Syrian opposition meet Russian FM

Representatives of Syria’s opposition and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have discussed ways of resolving the crisis in Syria. But the 2 sides failed to come up with a breakthrough.

Delegates from the Democratic Forum met Lavrov in Moscow on Monday.

Homs ‘all but cleared of opposition fighters’

According to television reports in Lebanon, Syrian government forces have all but cleared the opposition stronghold of Homs of armed rebels.

Al Jazeera, however, reports that the fighting in Homs and two

New SC Syria resolution rules out external force

Laaska News  Feb. 4, 2012

A new Western-backed draft Security Council resolution on Syria explicitly rules out the use of external force against the Syrian government.