Rebel Military Chief Says Hezbollah Fighters Are 'Invading' Syria
Says more than 7,000 are involved in the assault on the town of Qusair
Says more than 7,000 are involved in the assault on the town of Qusair
Insists Assad will remain president until 2014 elections and possibly beyond
Food running low, some in need of medical attention
Rebels within country not happy with decisions by exiles
Usually a peace process works better when the mediators don't want to send weapons to the warring sides
McCain has supported intervention nearly as long as the conflict's been ongoing
Two years of conflict has created many refugees
Politic like it's 1914?
Assad regime accused of using the weapons ahead of planned peace conference
Can't agree on role of liberal members of the opposition
British officials say they have no plans to ship arms to rebels
Hoping to deter foreign intervention
Other sanctions on the Assad regime are still in place
Would allow members to send weapons to rebels
Fighting with Hezbollah in the latest attempt to dislodge rebels
Also say doing so would be unwise
Financial Times and the Associated Press have also previously been targeted
Peace conference on Syria probably not as effective without Syria there
Could spell an end to the two-year-long rebellion
No mention of Russia, which Syrian rebels blamed earlier this week
To address "Friends of Syria" while meeting with diplomats to discuss peace conference
In addition to the Hezbollah forces
First time the Syrian military has acknowledged shooting at Israeli forces during the civil war
Sarin, in particular
Wants to avoid conflict in the region
Hoping to bring representatives from the rebels and the Assad regime together
Rebels in Syria have been using the town as a part of a supply route
Were held this morning by anti-government forces
It's really not a pleasant place
Iran is closer to Syria than France. Both are closer than the U.S.
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