Senior Chinese and U.S. military officials met in Beijing on April 22 to discuss bilateral military relations and issues of common concern, Xinhua reported.

Jordan has opened up two corridors of its airspace for use by Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles seeking to monitor the conflict in Syria, a Western military source said, The Jerusalem Post reported April 22, citing Le Monde.

Taliban militants launched two attacks in Afghanistan on April 21, killing at least 9 people, AP reported.

Diplomats from 11 countries met in Istanbul on April 20 to discuss the Syrian crisis, Xinhua reported.

North Korea might be willing to talk with the United States about arms reduction but will never discuss denuclearization, Yonhap reported April 20, citing government newspaper Rodong Sinmun.

Jordan has asked the United States to deploy Patriot anti-missile batteries to its border with Syria, unnamed Jordanian sources said, Asharq al-Awsat reported April 19.

Jordan's Islamist opposition on April 19 denounced the presence of U.S. troops in Jordan, AFP reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel could block the supply of weapons to Syrian rebels if it feels those weapons could be turned against Israel, Naharnet reported April 18, citing the BBC.

The Pentagon is sending approximately 200 troops from the Army's 1st Armored Division to Jordan to help contain violence along the Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to ensure the safety of chemical weapons in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said April 17, AP reported.