May 07, 2013

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has launched a major military exercise near the
border with Syria.

May 03, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iran has laid the groundwork for a takeover of Syria
regardless of the survival of President Bashar Assad, a report said.

May 02, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has determined that Syria developed
an advanced air defense network that was one of the most effective in the
Middle East.

May 01, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The regime of President Bashar Assad has been engaged in
an intense battle with rebels for control of a military base in northern
Syria.