
