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Syrian rebel groups meeting in Qatar formed a national coalition to fight against the Assad regime. Government forces bombarded a town near the Turkish border recently captured by rebels.

Two car bombs exploded in the southern city of Daraa, killing at last least 20 government soldiers. British Prime Minister Cameron proposed arming the Syrian rebels. Jordan has stepped up its support of the rebels.

Rebel forces captured a town on the Turkish border. The number of Syrian refugees escalated as 11,000 fled in single day.

Rebels attacked government roadblocks in central Damascus. President Assad said he would never leave Syria and warned against Western intervention. Rebel leaders met in Qatar to negotiate a government-in-exile agreement.

Britain’s prime minister offered Syrian President Assad “safe passage” out of Syria. The Syrian air force has grounded 70 percent of its pilots due to their questionable loyalty.

Twenty rebels were killed when government jets bombarded the northern town of Haram. Fighting raged in Damascus and Aleppo. A large car bomb hit a government post in Hama. Rebels claimed 50 regime fighters were killed. Palestinians fought over a border crossing to Turkey. Rebel commanders reorganized their forces into five fronts.

Rebels launched an assault on the strategic airbase of Taftanaz in northern Syria in an attempt to disrupt strikes by government aircraft and helicopters on rebel-held areas. The Al Nusrah Front, an al Qaeda-associated group, participated in the attack.

Government forces abandoned a strategic base along a highway linking Damascus with Aleppo. The withdrawal threatens the government’s ability to supply its forces fighting in Aleppo. A video appears to show rebels killing a group of captured government soldiers.

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.

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.