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Syrian soldiers killed in clash with defectors

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and shout slogans against the Arab League as they gather in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 14, 2011, outside the Syrian foreign ministry. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Lead from behind in Syria

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

"If Bashar has the interest of his country, he would step down, but he would also create an ability to reach out and start a new phase of Syrian political life."
- Jordan's King Abdullah

Jordan’s king urges Syria’s Assad to step down

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 14, 2011. (Associated Press)

Pressure mounts on Assad amid crackdown

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

Crowds attack embassies as Syrians react to Arab vote

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Pro-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans and hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 13, 2011, against the Arab League decision to suspend Syria. (Associated Press)

With Arab vote, isolation, pressure piles on Syria

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Arab League votes to suspend Syria over bloodshed

By Hadeel Al-Shalchi - Associated Press

Syrian protesters throw eggs at Abdul-Aziz al-Khair (left), a member of the Syrian National Coordination Committee, and other opposition leaders as they try to enter Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday. They were supposed to hold talks with the organization's chief on violence in Syria. (Associated Press)

Syrian opposition leaders pelted with eggs

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

World Briefs

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Syrian troops fire during protests; 13 killed

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Protesters wave a large Syrian flag during a demonstration against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in front of the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Syrian tanks fire on Homs in defiance of Arab-brokered deal

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

A smoke trail from a missile Israel test-fired Wednesday is seen from Yavne, Israel. The missile reportedly can carry an atomic warhead and hit Iran, and the launch has increased speculation that Israel is planning a pre-emptive strike. (Associated Press)

Israeli missile test, air drill heat up talk of attack on Iran

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Protesters unfurl a large Syrian flag in front of the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday as more than 100 people protesting the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad gathered outside the building where foreign ministers were meeting. (Associated Press)

Syria accepts Arab League’s call to halt crackdown on protesters

By Ben Hubbard and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against the Syrian regime in front of the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Syria accepts Arab League proposal to end crisis

By Ben Hubbard and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Syrian army positions are pictured on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, near the border town of Serhaniyeh, Lebanon, whose residents say troops have laid mines nearby over the past several days. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syria mining border with Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

New signs of Syria’s nuclear goals

By Desmond Butler and George Jahn - Associated Press

More than 5,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon and Turkey since March, but Syria reportedly is planting land mines along border areas, a sign of its isolation. (Associated Press)

Syria mining areas near Lebanese border

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad

Syria’s Assad says intervention will burn region

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian security forces fire on rallies, killing 30

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy - Associated Press

Embassy Row

By James Morrison - The Washington Times