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May 21, 2013

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 20, 2013, allegedly shows a Syrian soldier scanning the area for hostiles in the the town of Qusayr in Homs province (SANA / AFP)
Hezbollah elite troops pour into Syria as battle for Qusayr rages
12:55 GMT
Three members of the militant Lebanese group reported dead on Tueday

May 19, 2013

Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held town of Qusayr (AFP/ Joseph Eid)
Syrian army storm rebel-held Qusayr
10:24 GMT
Heavy shelling in the strategically vital town of Qusayr on Sunday morning - reports

May 17, 2013

A screenshot from the video in which Al Nusra fighters execute men in rural Syria. Acts such as this have lead the US to call its leader Mohammad Al Golani a terrorist. AFP/YouTube image.
US brands Al Nusra leader a 'terrorist', blacklists Syrian government officials and institutions
10:17 GMT
After adding sanctions to the Syrian government, including blacklisting several ministers and institutions that it says helped President Bashar Assad begin the civil war, as well as labelling Mohammad Al Golani, the leader of the Al Qaeda linked Al Nusra front a terrorist.

May 16, 2013

The executioner in the video was from the al-Nusra front (image used for illustrative purposes)
Al Nusra fighters execute 11 men in Deir al-Zor, Syria, video shows
10:57 GMT
A video uploaded to Youtube shows the al-Qaeda linked Al Nusra Front executing 11 men they accused of carrying out massacres against the Syrian people