Civil War In Syria -- News Updates February 11, 2013

Rebels Have Captured Syria's Largest Dam And Are Pushing Into Damascus -- Business Insider

Syrian rebels launched their biggest push into the capital since July and separately captured the country's largest hydorelectric dam, according to Reuters.

The offensive near the capital has forced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to move tanks from the southwest suburbs to just east of the city center in Jobar, which is located near the base of Assad's core forces and key to holding the eastern districts of the city.

The rebels in the south seem to be benefiting from a recent influx of weapons sent from Jordan to the Free Syrian Army.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Live Blog On Syria -- Al Jazeera
Syria crisis: jihadi rebels seize dam - Monday 11 February 2013 -- The Guardian

Rebels launch attacks across Syria -- Al Jazeera
Rebels seize Syria’s largest dam, taking control of water and electricity to parts of country -- Washington Post/AP
Syria rebels seize dam, blast on Turkish border -- Reuters
Syrian army, rebels clash in Damascus -- Reuters
Rebels seize Syria's largest dam -- News24
Syrian rebels claim capture of Euphrates dam -- Al Jazeera
Syria crisis: Rebels 'take control of key dam' -- BBC
Syrian Rebels Claim Control Of Country's Largest Dam -- Radio Free Europe
Damascus on Edge as War Seeps Into Syrian Capital -- New York Times
Blast kills 13 at Turkish customs gate on Syrian border -- CNN
Blast kills 12 at Turkish customs gate on Syrian border -- CNN
Bus blast kills at least 12 on Turkey-Syria border -- Reuters
Deadly car blast hits Turkey's Syria border -- Al Jazeera
'Huge Explosion' At Turkey-Syria Border, Says NPR Correspondent At Scene -- NPR
Tension rises in rebel Syria between jihadists, locals -- Daily Star/AFP

Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say -- Washington Post
Report: Iran and Hezbollah Forming Militias in Syria -- Voice of America
Iran said to train militias in Syria -- UPI
Iran building militias in Syria in case Assad falls -- Jerusalem Post

Syria talks offer stands despite Assad silence -- Reuters
Syria's Assad says not to abandon principles despite intensifying pressures -- Xinhuanet
Number of Palestinian refugee deaths in Syria increasing, UN agency warns -- UN News Centre

Syria’s Palestinians Seek Refuge in Lebanon -- Daily Beast
Palestinian delegation visits Syria -- UPI

Will Syria Become An Islamist State? -- NPR