Civil War In Syria -- News Updates March 13, 2012

Violence Shows No Sign Of Stopping In Syria As More Than 40 Killed Across The Country Tuesday -- National Post

BEIRUT — More than 40 people were reported killed in violence across Syria on Tuesday, including 23 members of the security forces, as a pro-government daily said the regime had captured the rebel city of Idlib.

“Twelve members of the security services who headed for the town of Dael to carry out arrests were killed… when their vehicle was ambushed by a group of armed deserters,” said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria: Assad sets date for parliamentary elections - Tuesday 13 March 2012 -- the Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Syrian Army Recaptures Idlib -- Wall Street Journal
Syrian forces recapture northern rebel stronghold of Idlib near Turkish border -- Washington Post/AP
Report: Syrian troops retake major northern city -- CBS
Syria Expands Assault, Hitting Rebel Enclaves in City in North -- New York Times
Syria violence: soldiers killed in ambush -- Reuters
Violence across Syria; soldiers killed in ambushes -- Reuters
Women, Children Found Dead in Syrian Flashpoint City -- Voice of America
Syrian opposition calls for international military intervention -- CNN
Syrian killings spark plea for intervention -- Sydney Morning Herald
Opposition calls day of mourning in Syria -- CNN

Syria laying landmines along border: Human Rights Watch -- BBC
Syria planted mines along Turkey, Lebanon borders, group says -- L.A. Times
Syria laying mines near Lebanon, Turkey borders: HRW -- Reuters
Syria Mines Borders With Turkey, Lebanon as Thousands Flee Assad’s Forces -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Violence across Syria: UN awaits response from Damascus -- Times of India
Syrian Violence Escalates as Envoy Awaits Response -- Voice of America

Assad calls May elections in Syria -- The Guardian
Syria: Bashar al-Assad calls parliamentary election on May 7 -- The Telegraph
US calls Syria parliament vote 'ridiculous' -- Yahoo News/AFP

Russia says it will keep selling weapons to Syria -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Russia says Syrian ceasefire must be simultaneous -- Reuters

Arab League Chief Urges Probe into Civilian Deaths in Syria -- RIA Novosti
Arab League Head Seeks Inquiry on Syrian Violence, Mena Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Arab League: Syria commits crimes against humanity -- USA Today/AP

More than 8,000 killed in Syria unrest - UN official -- BBC
More than 8000 dead in Syria - UN -- The Australian/AFP

UN says 230,000 people have fled Syria violence -- CBS
UN: 230,000 people have fled the violence in Syria -- Haaretz
Turkey Concerned at Growing Number of Syrian Refugees -- Voice of America
Turkey Plans to Host Syria Crisis Talks on April 2 -- New York Times/Reuters

The 'civil war' trap in Syria -- Lionel Beehner, L.A. Times
Analysis: Diplomacy All but Doomed in Syria Crisis -- New York Times/AP
Interview with Tunisia's Prime Minister: 'Military Intervention in Syria Would Be Pure Madness' -- Spiegel Online