Syria
Assad moved chemical weapons to border: Syria rebels
The Syrian government has moved chemical weapons to airports on its borders, the rebel Free Syrian Army said on Tuesday, a day after the regime warned it could use them if attacked by an outside force.
Turkey sends missile batteries to Syria border
Turkey sent batteries of ground-to-air missiles to the border with Syria on Sunday, media reports said, boosting its firepower as rebels in Syria seized several border posts.
As fighting raged in Dam
Syrian President Assad in Latakia - Opposition sources
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in the coastal city of Latakia, directing the response to the assassination of three of his top lieutenants, opposition sources and a Western diplomat said on Thurs
No sign of Assad after bomb kills kin, rebels close in
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, a day after a bomber killed and wounded his security chiefs and rebels closed in on the centre of Damascus, vowing to 'liberate' the capital.
Syria defence minister killed in Damascus bomb: State TV
Syrian defence minister General Daoud Rajha died in a suicide attack in Damascus on Wednesday, as raging battles across the capital upped the stakes ahead of a Security Council vote on the Syria crisis.
Damascus rocked by 'most intense' fighting of revolt
Syria's army blasted rebel strongholds in Damascus with mortars Sunday, sparking the 'most intense' fighting in the capital since the revolt erupted 16 months ago, a monitoring group said.
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Calls for tough UN action after Syria killings
Peace envoy Kofi Annan said on Friday Syria had 'flouted' Security Council resolutions with mass killings in Treimsa village, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded that the Council act to stop the bloodshed.
US, Russia discuss Syria, missile defence at Pentagon
The top US military officer met on Thursday with his Russian counterpart, discussing missile defence and the Syria crisis, amid tensions between Washington and Moscow on the issue, the Pentagon said.
Over 200 massacred in Syrian govt forces attack: Activists
More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen, opposition activists said.
Wary of rebels and chaos, Syria moves chemical weapons
Syria appears to be quietly shifting some chemical weapons from storage sites, say Western and Israeli officials, but it is not clear whether the operation is merely a security precaution amid the cha
