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May 3, 2013
1:05 am

Syrian soldiers prepare an anti-aircraft gun, 2001. (photo credit: AP/File)

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

International military action against Assad would run up against a system bolstered by top-of-the-line Russian hardware

By Barbara Surk and RYAN LUCAS

May 3, 2013
12:42 am

Activists report massacre in Syrian village

As many as 100 people said killed by army, pro-Assad gunmen near Mediterranean coast

By RYAN LUCAS

April 28, 2013
11:50 pm

A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village, according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors at a hospital in Aleppo. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Pattern seen in alleged chemical arms use in Syria

Small-scale use of WMDs could mean the regime is testing the international community’s patience, analysts say

By RYAN LUCAS

April 14, 2013
2:22 am

Syrian soldiers at a Syrian army post as seen from the Lebanese border village of al-Qasr, Lebanon, Friday, April 12, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)

Airstrike in north Syria kills 20, activists say

Three children said to be among dead in Idlib province; nearby, Assad loyalists kill at least 21 opposition fighters in ambush

By RYAN LUCAS

April 13, 2013
3:35 pm

Syrian soldiers at a Syrian army post as seen from the Lebanese border village of al-Qasr, Lebanon, Friday, April 12, 2013. Syrian warplanes and troops battled rebels near the border with Lebanon as part of a widening government counteroffensive to recapture territory along strategic border areas and near the capital Damascus. Written on the army post are the words 'only God, Syria and Bashar' and 'God is protecting Syria.' (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrian troops kill at least 12 rebels in ambush

Forces loyal to Assad surprise opposition fighters on outskirts of village in Idlib province

By RYAN LUCAS

February 26, 2013
12:21 am

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (photo credit: AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

Syrian FM: Damascus prepared to talk with rebels

In Moscow, Walid al-Moallem extends olive branch to insurgents in first sign of regime’s willingness to negotiate end to conflict

By RYAN LUCAS