Syria
May 1, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama is gearing up to send lethal weapons to the Syrian opposition, according to senior administration officials speaking to The Washington Post on Wednesday.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Tuesday President Bashar Assad’s government could not be toppled military and his allies would prevent such an outcome from ever happening.
April 30, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday the United States has not been standing by idly as the Syrian situation unfolded as he described the use of chemical weapons as a "game changer".
What started as school children spray painting anti-Assad messages on a wall in Syria's southern city of Daraa has entered its third year of violent conflict. The UN estimates that over 70,000 have been killed in the fighting, with over 1.4 million fleeing to neighboring countries.
Syrian hackers are launching cyber attacks on a series western media in an apparent effort to cause disruption and spread support for President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
A car bomb that exploded in the heart of the Syrian capital near the Interior Ministry has left at least five people dead, according to local TV reports.
April 29, 2013
Syrian missiles, fired by the Syrian regime during aerial bombardment of rebel southern Syrian towns, have landed in northern Jordan, causing no injuries but increasing fears amongst residents that the Syrian conflict is getting closer to home.
The Syrian Prime Minister, Wael al-Halqi, survived what is thought to be a targeted bomb attack in Damascus, according to a Hezbollah-run television channel.
April 28, 2013
The Syrian government ordered the use chemical weapons against the Free Syrian Army (FSA) during select battles with Syrian regime forces, a defected general told Al Arabiya late Saturday.
Around 3000 Syrians fled to Jordan over the weekend according to Jordan Armed Forces, including 150 wounded
The eight Syrians were released from the al-Ahmad residence in Hisheh, north Lebanon
April 27, 2013
Having previously stated that the use of chemical weapons by the regime against the Syrian people would be a "red line", US President Barack Obama announced that more substantial evidence is needed before any decisive action is taken
April 26, 2013
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the number of Syrians who have fled their conflict-ravaged country now tops 1.4 million. The agency warns that it is no longer able to meet the refugees' medical needs.
April 25, 2013
Heavy clashes erupt for the first time in months in Syria's central city of Hama.
The recently resigned head of Syrian’s opposition National Coalition demanded that the leader of Hezbollah withdraw his fighters from Syria, warning of a “plot” to drag the Muslim world into long-term Sunni-Shia strife.