| Video: Syrian rebels fear chemical warfare |
 Nearly two years into the civil war in Syria, 41,000 people have been killed. Although the rebels have more control now, they fear chemical warfare. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News) |
| Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War |
| The United States faces a challenge, as some of the best fighters in uprising that it wants to support belong to a group that it considers a terrorist organization. |
| In Syria, even marriage is an act of revolution |
| Ayat Al-Qassab and Mohammad Jumbaz married just a week after meeting. The teen woman and pastry chef-turned-fighter for the rebel Free Syrian Army say their marriage is a symbol of the resistance against Bashar al-Assad<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:qj6IDK7rIT |
| In Syria, marriage as defiance |
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| Syrian rebels move toward unified command |
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| Lebanese men 'lost' to Syria deepen the divide in Tripoli |
| The apparent slaying of 21 young Lebanese men in Syria has sparked new violence in Tripoli, Lebanon, where the Syria war has revived smoldering animosities.TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Late that evening, Abdel Hakim Ibrahim finally confirmed his father's worst fear: He had left for Syria. |
| Lebanese men 'lost' to Syria deepen the divide in Tripoli |
| The apparent slaying of 21 young Lebanese men in Syria has sparked new violence in Tripoli, Lebanon, where the Syria war has revived smoldering animosities.TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Late that evening, Abdel Hakim Ibrahim finally confirmed his father's worst fear: He had left for Syria. |
| Rebel Groups in Syria Make Framework for Military |
| After three days of intensive talks, military commanders of the main Free Syrian Army units from all over Syria agreed Friday to a unified command structure. |
| U.S. now hindered by distance it kept on Syria conflict |
| Washington's influence in the strategic nation is limited by its weak ties to Syrian rebel commanders who will have a major say in what happens if Bashar Assad is toppled.WASHINGTON — With the Syrian civil war apparently near a turning point, Obama administration officials are finding their ability to influence the fast-moving events and growing violence hampered by their reluctance to become too deeply involved during the first 21 months of the conflict. |
| U.S. now hindered by distance it kept on Syria conflict |
| Washington's influence in the strategic nation is limited by its weak ties to Syrian rebel commanders who will have a major say in what happens if Bashar Assad is toppled.WASHINGTON — With the Syrian civil war apparently near a turning point, Obama administration officials are finding their ability to influence the fast-moving events and growing violence hampered by their reluctance to become too deeply involved during the first 21 months of the conflict. |
| Syria army pounds rebels around Damascus |
| The government in Syria appears intent on creating a security cordon around the capital and the international airport.BEIRUT — Fierce clashes and heavy government bombardment were reported Sunday on the outskirts of Damascus as the Syrian military pressed an offensive aimed at securing the capital and its vulnerable international airport. |
| Syria army pounds rebels around Damascus |
| The government in Syria appears intent on creating a security cordon around the capital and the international airport.BEIRUT — Fierce clashes and heavy government bombardment were reported Sunday on the outskirts of Damascus as the Syrian military pressed an offensive aimed at securing the capital and its vulnerable international airport. |
| Syria Moves Its Chemical Weapons and Gets Another Warning |
| The United States and several allies warned President Bashar al-Assad that he would be “held accountable” if his forces used the weapons against the rebels. |
| Syrian Merchants Protest by Closing Their Shops |
| Widespread closings of merchants’ shops were an attempt to keep the country’s nonviolent protest movement alive as the government stepped up its attacks on rebel-held areas near Damascus. |
| Internet restored for much of Syria |
| Internet and cell phone coverage were restored Saturday to most Syrian provinces, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two days after a blackout shut down virtually all Internet service in the country.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?i=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds. |
| Assad Ran Away to Russia via Bulgaria - Social Networks |
Unconfirmed reports in social networks have it that embattled Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad has escaped with a plane to Russia. To do that, he had to circumvent Turkey and use the airspace of Cypurs, Greece, Bulgaria and Moldova, say the reports. Twitter users have even alleged the number of the flight he used, Syrian Airlines RB441, an Airbus A320, which had taken off for the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not officially commented on the rumor yet. |
| Internet, phone access restored in Syria capital |
| It's unclear whether other areas of Syria have service. The cause of the blackout is a mystery.BEIRUT — Internet and telephone service were restored to the Syrian capital Saturday, two days after a nationwide communications blackout spurred fear of new attacks and left anxious Syrians in and outside the country unable to contact loved ones and friends. |
| Internet, phone access restored in Syria capital |
| It's unclear whether other areas of Syria have service. The cause of the blackout is a mystery.BEIRUT — Internet and telephone service were restored to the Syrian capital Saturday, two days after a nationwide communications blackout spurred fear of new attacks and left anxious Syrians in and outside the country unable to contact loved ones and friends. |
| U.S. Is Stumbling in Effort to Cut Syria Arms Flow |
| The American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to Syria has faltered because of Iraq’s reluctance to inspect aircraft carrying the weapons through its airspace, American officials say. |
| Syria restores Internet service after blackout |
 Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria following a two-day, nationwide blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit Damascus since July. |