At least 19 rebels have been killed in three days of fighting with regime troops for control of the Deir Izzour military airbase. Foreign Minister Muallem said yesterday that Syria wants Iran to attend the Geneva II talks. The UN asked the regime and rebels to allow aid into the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. Meeting with Lebanese clerics, President Assad condemned Wahhabism as intolerant; the day before, Saudi King Abdullah accused Assad of “destroying his country” and attracting extremists to Syria.
