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Syria
Syria authorities, opposition trade blame in civilian deaths
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Syria
Government forces continued their assault on Idlib, and planted mines along routes used by refugees fleeing to Turkey and Lebanon to escape the violence. Russia said it would not stop selling weapons to Syria. President Assad announced parliamentary elections in May.
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Iran
US Syria Intervention Would Be Risky, Pentagon Officials Say
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Syria
The opposition accused government forces of murdering 47 people in Homs, including women and children. State media acknowledged the killings but denied responsibility. The UN Security Council discussed the crisis but reached no agreement. An Iraqi Sunni tribal sheikh admitted to sending men and arms to Syria to support the rebellion.
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Iran
Iran stands by Syria, blames US for unrest
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Iran
Clash with Iran could see use of huge, new US bomb
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
US troops gone, al Qaeda makes Iraq peace elusive
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Syria
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad firmly in control, US intelligence officials say
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Jordan
US, Jordan Eye Syria Chemical-Weapons Stocks
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Syria
Syria Army Defections Surge
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Hamas
Hamas ties to Syria and Iran in flux as region shifts
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Al Qaeda
All quieter on al Qaeda’s English front
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Syria
Syria’s deputy oil minister announced his defection to the opposition, the highest-ranking official to do so. Echoing a Chinese statement, Russia called for an immediate end to violence. In a Homs suburb, 62 people were killed. The Syrian army sent reinforcements to the northwestern province of Idlib.
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Al Qaeda
Foreign militants fighting in Syria battlefields
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Syria
Syria Christians worry about life after President Bashar Assad
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Syria
Ill-armed Syrian rebels wage unequal struggle
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Syria
US general: Syria’s Assad likely to stay in power ‘for some time’
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Qatar
Saudi, Qatari plans to arm Syrian rebels risk overtaking cautious approach favored by US
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Syria
The Syrian military expanded its crackdown after eliminating the opposition in the Baba Amr district of Homs. China urged an end to violence but rejected any outside interference. Saudi Arabia said Syrians had a right to take up arms against the regime. US Senator McCain called for airstrikes.
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Al Qaeda
Gulf Arabs Deny Arms to Syria Rebels
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Iraq
Iraq Sunni tribes warn against arming Syrian opposition
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Syria
Syrian rebels in Idlib bide their time
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Syria
US officials: Iran is stepping up lethal aid to Syria
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda moving from Iraq to Syria: Iraqi PM
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Afghanistan
US NATO Ambassador Says Afghan Policy Intact
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Syria
The Free Syrian Army retreated from the Bab Amr neighborhood in Homs. The civilian Syrian National Council and the military Free Syrian Army set up a joint command center. A Free Syrian Army commander said Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah brigades were fighting alongside the Syrian army.
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Iran
Israel’s Last Chance to Strike Iran
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Syria
Heavy fighting raged in the Baba Amr district of Homs; its status remains unclear. Helicopter gunships fired on civilians. The UN said up to 100 civilians per day have been killed.
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syria Crisis Highlights Paradoxes of Assad Support
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Syria
Tunisia said it was ready to grant asylum to President Assad. The political leadership for the Palestinian group Hamas left Syria for Egypt and Qatar. Rebels said they shot down three military helicopters. The UN said over 7,500 people have been killed during the 11-month uprising.
