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Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town.

By Associated Press , May 20, 2013

Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the Philippines that the nation could pull out its contingent from the Golan Heights.

By By Albert Aji, Associated Press , May 12, 2013

Israeli airstrikes prompt anger

BEIRUT — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.

By Josef Federman, Associated Press , May 06, 2013

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Syria news agency: Israel strikes near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli missiles struck a research center near the Syrian capital Damascus, setting off explosions and causing casualties, Syria's state news agency reported early Sunday, citing initial reports.

By Associated Press , May 05, 2013

Israel enforces 'red line' with Syria airstrike

BEIRUT (AP) — With a second airstrike against Syria in four months, Israel enforced its own red line of not allowing game-changing weapons to reach Lebanon's Hezbollah, a heavily armed foe of the Jewish state and an ally of President Bashar Assad's regime, Israeli officials said Saturday.

By Josef Federman and Karin Laub, Associated Press , May 04, 2013

Obama: US still not sure who used chem weapons

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.

By Julie Pace, Associated Press , April 30, 2013

Lawmakers: Weapons could menace U.S.

WASHINGTON — Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons could be a greater threat after that nation’s president leaves power and could end up targeting Americans at home, lawmakers warned Sunday as they considered a U.S. response that stops short of sending military forces there.

By Philip Elliott, Associated Press , April 29, 2013

Lawmakers: Syria chemical weapons could menace US

Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons could be a greater threat after that nation's president leaves power and could end up targeting Americans at home, lawmakers warned Sunday as they considered a U.S. response that stops short of sending military forces there.

By Associated Press , April 28, 2013

Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the neighborhood.

By Associated Press , April 08, 2013

Syrian airstrike kills at least 15 in Aleppo

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike on a heavily contested neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday killed at least 15 people, including nine children, activists said.

By Associated Press , April 07, 2013

6000 died in Syria in March, deadliest month yet

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 6,000 people were killed in the Syrian civil war in March alone, according to a leading activist group that reported it was the deadliest month yet in the 2-year-old conflict.

By Ben Hubbard, Associated Press , April 01, 2013

Officials: U.S. training secular Syrian rebel forces in Jordan

WASHINGTON — The United States is training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan in a bid to bolster forces battling President Bashar Assad’s regime and stem the influence of Islamist radicals among the country’s persistently splintered opposition, American and foreign officials said.

By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press , March 26, 2013

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Syria: 14 dead in bombing that kills top preacher

A suicide bomber blew himself up during evening prayers inside a mosque in Damascus Thursday, killing a top Sunni Muslim preacher and longtime supporter of President Bashar Assad and least 13 other people, state TV reported.

March 21, 2013

Syria rebels fight for police academy near Aleppo

BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels backed by captured tanks launched a fresh offensive on a government complex housing a police academy near the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, while the government hit back with airstrikes to try to protect the strategic installation, activists said.

By Barbara Surk, Associated Press , February 24, 2013

Syria says 53 killed in Damascus car bomb

A car bombing near Syria's ruling party headquarters in Damascus killed 53 people on Thursday, according to state media, while mortar rounds exploded near the army's central command in the city.

February 21, 2013

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