Civil War In Syria -- News Updates March 29, 2012

Iraq's Maliki Warns Of Syria 'Proxy War' -- BBC

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned that arming either side in Syria will lead to a "proxy war".

He was speaking at the opening of an Arab League summit which is discussing a joint plan with the UN to end a year of violence in Syria.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the plan and will spare no effort to make it succeed, Syrian state news agency Sana reported.

The summit is the first such meeting in Baghdad for at least two decades.

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More News On The Civil War In Syria

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria crisis: Baghdad hosts Arab League summit - live updates -- The Guardian

Syria crisis tops Arab League summit in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
Syria vows to reject any Arab League initiatives -- Herald Scotland
Assad says he wants Annan's Syria plan to succeed, demands end to rebel attacks -- Globe and Mail
Assad backs Annan plan, wants end to rebel support -- Reuters
Arabs, U.N. push Syria on peace plan as 22 more die -- Reuters
U.N. Says Syria Accepts Plan; Fighting Goes On -- Wall Street Journal
Blasts and bullets after Syria accepts peace plan -- Reuters
Attackers Kill Two Syrian Officers in Aleppo as Violence Continues -- New York Times
2 Syrian colonels gunned down in northern city -- FOX News/AP
Syrian media: Rebels kill 2 officers -- UPI
Sectarian Violence Is Raging in Syria -- Atlantic Wire
Refugees Say Neighbor Shoots Neighbor in Syrian Crackdown -- New York Times
Syria Systematically Torturing, Killing Children, UN Says -- Epoch Times
Islamists find foothold in Syria revolt -- Reuters
Syrian suspicions swirl over Iranian hand in Assad's repression -- Reuters
No clear way to court for Syria war crimes suspects -- Reuters
'Friends of Syria' to Meet for Opposition Support -- Voice of America
Fragmented Syria opposition emboldens Assad -- Reuters
Annan's Deal Is al-Assad's Last Chance -- Ed Husain, Council On Foreign Relations
Ousting Syria’s Assad through a ‘soft landing’ -- David Ignatius, Washington Post