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Syrian President Bashar Assad during an interview broadcast on al-Manar television on Thursday, May 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/al-Manar television)
From the WebJune 8, 2013, 8:45 pm
FSA: Assad recruiting fighters from Iraq, Iran
Free Syrian Army chief says regime, already backed by Hezbollah, bringing in 'mercenaries from abroad,' reports Al Arabiya
A rocket fired by Syrian rebels in Qusair, Syria, May 28 (photo credit: Ugarit news/AP)
May 29, 2013, 11:40 am
Syria’s opposition urges EU to send arms to rebels
National coalition requests 'specialized weaponry to repel the fierce attacks'
Syrians inspect the rubble of buildings damaged buildings by government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Qusair Lens)
May 22, 2013, 1:51 pm
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
George Sabra calls on all fighters to rescue Qusair, where the Syrian army is fighting hand-in-hand with Hezbolllah
Syrian President Bashar Assad in an image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013 (photo credit: AP)
May 21, 2013, 4:56 pm
Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
Assad will have no say regarding the country's future, representatives vow
Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha, Qatar in March 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ghiath Mohamad)
From the WebMay 18, 2013, 9:08 am
How Qatar seized control of the Syrian revolution
Doha has poured at least $1 billion into backing the rebels, gaining influence for a post-Assad era, according to the Financial Times
Anti-Syrian regime protesters holding a banner in the remains of a building, during a demonstration at Kafr Nabil in Idlib province, northern Syria, May 12. (AP/Union of Homs Districts)
May 13, 2013, 9:12 pm
Syrian opposition hedges on peace conference
'It is still early to make a decision,' says Syrian National Coalition head; British PM says Russia understands need to stabilize region
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Avramopoulos (center) talks to US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 23 (photo credit: Yves Logghe/AP)
April 23, 2013, 5:21 pm
Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons
Top diplomat says alliance should prepare to respond and protect citizens if situation deteriorates
US Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and members of the Friends of Syria group during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 20, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hakan Goktepe)
April 22, 2013, 12:40 pm
Syria: Opposition chief Khatib calls it quits
Disgruntled leader resigns over Western refusal to provide weapons; Saudi says he's found site of Noah's flood
By Michael Bassin
Syrian rebels battle Hezbollah operatives near Qusayr, February 2013. (photo credit: screen capture Muslim Voice/YouTube)
April 21, 2013, 8:03 pm
Syrian opposition warns Hezbollah to stay out
Iranian official says US-led battle to topple Bashar Assad has failed
Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance, after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital, following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, on April 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
April 14, 2013, 2:51 pm
Egypt: Mubarak finally smiles
Judge resigns at opening session of former president's retrial; interim Syrian opposition PM accepting CVs for government posts
By Michael Bassin
US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, walks with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in London in February. The two leaders are taking part in a G8 foreign ministers meeting Wednesday and Thursday, also in London. (photo credit: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
April 10, 2013, 6:29 am
North Korea, Syria to dominate G8 foreign ministers summit
Syrian opposition to meet ministers on sidelines of London talks; US Senators look to China to engage Pyongyang over its recent behavior
By Michal Shmulovich and AP
Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition's newly elected interim prime minister, center, is congratulated by other members after a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday (photo credit: AP)
From the WebMarch 31, 2013, 11:56 am
From Dallas to Damascus: The ‘straight shooter’ who could replace Assad
Ghassan Hitto, a former telecom executive who has taken over as PM of the opposition interim government, seen as Muslim Brotherhood's man
Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition's newly elected interim prime minister, center, is congratulated by other members after a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday (photo credit: AP)
March 20, 2013, 12:07 am
Meet Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian rebels’ leader
Welcomed by the US, newly elected interim PM also faces criticism from within opposition forces
By Ben Hubbard
George Sabra, head of the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, the Syrian National Council, on November 10, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)
February 24, 2013, 8:04 pm
Hezbollah occupying areas of Syria, rebels claim
Opposition leader George Sabra calls on the Arab League to take steps against the Iranian-backed militia's intervention in civil war
By Ilan Ben Zion and Agam Rafaeli
February 18, 2013, 4:08 am
Syrian rebels pan Hezbollah ‘military intervention’
Fighters from the Lebanese group caused 'civilian casualties and the exodus of hundreds of people' near Homs, opposition says
By TOI staff
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