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France
Syria: France calls for UN to enforce Annan plan
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Al Qaeda
Syrian Conflict Takes New Turn for the Worse
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Syria
Syrian government forces appeared to be preparing another massacre, in the town of Haffa. UN observers attempting to reach the town were fired upon. Rebel forces tried to smuggle civilians out of the town. A UN report said the Syrian government was using children as human shields.
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Syria
Syrian army ‘using children as human shields’
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida affiliates operating in Syria, says William Hague
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Syria
Syrian Army helicopter gunships attacked the town of Rastan in northern Syria. Government forces shelled Homs, killing at least 35, and fighting continued in the capital of Damascus. Opposition leaders called for mass defections and a campaign of civil disobedience.
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Sweden
Syrian opposition finds new leader in Sweden
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Palestinian Territories
New pan-Arab satellite channel goes on air to challenge al Jazeera, Gulf stations
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Syria
Syria’s Assads Turned to West for Glossy PR
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Syria
Syrian Alawites Divided by Assad’s Response to Unrest
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Syria
Government forces renewed their attack on the city of Homs with artillery bombardments; 35 people were reported killed. Heavy fighting continued around the city of Latakia. Syrian opposition groups picked a new leader.
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Free Syrian Army
Syria rebels gaining ground, strength
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Russia
In Its Stance on Syria, Russia Takes Substantial Risks
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Syria
Syria rebels gaining ground, strength
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Syria
For the first time, intense fighting erupted in the capital of Damascus. The Syrian army shelled the town of Deraa, killing 17. Homs was also shelled. Russia said it might might back Assad’s departure, but would not support foreign intervention.
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Russia
Russia says is not against Assad’s departure
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Syria
UN observers reached the town of Qubair, the site of a reported massacre by pro-government forces. An accompanying journalist described “an appalling scene, a scorched earth policy that left nothing in the village alive.” Another reported signs of “serious violence.” A survivor was interviewed.
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Syria
Regime-backed militia does Syria’s ‘dirty work,’ analysts say
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Syria
Worsening Syria war drives civilians from homes
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda leader’s wife praises women for Arab Spring
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Second massacre in Syria kills more than 78
For the second time in less than two weeks, pro-government forces shelled and then attacked a Syrian village, brutally killing scores of civilians.
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Syria
Syria: Bashar al-Assad has ‘doubled down on brutality’, says Hillary Clinton
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Syria
Pro-government forces killed 78 people, including 40 women and children, in the village of Mazraat al-Qabeer. The killings followed a similar massacre in Houla. For a second day, government forces, struck rebel positions in Latakia province. The Italian foreign minister warned that Syria was at risk of genocide.
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Syria
Rebels said they would no longer respect the terms of the UN peace plan. China and Russia agreed to oppose regime change or foreign intervention in Syria. Government troops and pro-regime militiamen seized control of Kfar Zita in Hama province. Fighting broke out in the coastal province of Latakia.
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Syria
As EU and Russia talk, Syria slides ever closer to civil war
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Syria
Rebels killed over 80 army soldiers over the weekend. The rebels had issued an ultimatum for Friday saying they would no longer abide by the UN peace plan if the government didn’t implement the agreement. Government forces shelled the town of Idlib, killing 15. Rebels formed a new ruling coalition, the Syrian Rebels Front.
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Syria
President Assad denied responsibility for the Houla massacre and said the violence in Syria was caused by foreign forces. He compared his actions to that of a doctor performing emergency surgery.
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Syria
Syria President Decries ‘War From Abroad’
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Syria
Syrian Tribal Networks and their Implications for the Syrian Uprising
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Syria
UN envoy Kofi Annan warned that Syria was slipping into an “all-out, sectarian war.” Russia blocked efforts for tougher UN sanctions. The US published satellite images showing evidence of mass graves following the massacre in the town of Houla.
