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Syria
Government forces opened fire on a crowd in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, killing at least 21 people. In Homs, 15 civilians appear to have been summarily executed by government forces. President Assad denounced the opposition as a gang of “criminals” and said countries that “sow chaos” in Syria could suffer from it themselves.
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Kosovo
Kosovo: Minister denies Syrian rebels training in ex-KLA camps
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Syria
Syrian rebels get influx of arms with gulf neighbors’ money, US coordination
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Syria
Opposition and government forces fought in the city of Rastan. A jihadist group denied responsibility for two bombs that killed 55 in the city of Damascus last week.
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Syria
Rebel fighters build shadow state in Syria’s countryside
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Al Nusrah Front denies validity of Damascus suicide attack video
The terror group did not deny it carried out the May 10 double suicide bombing, however.
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Al Nusrah Front
Al-Nusra Front denies Damascus bombings claim
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Syria
The opposition claimed a military victory in the city of Rastan. The rebel Free Syrian Army said they killed 23 government troops and destroyed several armored vehicles. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said the UN-sponsored peace plan was failing.
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Al Nusrah Front
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood is gaining influence over anti-Assad revolt
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Lebanon
Two killed in sectarian clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon
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Al Nusrah Front
Islamist group al-Nusra ‘behind Damascus blasts’
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah capable of hitting specific targets in Tel Aviv: chief
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Syria
Explosions Kill Dozens in Damascus
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Syria
The government thwarted a large car bomb attack in the northern city of Aleppo, a day after two large car bombs exploded in the capital of Damascus. US Secretary of Defense Panetta said al Qaeda had a presence in Syria.
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Syria
‘Arms flowing’ between Lebanon and Syria
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Syria
In the largest such bombing to date, two powerful car bombs exploded in Damascus, killing 55 and wounding hundreds. The bombs went off in front of an intelligence headquarters compound. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Suicide bombers kill 55 in Syrian capital
The coordinated suicide attack targeted a military intelligence center in Damascus; nearly 400 people were wounded in the complex assault.
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Syria
Fearful nights in Damascus as unrest gets closer
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Syria
Syria held parliamentary elections. The government called it an important step toward reform. The opposition denounced the elections as a sham and called for a boycott.
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Syria
The Free Syrian Army used a bomb-rigged car to target a car wash in Aleppo allegedly used by a government militia, killing at least three people, including a child, and wounding 21. Two bombs exploded in downtown Damascus. UN monitors in Syria now number 50 out of a planned 300.
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Al Nusrah Front claims another suicide bombing in Syria
The al Qaeda-linked group said a suicide bomber targeted a large group of Syrian soldiers on April 20 in Hama.
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Syria
Analysis: West doubtful of U.N. Syria peace push, no Plan B
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Al Nusrah Front claims attack at Iranian Consulate in Damascus
The terror group called the attack “a double special operation” as it targeted both Syrian security personnel and the Iranian Consulate.
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Syria
Outgunned Syria rebels make shift to bombs
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Syria
Two bombs struck a government compound in the northern city of Idlib. Rockets hit the central bank in Damascus, killing nine and wounding 100. The government blamed the opposition, but the opposition denied involvement.
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Al Nusrah Front claims credit for suicide bombing in Damascus
The suicide attack killed 11 people. The Syrian resistance has claimed that the attack was executed by the country’s security forces.
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Syria
Lebanon detained a ship that was transporting weapons, some with Libyan markings, for Syrian rebels. In a seaborne assault, Syrian rebels attacked an army unit on the Mediterranean coast. Hundreds of army soldiers defected to the rebels.
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Syria
Analysis: Cease-Fire in Syria Buying Time at a Cost
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Afghanistan
Think Again: Al Qaeda
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Syria
A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people outside a mosque in Damascus. The Syrian government and opposition activists blamed each other.
