| 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)
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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