Turkey Fires Into Syria
Responding to recent mortar attacks
Yes, there's an element of extortion
State media says a mortar hit a rural area near the border
Several mortars were lobbed over the border over the last week leading to retaliatory measures by Turkey
Afraid blowback could hit their own country even harder
Stopped after possibly hitting several military targets
Second mortar to hit the town since Friday
Three suicide bombers targeted the center of the city while a fourth hit the Chamber of Commerce
Breaking from previous support of Arab Spring movements, they back the establishment
Austin Tice went missing in Syria weeks ago
They say the dialogue requested by the Syrian government is out of the question
Fighting doesn't look to be ending anytime soon
Divisions within forces opposing Assad threaten the possibility of international support
Another $15 million to political opponents and $30 million in humanitarian aid
Syrian rebels, possibly backed by Turkish rebels, say they may be breaking through a weeks-long stale mate soon
Says the Russian position on Syria has been stalling progress and that the Kremlin is ambivalent about the slaughter
Differences could be holding Assad's opponents back from successes
Nobody actually wants to do anything
Calls for replacement of regime, but without military intervention
Says, "The blood of these young children is a terrible stain on the reputation of this United Nations."
Says the war has become "a regional calamity with global ramifications."
Rebels claim school was being used by Syrian intelligence
Human rights abuses and air assaults might have been a clue
The Free Syrian Army is now commanded from a location somewhere in "liberated" Syria
Suspected of carrying weapons for Assad's forces
At least 30 dead, but possibly much more
Indiscriminate bombing causing a sharp rise in civilian casualties
Military officials discussed using chemical weapons if the regime lost Aleppo
Turkish authorities have closed down their side of the Tal Abyad checkpoint
Confidential list, backed, the UN says, by an overwhelming body of evidence
Number of violations meant not all could be investigated
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