While Assad attended prayers, thousands staged anti-government protests elsewhere in the country.
Read more...Rebel forces have managed to hold areas across Aleppo but the poorly-armed fighters have called for international supplies of weapons to help combat the helicopter and tank assaults by Assad's forces. In the face of escalating casualties, hundreds of thousands of refugees poured into neighboring countries, forcing Jordan to open a humanitarian camp. Some fear the conflict may spread beyond Syria's borders.
Read more...Italian defense giant Finmeccanica is linked to the regime.
Read more...Attack comes after al-Assad claims state of war.
Read more...The resolution calls on the adoption of the Arab League plan.
Read more...After two days of fighting, Syrian troops took parts of the capital.
Read more...To Assad: "Lead that transition, or get out of the way."
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