June 13, 2013
5:00 pm

UN vehicles drive into a UN base near the Quneitra crossing between Israel and Syria, Friday, June 7, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

UN reports nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

Real number impossible to determine but is probably far higher, UN human rights office says; at least 6,561 children confirmed killed

By John Heilprin and Sarah El Deeb

June 12, 2013
11:48 pm

Syrian rebels firing locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (photo credit: (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)

Syrian rebels press US and allies to send weapons

Obama administration undecided over arms shipments, fears materiel could end up in terrorists’ hands

By Sarah El Deeb and Zeina Karam

June 12, 2013
6:26 pm

Lebanese army soldiers search civilians at a checkpoint at the entrance of Arsal, a Sunni Muslim town in eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border, Feb. 2, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon threatens retaliation against future Syrian attacks

Army officials say Beirut will respond with force to additional provocations after Assad’s forces fire missiles at border town

By AP and Times of Israel staff

June 12, 2013
5:03 pm

A view of Arsal, a Sunni Muslim town in eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border that has become a safe haven for war-weary Syrian rebels, a way station for wounded fighters and home to hundreds of frightened Syrian refugee families (photo credit: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrian rebels kill 60 Shiites near Iraqi border

In a first, Assad regime’s helicopter fires at rebels who sought refuge in Lebanese border town

By Bassem Mroue

June 11, 2013
12:54 pm

Syrian army soldiers stand guard at a scene of two explosions in the central district of Marjeh, Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

At least 14 killed in Damascus blasts

Twin suicide bombers target police station in Syrian capital’s central district

June 7, 2013
5:18 pm

Free Syrian Army tank near the Turkish border (photo: Eliyahu Kamisher)

Opposition chief: Syria war turning sectarian

Western-backed leader George Sabra urges int’l community to act now or risk the conflict igniting other parts of the Middle East

By JAN M. OLSEN

June 5, 2013
2:25 pm

Members of the Grandson of the Prophet rebel brigade operating near Hama. (photo credit: image capture from NYTimes video)

Syrian rebels meet setbacks on a new front

From the web NY Times: Opposition brigades launch summer offensive to break deadly stalemate; Assad forces respond with airstrikes, artillery

June 5, 2013
8:41 am

Free Syrian Army commander Gen. Salim Idris, who defected from the Syrian army, speaks during an interview in Antakya, Turkey (photo credit: AP/Bela Szandelszky)

Syrian rebels ‘can fight Hezbollah in Lebanon,’ FSA chief says

From the web Rebel commander Salim Idris tells the BBC that opposition to President Bashar Assad is not losing, despite reports of defeat in Qusair

June 4, 2013
11:16 pm

Syrian rebels preparing to fire locally made rockets, in Idlib province, northern Syria (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian army advances in Qusair and Damascus suburb

Assad’s troops, aided by Hezbollah fighters, said to be ‘approaching victory’ in strategic cities

June 2, 2013
1:41 pm

Car bomb kills 3 in Damascus suburb

Blast at police station reportedly carried out by al-Qaida linked rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra

May 29, 2013
4:48 pm

A Hezbollah supporter holds a portrait of her son, Ibrahim Kanso, 24, who was killed 40 days before, at Sayida Zeinab shrine during a battle in Syria against the Syrian rebels, May 24 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Fighting in Syria, Hezbollah charts risky course

Supporters of the Shiite group ambivalent about involvement in ongoing civil war, would rather fight Israel

By Barbara Surk

May 29, 2013
1:09 am

Syrian government warplanes and artillery pounded Damascus and its suburbs Tuesday April 2, as rebels in the northern city of Aleppo launched an operation that aims to free hundreds of political detainees from the city's central prison, activists said. (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)

Obama asks Pentagon for Syria no-fly zone plan

From the web The Daily Beast: Officials say the US is looking into establishing a no-fly zone patrolled together with France and Britain

May 29, 2013
12:50 am

White House press secretary Jay Carney. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington knocks Russia over air defense sale

White House says move to supply Damascus with S-300 anti-airstrike system will perpetuate conflict

By Times of Israel staff and AP

May 28, 2013
7:11 pm

Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad take their position during clashes against Syrian rebels, in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, May 26, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

Fears grow of foreign-fueled arms race in Syria

EU decision to lift arms embargo on rebels follows Russian move to supply Assad with advanced anti-aircraft missiles

By Jamey Keaten and Karin Laub

May 27, 2013
7:31 pm

Syrian rebel fighters wearing gas masks against a chemical weapons attack earlier this year. (screen capture: Youtube/MrMrAsi)

French claim Damascus using chemical weapons against rebels

Le Monde video purports to show regime forces using gas against rebel fighters; foreign minister says ‘strong indiciations’ of chemical weapons use

By Stuart Winer and AP

Topic: Damascus