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A list of the most recent stories about the Syrian conflict.

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Israel: Mortar shells from Syria hit Mt. Hermon

Israel's military says stray mortar shells from the fighting in Syria have struck a popular tourist site, Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights. The military says the shells struck early on Wednesday, apparently landing on an empty ski slope. Mortar shells have landed in the Golan before but this was ...

  • Updated: 3:32 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

UN assembly expected to approve Syria resolution

Diplomats say the U.N. General Assembly is expected to approve an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning President Bashar Assad's regime for escalating the use of heavy weapons. But the diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because consultations have been private, said the resolution ...

  • Updated: 3:07 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In this Tuesday, April. 30, 2013 photo, a Lebanese man passes in front of a large poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, and two Alawite fighters killed in Syria with Arabic writing that reads, "at your service, oh Assad," and, "bullets will not terrify us and we are not scared of traitors," in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. Already, Sunni extremists have stoned a school bus, vandalized stores and beaten or stabbed a number of men in a wave of attacks against Lebanese Alawites, raising fears of more violence should Assad be removed from power. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears

Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. Already, Sunni Muslim extremists have stoned a school bus, vandalized stores and beaten or stabbed a number of men in a wave of attacks against ...

  • Updated: 4:03 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan adresses his supporters and lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Erdogan said authorities have detained four more people in connection with two car bomb attacks in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 13. Erdogan also said Tuesday the death toll in the attacks has increased to 51.(AP Photo)

13 detained in Turkish bombings, death toll to 51

Four more people have been detained in connection with two car bomb attacks that killed dozens in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 13, Turkey's prime minister said Tuesday. Syria again rejected Turkey's contention it was involved, condemning the attacks and ...

  • Updated: 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks, during a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, not pictured, in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is dismissing suggestions that the Syrian government might not join a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in Syria. Syria's information minister says Damascus needs more details about the proposed initiative before it decides whether to attend. But Kerry says he expects Syrian officials to join the international effort and that the U.S. is aware that Syrian negotiators have been selected for the proposed conference. Kerry made his comments during a trip to Sweden Tuesday. Washington and Moscow — which are on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict — called last week for an international conference to start talks that would be accompanied by a cease-fire in the two-year-old war. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war. Kerry said he has every expectation that both ...

  • Updated: 11:17 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint news conference with President Barack Obama, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where they talked about various subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to the IRS. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Syria wants details about US-Russian initiative

The Syrian government wants more details before deciding whether to take part in a proposed U.S.-Russian initiative to negotiate a peaceful end to Syria's crisis, the country's information minister said, staking out a similar position to the main opposition group. Washington and Moscow called last week for an international conference ...

  • Updated: 9:05 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where they talked about subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit in Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Simultaneous investigations — and demands by Republicans for more — ...

  • Updated: 5:15 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 photo, an Iraqi cleric walks inside a damaged Sunni mosque in western Baghdad, Iraq. Attacks on mosques, especially where Sunnis worship, have been on the rise recently. Iraqi officials have warned that insurgents are trying to take advantage of the country's political and sectarian turmoil by targeting mosques in an attempt to reignite civil strife in the country. The mosque was attacked two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq

A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007. Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein ...

  • Updated: 4:17 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
Turkish riot police surround the destroyed shops two days after the explosions on Saturday that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Monday, May 13, 2013. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday Turkey would “not refrain” from responding to twin car bombings it has blamed on Syria but also said it would also act with caution and not be drawn into its neighbor’s civil war. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Car bombs lead some to question Turkey's security

Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border, and some Turks accused their leader of putting the nation's security at risk by backing the rebels fighting Syria's government. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will ...

  • Updated: 2:26 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
FILE In this Monday, May 4, 2009 file photo a Russian army S-300 anti-aircraft rocket launchers drive in a street during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Moscow's Red Square on May 9, in central Moscow. Israel expressed concern on Monday, May 13, 2013, over what its officials say is an imminent sale of Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)

Putin and Netanyahu to discuss Syrian conflict

President Vladimir Putin's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia on Tuesday will focus on the situation in Syria, the Kremlin said, amid growing concerns that Moscow may soon provide Damascus with an advanced anti-aircraft weapon. Israeli officials say Russia is on the verge of selling S-300 anti-aircraft ...

  • Updated: 2:23 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
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