FILE - In this July 1, 2001 file photo, A Syrian anti-aircraft gun is positioned in a wheat field close to the radar position in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa valley. Any international military action against Syria’s regime over its reported use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East’s most formidable air…
AAA May. 4, 2013 9:32 PM ETSyria state news agency says missiles strike military research center, blames IsraelAP AIM ShareThis photo released on the official Facebook page of Syrian President Bashar Assad, shows Syrian president Bashar Assad, right, surrounded by bodyguards as young people, wave at him during the inauguration ceremony on Saturday of a…
This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows members of the free Syrian Army hiding behind scrap metal during an attack against Syrian government forces, in the neighborhood of al-Amerieh in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, April. 21, 2013. The Syrian opposition…
This image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows damaged buildings due to heavy shelling in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria, on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)This image taken from video obtained from…
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would, if confirmed, be the first use of such weapons in the two-year-old conflict.
STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Rebels elect U.S.-educated Kurd to lead provisional government We won't stand in the way of arming the opposition, the U.S. secretary of state says Syrian state news reports a thwarted "terrorist" infiltration Lebanese state-run news agency NNA reports an attack (CNN) -- Two Syrian jets fired three rockets that hit empty buildings near…
AAA Mar. 18, 2013 10:52 AM ETReport: Syrian jets hit targets at Lebanon borderAP AIM ShareKhalid Saleh, the spokesman for the opposition Syrian National Coalition, speaks to reporters in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 18, 2013. The coalition began a push Monday to form an interim government to administer rebel-held parts of Syria. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)Khalid…
FILE - Bullet holes are seen in a window in Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Clashes between pro- and anti-Syria gunmen in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli left two people dead and 12 wounded in the latest skirmish between Lebanese factions over the crisis in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)FILE - Bullet…
In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings due to heavy shelling in Maadamiyeh south of Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)In this image taken from video…
Members of Tahrir Bodyguard demonstrate in a protest demanding an end to sexual violence in Egypt.A Tahrir Bodyguard volunteer at a protest against sexual violence in February. As well as patrolling the square, the group offers free self-defense classes to women.Tahrir Bodyguard volunteer Mark Beshara, 27, amongst the crowd. Beshara joined the group after witnessing…
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