Syria's Civil War Is Intensifying

Intensified Syrian Fighting Reported In Battles For Damascus And Aleppo -- New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Explosions and heavy fighting rocked Syria’s two largest cities on Saturday, witnesses and activists said, as the Syrian government and rebel fighters struggled to gain an advantage in the country’s bloody, 17-month-old conflict.

Also, Iran’s state news agency reported that unidentified “armed groups” had kidnapped 48 Iranians on the road to the Damascus airport after the Iranians visited a religious shrine.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Fighting continues in Damascus and Aleppo - Saturday 4 August -- The Guardian

Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo -- Reuters
Syrian warplanes and artillery pound Aleppo -- Al Jazeera
Syrian troops kill scores of insurgents in Aleppo -- Xinhuanet
Syrian Army pushes to break rebel frontlines in battle for Aleppo -- Christian Science Monitor
War for Aleppo: battle rages in city that will determine fate of Syria -- The Guardian
Syria: Rebels upbeat in battle for Aleppo -- The Telegraph
General says all Damascus retaken, Aleppo pounded -- AFP
Dozens reported killed in Damascus as Syria rebels try to halt advance on Aleppo -- CNN
Helicopters circle Damascus as blasts rock city -- Toronto Star/AP
Syria rebels renew assault on Damascus as Assad hits money trouble -- NBC
Rebels fill Aleppo power vacuum, some disapprove -- Reuters
Iranian Pilgrims Kidnapped in Syria; Aleppo Fight Grows -- Bloomberg
Gunmen snatch 47 Iranian pilgrims near Damascus, as regime pounds rebel neighborhoods -- Washington Post/AP
Syrian Regime Pleads With Russia for Economic Aid -- ABC News/AP
Syria reaches oil deal with ally Russia -- International News
Britain secretly equipping Syrian rebels with latest satellite phones to help topple Assad -- Daily Mail
Syria crisis: Turkey training rebels, says FSA fighter -- BBC
Syria's agony prolonged while Russia and America pursue regional agendas -- Peter Beaumont, The Guardian