May 29, 2013

LONDON [MENL] -- NATO, only months after awaiting the end of President
Bashar Assad, has concluded that Sunni rebels faced defeat in Syria.

May 28, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has conducted a military exercise to protect Gulf
islands claimed by the neighboring United Arab Emirates.

May 27, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has reported the deployment of a large number of
long-range missile batteries.

May 26, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The new paramilitary force of President Bashar Assad has
been rapidly expanding amid Iranian funding and victories over Sunni rebels.