Syria Unrest

Assad: Western Intervention Will Cause an Earthquake

Syrian President Bashar Assad issues warning to the West: If you intervene in Syria, there will be an earthquake in the region.

In what is being billed as an attempt to stop arms smuggling, Syrian authorities are mining their border with Lebanon.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has been implicated in aiding Syrian officials in kidnapping its dissidents in Lebanon.

At least 17 were shot dead by security forces in the Syrian protests city of Hama; UN names 'rights panel' for Syria.

For the first time in six months, Syrians plead for international help against Assad's brutal crackdown.

13 dead in Syria as Bashar Assad’s continues assault on protesters. Meanwhile, EU adopts new sanctions against Syria.

The European Union is expected to announce new sanctions against Syria on Friday, including a ban on Syrian oil imports.

Hama's attorney-general resigns over protest crackdown, marking the first high-profile defection in Syria since protest began.

Amnesty International: "Deaths behind bars reaching massive proportions, accounts of torture are horrific."

Syrian president Bashar Assad ignored demands from the Obama Administration and key regional allies to halt his bloody crackdown.

Lebanese terror faction Hizbullah has found itself unpopular in Syria with little room to maneuver as it backs Assad.