1. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad during an interview with The Wall Street Journal, January 2011 (Carole AlFarah)

    Leaked Assad Emails Offer Glimpse Into Syrian Regime

    The Syrian president’s email exchanges reveal a man who is far removed from the violence and anything but isolated.

  1. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria

    Saudi Arabia Arming Syrian Opposition

    A top Arab diplomat tells the AFP press agency that Saudi weapons are underway to Syria.

  1. Ambassador Susan Rice appears on NBC News' Morning Joe, March 8, 2012

    Rice Rules Out Syrian Intervention Then Doesn’t

    The American ambassador to the United Nations said military action would only worsen the situation but didn’t rule it out.

  1. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or Turkey addresses members of parliament (Reuters)

    Turkish Leader Urges Opening of Syrian Aid Corridors

    Prime Minister Erdoğan said Syria is “butchering its own people” and he called for “immediate” foreign intervention.

  1. Republican senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina appears on Fox News Sunday, March 4, 2012

    Libya “Model” for Aiding Syrian Rebels, Senators Say

    Top American lawmakers suggested that the intervention in Libya could be a model for what to do in Syria.