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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A Syrian flag flies in front of a large banner of President Bashar Assad as demonstrators rally in support of the Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

EDITORIAL: Homage to Homs

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Members of the Free Syrian Army train Feb. 7, 2012, outside Idlib, Syria. (Associated Press)

U.S. searches for strategy to halt Syria violence

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

This image taken from video filmed over the past several days by an independent cameraman and made available Feb. 7, 2012, shows an injured man leaving hospital being helped by friends on the street in the Bab Amr neighborhood of Homs, Syria. (Associated Press/APTN)

U.S. not considering arming Syrian opposition

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Briefly

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

Moscow’s support for Assad well-calculated

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

**FILE** A man suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist shows wounds on his feet Sept. 22, 2011, at a detention facility in Misrata, Libya. (Associated Press)

Rights group: Libyan ex-diplomat tortured to death

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Holding a poster of their leader, supporters of Moammar Gadhafi chant slogans following a NATO airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Saturday, April 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Gadhafi allies in Libya subject to torture by militias

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Protesters stormed the National Transitional Council offices in Benghazi, Libya, confronted its chairman, Mustafa Abul Jalil, and vandalized his vehicle on Saturday. Many Libyans accuse Mr. Abdul Jalil of running a one-man show. He served as justice minister in the Gadhafi regime but switched sides early in the revolution, which started in February. (Associated Press)

Libyan protesters lash out at new ‘monster’ in power

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE ** Seif al-Islam Gadhafi talks to reporters at the ancient city of Cyrene, near al-Bayda, Libya, in September 2007. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Gadhafi loyalists seize Libyan town

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Col. Moammar Gadhafi

Gadhafi loyalists attack Libyan town, killing 4

By Rami Al-Shaheibi - Associated Press

Libya hopes African Cup success can bring joy

By MARK WALSH - Associated Press

Libya gets reprieve on extradition of Gadhafi son to ICC

By Ashish Kumar Sen THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Former Libya rebel groups clash in Tripoli, 5 dead

By Rami Al-Shaheibi - Associated Press

** FILE ** Anti-government protesters wave Bahraini flags Nov. 25, 2011, during a rally and march that drew tens of thousands to Maqsha, Bahrain, just outside the capital of Manama. Participants in the rally, organized by several opposition societies, waved Bahraini flags along with those of Arab spring countries Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, while calling for the fall of the Bahraini government, freedom for prisoners and democracy in the Gulf island kingdom. (Associated Press)

Rapid change of Arab Spring slows in winter

By Siobhan Dowling - Special to The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta greets members of the Libyan delegation on the tarmac during his arrival in Tripoli, Libya, on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Pentagon chief Panetta makes historic visit to Libya

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (center) walks to his vehicle after being greeted by Ryan Crocker (right), U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, and Gen. John Allen upon his arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan on Dec., 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

NATO: Pakistan talking again to U.S.-led coalition

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks to his vehicle after being greeted by Ryan Crocker (right), U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, and Gen. John Allen (left) upon arriving in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Panetta in Kabul as U.S. ties with Pakistan erode

By Lolita Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Khalifa Hifter, then the Libyan senior rebel commander, leaves a press conference at the courthouse in the center of Benghazi, Libya, in March 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

Libyan army, ex-rebels clash near airport

Associated Press

Libyan army, militia fighters clash near airport; 1 dead

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