Civil War In Syria -- News Updates March 14, 2012

Syrian Troops 'Take Control Of Northern City Of Idlib' -- BBC

Syrian government forces have taken control of the north-western city of Idlib, after days of clashes with rebel fighters, opposition activists say.

Security forces are now reportedly carrying out house-to-house searches in the area, which has been a stronghold of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

It is not clear where the rebels have gone, or how many people have died.

Meanwhile, the UN envoy to Syria has said President Bashar al-Assad has sent a response to a proposed peace plan.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria: Idlib falls as opposition splits - Wednesday 14 March 2012 -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Syrian Forces Seize Northern City of Idlib, Opposition Says -- Bloomberg
Syria Presses Northern Offensive -- Wall Street Journal
Syrian army intensifies attacks on eve of anniversary -- Reuters
Syrian troops press offensive in Idlib after rebels retreat -- L.A. Times
Emboldened Syrian Army Now Moves to Quell Southern City -- New York Times
Syria forces attack Daraa, opposition in disarray -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Horrific pictures which show how Syrians murdered an entire family in their home as Russia admits to arming Assad regime -- Daily Mail
Syria divides Druze in occupied mountain homeland -- Yahoo News/Reuters
French war surgeon speaks of "hell" in Syria -- Stars and Stripes/AP

A year into uprising, Syrian protesters say they won’t give up -- Washington Post
A year on, Syrian slaughter rages -- The Australian/AFP

Amnesty: Syria detainees face systematic torture -- CNN
Torture in Syria worst seen in 30 years, report says -- L.A. Times
Syrians routinely tortured in detention, says Amnesty -- BBC
Rights Group Says Syrian Detainees Tortured -- Voice of America
2 Syrian dissidents quit opposition council; Amnesty accuses regime of systematic torture -- Washington Post/AP
Sarkozy likens Syria's Assad to a 'murderer' -- Miami Herald/AP

Syria responds to Annan's proposal; rebel stronghold of Idlib seized -- CNN
Annan has Syrian reply, seeking answers to halt crisis -- Reuters
Annan and Moscow await Assad, rebel city falls -- AFP
Russia rebukes Assad over 'big reform delay' -- AFP
Moscow providing Syria with weapons to fend off external threats, Russia’s FM says -- Washington Post/AP
Russia says it won't intervene militarily in Syria -- Yahoo News/AP

Analysis - One year on, Syria's Assad won't bow to uprising -- Reuters