Syria
Support for jihadists in Syria swells as US backing of rebels falls short
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Syria
Rebels attacked government checkpoints along a strategic highway. The government responded with aerial bombardment. China presented a new peace initiative. The US attempted to reshape the rebel leadership.
Libya
Parliament was suspended as armed protesters occupied an area near Libya’s parliament building, blocking roads and beating up journalists. The protesters demanded the removal of any government minister who had held a position under the Qaddafi regime.
cyberwar
Israel invests millions in drive for elite ‘cyber warriors’
Iran
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Iran
A Dramatic Change of Iran’s Image in the Arab World
Iran
Sudan’s Iran Alliance Under Scrutiny
Iran
Sudan: the new battlefield in Iran and Israel’s covert conflict
Syria
Government forces continued intensive air bombardments across the country. Rebels countered by attacking air and artillery bases. Rebels formed a brigade of Palestinians in Damascus to fight Palestinians allied with the government. Over 36,000 Syrians have been killed in the past 19 months.
Iran
Israel has concluded that Iran has pulled back from building a nuclear weapon. By converting some of its enriched uranium to civilian use, Iran has delayed building a bomb by 8 to 10 months.
Israel
Israeli jets bomb Sudan missile site in dry run for Iran attack
Jordan
Jordan’s jihadists drawn to Syria conflict
Bahrain
Bahrain’s government banned all protests and threatened legal action against opposition groups. Bahrain’s Shiite majority population has been demonstrating for more political rights from a ruling Sunni minority.
Somalia
Pirate attacks off Somalia plummet thanks to navies, armed guards
Syria
In Syria, Failed Truce and No Lull in Violence
Syria
Government air and ground forces assaulted a strategic city in northern Syria in an attempt to recapture it from rebel forces. Government forces launched air attacks across the country. A senior air force general was assassinated.
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia to build major Islamic center in Afghanistan
Syria
Government jets conducted heavy air strikes in Damascus. Two car bombs exploded in the capital, killing at least 10 people. Intense gun battles broke out in Damascus and along a strategic highway between Damascus and Aleppo.
Algeria
US Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Algeria to discuss neighboring Mali where large areas have been overrun by al Qaeda-affiliated groups. The US wants Algeria’s backing for military intervention in Mali.
Iran
Why Iran Wants to Attack the United States
Jordan
Syrian jihadist spillover haunts Jordan
Iran
Iran aims to defy sanctions through domestic production
Syria
A UN-sponsored truce ended as fighting resumed across the country. Fighting spread to Kurdish sections of Aleppo. Residents said 200 Kurdish fighters have moved into the previously peaceful area. Sunni and Shia fighters from Iraq have entered Syria, bolstering forces on both sides of the conflict.
Kuwait
Rare protest bond between Islamists and liberals emerges from Kuwait’s political turmoil
Hezbollah
Hezbollah straddles tenuous line between Syria and Lebanon
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners
Syria
Despite a truce agreement, heavy bombardment and gun battles were reported in several major cities. A rebel commander called the truce a failure.
Libya
After Benghazi attacks, extremists akin to al-Qaeda stir fear in eastern Libya
Syria
On the first day of a four-day truce, a powerful car bomb killed five people in Damascus. Forty-seven others were killed in other incidents around the country.
Sudan
A munitions factory in Khartoum was destroyed by explosions. The Sudanese government accused Israel of destroying the factory with an air attack. Israeli officials refused to comment, but accused Sudan of aiding terrorism and transferring weapons to Hamas in Gaza with the help of Iran.