U.S. officials fear that the Syrian regime will use chemical weapons in Aleppo if the international community fails to respond quickly, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 28.
Israel is deploying its missile defenses to protect it from possible Syrian retaliatory attacks in the event of Western strikes on that country, Israeli Army Radio said Aug. 28, Reuters reported.
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has said that the international community should take a "decisive and serious" stand against the Syrian regime, Reuters reported Aug. 27.
U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner has said that the White House needs to consult the U.S. Congress before it responds to Syria's alleged chemical weapons attack, Al Jazeera reported Aug. 26.
The leaders of former Egyptian militant groups Gamaah al-Islamiyah and Islamic Jihad offered to cease street protests if the government ended its crackdown on them, The Daily Star reported Aug. 26.
The Tunisian military resumed its offensive against militants in western Tunisia on Aug. 25, bombing locations around the Jebel Chaambi mountain, Tunisia Live reported Aug. 26.
