Syria: Al-Qaeda's battle for control of Assad's chemical weapons plant:
A battle near a factory believed to be one of the Syrian regime's main chemical weapons plants shows just how close such weapons could be to falling into al-Qaeda's hands, writes Colin Freeman. Ref. Source 8
Bomb tears through Damascus, killing at least 14 people:
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but car bombs and suicide attacks targeting Damascus and other cities that remain under government control in the third year of the conflict have been claimed in the past by the Al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front - one of scores of rebel factions fighting to oust Assad. Ref. Source 5
Car bomb kills 7 in Homs, Syria as gov't forces keep pressing north:
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven people Ref. Source 5
Car bomb at checkpoint in Syrian capital kills 10 soldiers, activists say:
A car bomb targeting a checkpoint near a military airport in an upscale neighbourhood of the Syrian capital has killed 10 soldiers and wounded 10 others, activists said Monday. Ref. Source 4
Syria: 7 killed in an explosion in Damascus:
Syrian opposition sources reported that seven people were killed in an explosion in the al-Midan neighborhood south of Damascus. According to sources, the explosion, believed to have been the result of rockets fired, caused extensive damage in the area
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Deadly car bomb kills 13 people north of Damascus:
The overnight blast struck near a police station in the town of Deir Atiyeh, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. State-run Sana news agency confirmed the attack, saying "Terrorists" Had caused an unknown number of casualties. Ref. Source 7
Syria conflict: Children 'targeted by snipers':
More than 11,000 children have died in Syria's civil war in nearly three years, including hundreds targeted by snipers, a new report says. Summary executions and torture have also been used against children as young as one, the London-based Oxford Research Group think tank says. Ref. Source 6