UK Military in Talks to to Help Syrian Rebels
May offer training and support
The move hurt businesses and relief organizations while only mildly inconveniencing the opposition
Six days of clashes in Tripoli between supporters of Assad and of the rebels
Say there is evidence of Assad's forcing having weapons with chemical components
Will work with Russia regarding Syria, but they want president to step down
Want to preemptively stop use of Sarin
Intelligence suggests Assad could be prepping chemical weapons
Rebels advance as the faltering regime prepares chemical weapons
Assad had kept them out of the hands of militants
Reinforcing interventionist rhetoric
Doesn't explicitly call for Assad to step down
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 200 people were killed across Syria yesterday
Echoing comments made by Obama yesterday
It's all about getting the word out
Says there will be consequences in Assad makes "tragic mistake"
Raise your hand if you're surprised to hear passenger planes were still flying there in the first place
Speak2Tweet gets voice messages online
I'm guessing this isn't going to be the game-changer in the civil war
Were trying to enter a Syrian town
Surface-to-air missiles being used to take down Syrian helicopters
We've run out of Arab seasons to refer to
Not the sort of move made by successful regimes
Venezuela, Cuba among those offering symbolic support
No group has taken responsibility, state media blames "terrorists"
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