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Palestinian supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) wave the group's red flag, the Syrian flag, and the Palestinian flag as they holds poster of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally on May 7,2013. Against Israeli attack on Syria in Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel is not getting involved in Syria's civil war, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said just days after two Israeli air strikes near Damascus sent regional tensions soaring. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN
Hezbollah   Photos   Syria   Troops   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war		  France24 
Hezbollah-backed Syria troops take key town Qusair
Mon 20 May 2013
Pro-government Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants stormed the rebel-held town of Qusair on Sunday, following a fierce aerial and artillery bombardment. The town is seen as of high... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
This citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to repel a coordinated attack by government forces, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria, Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Mideast   Photos   Syria   War   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war		  BBC News 
Syria conflict: Fierce battle for key town of Qusair
Mon 20 May 2013
Fighting has raged in Syria's town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold. State media said the army "restored security and... (photo: AP / Qusair Lens)
This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sun 19 May 2013
Assad warns U.S. to avoid interfering in Syria politics
BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
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In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 photo, newly-arrived Syrian refugee families rest after crossing the border from Tal Shehab city in Syria, through the Al Yarmouk River valley to arrive near Ramtha, Jordan.  BBC News  Fri 17 May 2013
Syria crisis: Refugee total now more than 1.5m - UNHCR
The UN's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5m people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh)
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This Tuesday, May 14, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows the mother of a Syrian rebel cleaning a rifle, in Aleppo, Syria. CBC Fri 17 May 2013
Syrian regime's position strengthens as world pushes for diplomatic solution
If there’s one thing you can say about Bashar al-Assad, it’s that he has staying power. For more than two years, the Syrian president has defied predictions that his... (photo: AP / Aleppo Media Center AMC)
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File - This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Council of Barzeh, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels taking cover in the the Barzeh district of Damascus, Syria, Friday, April 26, 2013. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed 15 May 2013
Human Rights Watch alleges atrocities by rebels in Syria
BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn... (photo: AP / Local Council of Barzeh)
Human Rights   Photos   Syria   War   Wikipedia: Farouq Brigades
File - Two Israeli soldiers stand next to Iron Dome missile defense system deployed in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Sunday, April 10, 2011. BBC News Sun 12 May 2013
Israel prepares for the worst as tensions over Syria grow
Following its long-held policy on such matters, the Israeli government has neither confirmed nor denied bombing an arms convoy inside Syria last weekend - the third such... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Israel   Military   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, a rebel fighter keeps an eye over an enemy position as he moves through the frontline, in the southeast area of Aleppo, Syria. BBC News Sat 11 May 2013
Could Syria conflict become regional war?
This week the leader of Hezbollah - the Shia movement in southern Lebanon - made it clear that he saw weapons transfers from Syria as a "strategic response" to... (photo: AP / Narciso Contreras)
Hezbollah   Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday WPXI Fri 10 May 2013
Russia says it will keep selling missiles to Syria
Russia defended its sales of anti-aircraft systems to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, just days after joining forces with the U.S. for a new push to end... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Moscow   Photos   Syria   Weapons   Wikipedia: Sergey Lavrov
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks via video during a conference, held in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday May, 9, 2013. South China Morning Post Fri 10 May 2013
Hezbollah says Syria will supply it weapons
Syria will supply “game-changing” weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group, Hassan Nasrallah, said on Thursday. He made the comments less than a... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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