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Protesters stand March 6, 2012, on a crossed picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally against his regime in front of the Syrian embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. (Associated Press)

U.S. prepares basic plans to attack Syria

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Double bombing kills 14 in northern Iraq

By Mazin Yahya - Associated Press

Protesters hold banners that read "Freedom Syria" and "Stop the: lies, stealing, murder" during a March 6, 2012, rally against Syrian President Bashar Assad regime in front of the Syrian embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. (Associated Press)

2 senators join McCain’s call for intervention in Syria

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, held a rare televised news conference Sunday after a meeting with counterparts in the Persian Gulf region. He took a direct jab at the regime of Bashar Assad by saying there are Syrians "who do not represent the majority of people [and] who work with Iran." (Associated Press)

Rivals use Syria as target on Iran

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

**FILE** Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is seen in Beirut on June 2007. (Associated Press/Hezbollah Media Office)

Leaders: Hamas will sit out if Israel and Iran go to war

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

A Free Syrian Army fighter holds a home-made grenade as another fighter has a coffee in Idlib, north Syria, on Tuesday. Syria's president defied mounting international pressure to end the year-old crackdown on an uprising against him. (Associated Press)

Syrian president vows to keep fighting

By Ben Hubbard and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

**FILE** Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis testifies July 10, 2010, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press)

General warns of Syrian bioweapons, Iran threat

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Former first ladies Laura Bush and Barbara Bush share a light moment with moderator Doris Kearns Goodwin (right) during a discussion Monday that was part of the conference "America's First Ladies: An Enduring Vision" at SMU in Dallas. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Hassana Abu Firasl (left), a Syrian who fled the town of Qusair, near Homs, Syria, is seen with her family at the Lebanese-Syrian border village of Qaa, in eastern Lebanon, on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrian refugees in Lebanon recount terror

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Hussein Malla - Associated Press

The United Nations is sending two envoys to Syria to press the case to allow humanitarian relief workers unhindered access. These Syrian children fled with their families from Qusair, near Homs, to the Lebanese-Syrian border village of Qaa. (Associated Press)

Syrians fearing retribution pour into Lebanon

By Hussein Malla and Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

25 police killed in Iraq shooting spree

By Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

Children attend the funeral of three Free Syrian Army fighters on Saturday, March 3, 2012, in a park converted to a cemetery in Idlib, Syria. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Red Cross handing out aid in Syria’s Homs

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (AP Photo)

Israel offers humanitarian aid to Syria

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Hockey breaks ice for Arab and Jewish teens

By DIAA HADID - Associated Press

Children hold anti government posters during a protest in a town in north Syria, Friday, March 2, 2012. Syria has faced mounting international criticism over its bloody crackdown on the uprising, which started with peaceful protests but has become increasingly militarized. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Red Cross blocked by Syria from ex-rebel enclave

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Illustration by John Camejo for The Washington Times

KUHNER: Obama’s Islamist agenda

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

Shadows of Syrians are reflected on a giant poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a rally in support of the leader in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

EDITORIAL: Assad the war criminal

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

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

Russia upgrades radar station in Syria to aid Iran

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Free Syrian Army soldiers gather Feb. 28, 2012, outside a house destroyed in fighting against President Assad's forces in Sarmin, north Syria. (Associated Press)

Syrian troops move to retake rebel-held district

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Flames rise from a house in the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province after Syrian government shelling. A photojournalist and a war correspondent were killed last week as Syrian forces intensely shelled Homs. (Associated Press)

Trapped Spanish reporter escapes from Syria

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press