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Syrians gather at the site of an explosion at Aleppo University in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Two blasts struck the main university in the city, the country's largest and its commercial capital, causing more than 50 casualties, state media said. There were conflicting reports as to what caused the blasts at the university, which was in session. (AP Photo/SANA)

More than 80 killed in blasts at Syrian university

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

Syrians run to aid the injured in the aftermath of a strike by Syrian government warplanes on the residential neighborhood of Maadamiyeh, south of Damascus, Syria, on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Syria bombs Damascus suburbs to keep rebels out

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)

Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

United States Deputy Secretary of State William Burns (left) arrives Jan. 11, 2013, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva for a meeting with U.N. Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov (both unseen) to find a politic solution for the crisis in Syria. (Associated Press)

Syria talks end in Geneva without solution

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

**FILE** Syrians inspect the destruction of buildings on Jan. 5, 2013, after heavy shelling by the Syrian Air Force in apparent retaliation for rebel attacks on the nearby Taftanaz military airbase in the village of Binnish, Syria. (Associated Press)

Panetta: No U.S. troops in Syria if chemical weapons used

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

More than 2,000 detainees were released Wednesday by the Syrian government as rebels freed 48 Iranians held since August in the first major prisoner swap of the country’s civil war. The uprising against Mr. Assad began in March 2011. (Associated Press via IHH)

Syrian rebels free 48 Iranian hostages while Assad vows to continue fighting

By Albert Aji and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

**FILE** Syrians inspect the destruction of buildings on Jan. 5, 2013, after heavy shelling by the Syrian Air Force in apparent retaliation for rebel attacks on the nearby Taftanaz military airbase in the village of Binnish, Syria. (Associated Press)

Palestinians call for cease-fire at refugee camp

By Albert Aji and Barbara Surk - Associated Press

A camouflage convoy of Dutch military trucks carrying two batteries of Patriot missiles is lined up for a media opportunity before departing from De Peel Air Base in Vreedepeel, Netherlands, on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Twelve Patriot missile launching systems from the Dutch military are on their way to help Turkey defend its border against Syrian rockets. The missile batteries are scheduled to be fully operational by Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Mark D. Carlson)

Syrian troops repulse rebel attack in Aleppo

By Barbara Surk - Associated Press

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad (Associated Press)

Assad calls on Syrians to defend the country

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) heads the weekly Cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Mr. Netanyahu said Israel will erect a fortified fence on the border with Syria to protect against radical Islamist forces that he claims have taken over the area. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)

Netanyahu: Israel needs fence on Syrian frontier

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

U.N. puts death toll in Syria at more than 60,000

By Bassem Mroue and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, photo, Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces, in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, Syria. Activists say Syrian rebels have captured an oil pumping station in the north central province of Raqqa about 160 km east of Aleppo after days of fighting. (AP Photo/Abdullah Al-Yasin)

Syrian rebels attack air base in the north

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

A wounded man is pulled from the site of a Syrian government airstrike on a gas station in the eastern Damascus suburb of Mleiha, Syria, on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. This citizen-journalist image was taken from video that was authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Dozens killed, wounded in airstrike near Damascus

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

This citizen journalism image taken from video provided by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a fire burning at the site of a Syrian government airstrike on a gas station in the eastern Damascus suburb of Mleiha, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Activists say dozens of people have been killed or wounded in an air raid on a gas station near the capital Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

U.N. estimates Syria death toll more than 60,000

By Bassem Mroue and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

This photo posted on the website freejamesfoley.org shows American journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria, in July 2012. The family of the journalist says he was kidnapped in northwest Syria by unknown gunmen on Thanksgiving day. (Associated Press/Nicole Tung, freejamesfoley.org)

American journalist missing in Syria

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GEDRICH: Syria on track to become Islamic state

By Fred Gedrich

Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Abdullah Al-Yasin)

Syrian rebels, regime troops clash near Damascus; Aleppo airport closed

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

**FILE** Syrian rebels attend a training session in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2012. The training is part of an attempt to transform the rag-tag rebel groups into a disciplined fighting force. (Associated Press)

Syria says rebels attack gas pipeline

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Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during clashes with government forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo on Saturday. A U.N. envoy warns 100,000 Syrians could be killed next year if fighting continues. (Associated Press)

Envoy warns of chaos in Syria

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Lakhdar Brahimi (left), the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, shakes hands with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby following a joint press conference at the league's headquarters in Cairo on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Brahimi warns of surge in deaths in Syria

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press