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• Israeli PM doesn't rule out helping Syrian rebels

  the groups being trained by the U.S. in neighboring Jordan, or secular and moderate Islamic factions under the Turkey-based Free Syrian Army umbrella group headed by Gen. Salim Idris.Idris is seen as a secular-minded moderate. But he is believed to have only   Read more »

• Hezbollah-backed Lebanese Shiites fight in Syria

  in the war that the Syrian regime is launching against the Syrian people," said Loay al-Mikdad, a spokesman for the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA).In the past two months, he said Hezbollah has expanded its operations in Syria, mostly in central Homs province   Read more »

• Syrian activists say rebel leader wounded

  to the town of Mayadeen in eastern Syria .Col. Riad al-Assad is a prominent army defector army who became head of the Free Syrian Army , an umbrella group that tried to gather rebel fighters under a unified command.But al-Asaad became little more than a figurehead   Read more »

• UN troops seized by Syrian rebels appear in video

  vests emblazoned with the U.N. and "Philippines."One of the men says in English says they "are safe and the Free Syrian Army are treating us good."The other video shows six peacekeepers sitting in a room, and one of them says they are safe.The abduction marked   Read more »

• US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict

  strategy are part of a step-by-step process that could lead to direct military aid to carefully screened members of the Free Syrian Army if the nearly 2-year conflict continues. Some 70,000 people have died in the fighting.The European Union last week renewed   Read more »

Around the web

• Secretary's Trip to Amman

  directly in the fighting in Syria as a foreign force. We understand there are also Iranians up there. That is what the Free Syrian Army commanders are telling us. I think this is an important thing to note, the direct implication of foreigners fighting on 17 m ago from US State Dept. - Travel Bureau Read more »

• Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages

  directly in the fighting in Syria as a foreign force and we understand there are also Iranians up there. That is what the Free Syrian Army commanders are telling us," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. In further hostilities, Syria announced 1:52 PM from Reuters Mobile Read more »

• Syria-Israel conflict in the Golan Heights

  to highlight the alleged role of the Lebanese Hizbollah and Iran in support of the government forces. The opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) took the unusual step of holding Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah “personally responsible” for the situation because 1:18 PM from The Hindu Read more »

• Damascus opponents demand guarantees Assad will quit

  various currents, as well as representatives of various political parties, religious minorities, women's groups and Free Syrian Army fighters" took part in the meeting. Former Omayyad mosque imam and prominent dissident Khatib resigned from the main opposition 12:07 PM from Expatica Read more »

• Hezbollah inciting violence, U.S. says

  into Lebanon. Lebanon's borders have experienced intermittent conflicts related to the Syrian civil war. The rebel Free Syrian Army said it had direct evidence that Hezbollah fighters were engaged in conflict in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad from 11:49 AM from United Press International Read more »