Mar 08, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. military has determined that the Sunni revolt
in Syria could expand into regional war and include nonconventional weapons.

Mar 10, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has been encouraging Jordan to reform
its Western-oriented military.

Mar 12, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- President Bashar Assad, one year into the revolt, has
failed to mobilize sufficient forces for a nationwide counter-insurgency
campaign in Syria, a report said.

Mar 13, 2012

AMMAN [MENL] -- Syrian President Bashar Assad, despite military victories
over Sunni rebels, was preparing a contingency for an Alawite state along
the Mediterranean coast, a report said.