Syria condemned Cairo's decision to cut ties with Damascus and support the rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al Assad, an unnamed Syrian official said June 16, AFP reported.
Any attempt to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria by deploying Patriot anti-aircraft missiles or F-16 fighter jets would violate international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said June 15, Reuters reported.
At least seven people were killed when a booby-trapped car exploded June 8 in a largely Shiite neighborhood of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, AP reported.
Demands from regional powers that the Syrian National Coalition expand its membership have divided the group and stalled progress at a key meeting in Istanbul, opposition members said May 25, AFP reported.
U.S. President Barack Obama decreased his funding request for the war in Afghanistan by 10 percent in a letter to Congress on May 17, Reuters reported May 18.
