Mar 12, 2012

LONDON [MENL] -- Syria's rebel movement has claimed a huge expansion over
the last two months.

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.

Mar 13, 2012

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Qatar, one of the smallest states in the Middle East, has
sought to fill an Arab power vacuum, a report said.

Mar 14, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Congress has sought to use the weapons trade as a lever
to stop Russian military assistance to Syria.