Syria

The Assad regime called on the UN to designate the Al Nusrah Front as a terrorist organization, following the group’s announcement of its affiliation with al Qaeda. At least 57 people were killed in Deraa province after government forces assaulted two towns linked to defections from the Syrian army. Activists say a rebel battalion has been torturing civilians in the al-Ashrafiya neighborhood of Aleppo.

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