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** FILE ** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s P.M. Erdogan: Syria ‘clearly’ using chemical weapons

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama leaves Air Force One upon his arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama on arming Syrian rebels: ‘All options’ on the table

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, rebels from al Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra sit on a truck full of ammunition at Taftanaz air base, which was captured by the rebels, in the Idlib province of northern Syria. (Associated Press/Edlib News Network)

Al Qaeda reveals true role in Syrian insurgency

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad (Associated Press)

Assad calls on Syrians to defend the country

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walks Dec. 10, 2012, after speaking at the International Parliamentary Forum in Moscow, Russia. (Associated Press)

Experts: Russia likely to stay course on Assad

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

A damaged building is seen through a window on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, after several weeks of intense battles between rebel fighters and the Syrian army in the Jedida district of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

Intense fighting erupts in Syrian capital of Damascus

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad performs Eid prayers at the Hamad mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, to mark Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday ending the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/SANA)

Syria’s Assad makes rare public appearance

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian security force inspects the scene after a bomb ripped through the third floor of the state TV building in Damascus, Syria, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. The bomb shattered several offices and wounded several employees, Syrian TV said. (AP Photo/SANA)

Aide: Syrian PM’s break months in planning

By Brian Murphy and Jamal Halaby - Associated Press

Slaughter of civilians denied by Assad forces

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans against the Syrian regime and Russia's support of President Bashar Assad as they hold a burned banner depicting Mr. Assad (right) and his brother, Maher Assad (left), in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Russia clings to a crucial power base in Syria uprising

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this June 12, 2012 photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department in Washington. Clinton's charge that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syria has escalated the war of words between the former Cold War foes, precisely when Washington had hoped to court Moscow's support for a transition plan to end the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Russia, U.S. quarrel over aid to Syrian parties

By Susan Crabtree

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Russia urges Syria’s Assad to start troop pullout

By Avet Demourian - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with an Arab official as she arrives to join foreign ministers from dozens of countries gathered in Istanbul on Sunday, April 1, 2012, to set conditions for a new Syria. (AP Photo)

Clinton doubts that Assad is interested in peace

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Ahmad al-Qattan (center), Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to the League of Arab States, attends the annual Arab League summit in Baghdad on March, 29, 2012. (Associated Press)

Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis

By Abdullah Al-Shihri - Associated Press

Syrian rebels take position during clashes with government forces in Idlib, Syria, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Syrian forces take rebel stronghold near Turkey

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies Feb. 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill on the State Department's fiscal 2013 budget. (Associated Press)

Clinton: Syria’s Assad fits war criminal category

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Pro-Syrian demonstrators protest Feb. 24, 2012, outside the Cartago Hotel where the Conference on Syria is held in Tunis, Tunisia. (Associated Press)

Obama pledges continued pressure on Syria

By Ben Feller - Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati attend the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world in Beirut on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

U.N. chief: Syria’s Assad must stop violence

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

** FILE ** Two Syrian refugees children who fled violence in their country flash a V for victory sign while their faces faces are decorated with the Syrian revolution flag and Arabic words read:"Syria, The freedom," during a demonstration in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross office, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Friday Nov. 25, 2011. (AP Photo)

Clinton sees Syrian opposition; U.S. envoy returns

By Anne Gearan and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem speaks during a press conference, in Damascus, Syria, on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

Grenade blasts bring violence to Syrian capital

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press