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A witness to the US raid in Syria has described how dozens of commandos arrived in the middle of the night on heavily armed helicopters.
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country as part of the disarmament programme, which has faced technical problems.
Britain will not join any military action against Syria after a stunning parliamentary defeat of a government motion on the issue.
Syria warned the US against action over a suspected poison gas attack, saying it would "create a ball of fire that will inflame the Middle East".
The Pentagon said US F-16s would to stay in Jordan, as Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria.
Syria and Iran joined forces on Saturday to condemn moves by Western powers to aid rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad.
A fourth member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle has died from a bomb attack this week as rebels converge on the capital.
Syrian rebels have killed at least 25 members of militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and troops killed 10 protesters in Aleppo.
Nine people are dead and 100 wounded in bomb blasts near Syrian security service buildings as a bombing battle intensifies against government targets.
Activists accuse Syrian troops of shelling two cities in an effort to weaken forces fighting Bashar al-Assad’s government before a ceasefire deadline.
Syria has accepted a ceasefire and peace plan drawn up by Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan as Syrian troops thrust into Lebanon to battle rebels.
Human Rights Watch says armed opposition groups in Syria have kidnapped, tortured and executed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad.
Rights activists have reported the death of several Syrian soldiers after being ambushed by Syrian army defectors.
As the UN’s representative to Syria, Kofi Annan has urged Bashar al-Assad and his foes to seek a political solution, drawing anger from dissidents.
A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France for Muammar Gaddafi died from torture within a day of being detained by a militia from Zintan.
Muammar Gaddafi’s occupation of Tawergha and using it as a base to besiege and shell Misrata in last year’s civil war has left the town isolated.
Libyan militiamen are holding Seif al-Islam in their mountain stronghold following his capture, a month after his father Muammar Gaddafi was killed.
Despite continued gunfire and explosions near Tripoli, Libyan officials and fighters say a bloody local dispute has been resolved.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s alma mater said on Friday it is launching an internet archive with thousands of documents and audio tapes on the life of the South African Nobel Peace…
