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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right), Qatar Foreign Minister Khalid Mohamed A. Al-Attiyah (center) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed K. Amr participate in a panel discussion at the Conference on Security Policy on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Munich. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Arab, Turkish officials urge dialogue with Iran

By David Rising and Geir Moulson - Associated Press

** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev before their meeting at the Bulgarian Presidency building in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Oleg Popov)

Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

**FILE** Syrian President Bashar Assad (left) prays next to Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmad Hassoun (second from left) at the Al-Rawda Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, during a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammad. (AP Photo/SANA)

Chief army defector promises fight to free Syria

By Bassem Mroue and Lee Keath - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3, until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Clinton: U.S., Europe must do more against tyrants

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Lebanese anti-Syrian regime protesters burn a Russian flag during a demonstration to show their solidarity with the Syrian people in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo)

Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria; more than 250 killed in Homs

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds a poster with caricature depicting the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 2nd left, pumping up their ally Syrian President Bashar Assad, centre, as she walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. Russia's deputy defense minister says Moscow will not stop arms sales to Syria. Russian state news agencies quoted Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov on Thursday as saying Russia is not violating any international obligations. Arabic on the poster reads, "free people of occupied Kfarnebel." (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester holds a poster in Arabic that reads, "to the Syrian freedom soldiers, our hearts are bases for you," as he walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Activists say 23 dead in Syria violence

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester holds an Arabic poster that reads, "tomorrow we shall remember a year's passing since the birth of death," as she walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)

Rights group says Syrian forces target children

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian rebels take their position behind a wall as they fire their guns during a battle with Syrian government forces in the Rastan area of Homs province in central Syria on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo)

Syrian troops move on new rebel areas near Damascus

By Lee Keath - Associated Press

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group and shot on Jan. 29, 2012, purports to show a funeral in Damascus, Syria. The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in fierce fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at several people, activists said. (Associated Press/Ugarit News Group via APTN)

Clinton: U.S. condemns uptick in Syrian crackdown

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Protesters shout slogans as they carry pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Syrian flags during a demonstration on Jan. 29, 2012, in front of the Russian Embassy in Beirut to express gratitude for the Russian position in support of Syria. (Associated Press)

Syria troops push back in fight on Damascus edges

By Lee Keath - Associated Press

Protesters shout slogans as they carry pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Syrian flags during a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in Beirut on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, to express gratitude for Russia's support of Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrian army launches offensive near Damascus

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Youngsters show support for the Syrian regime and gratitude toward Moscow on Sunday in front of the Russian Embassy in Beirut. Russia has said it will use its Security Council veto to block any resolution threatening Syria. (Associated Press)

Russia stands strong with Assad as its last friend in Arab world

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)

Arab League halts observer mission in Syria

Associated Press

Syrian army defectors celebrate with the Syrian revolution flag shortly after they joined the anti-regime protesters in Homs province on Thursday, the same day Syrian troops stormed a suburb of Damascus as the 10-month uprising inches ever closer to the capital. "A fierce battle is taking place, and troops are shelling areas with heavy machine gunfire," an activist said. (Associated Press)

Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

Activists: Syrian troops shell central city

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Ant-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and shout slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at Bayada area in Homs province, central Syria, on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. Government forces clashed with army defectors and stormed rebellious districts in central Syria on Wednesday, firing mortars and deploying snipers in violence that killed at least seven people, including a mother and her 5-year-old child, activists said. (AP Photo)

Activists: Syrian troops shell central city

By Combined dispatches

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Russia to keep blocking U.N. sanctions on Syria

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

Foreign minister: Syria has duty to confront armed groups

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press