An independent UN Human Rights Council report says violence continues unabated (UN Photo/Neeraj Singh)

The United Nations is still investigating possible links to Al Qaeda (UN Photo/Nadine Kaddoura)

The UN Security Council Thursday condemned a bombing attack in Damascus that reportedly killed over 50 people and injured more than 300 others, a serious blow to the already faltering UN backed April 12 ceasefire. Media reports indicate two suicide bombers detonated car bombs close to Syrian security force headquarters…

A bomb exploded near a convoy of UN peacekeepers entering the Syrian city of Dara Wednesday, joint UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s spokesperson confirmed in a statement. The special envoy’s office says there were no UN casualties from the attack, but that several Syrian government soldiers were injured by the…

Syria risks sliding into civil war Kofi Annan warned Tuesday (UN Photo/Violaine Martin)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says he’s gravely alarmed by reports of continued violence and killings in Syria, as local rights groups Thursday said at least 460 people have been killed since UN ceasefire monitor arrived in the country 10 days ago. In a statement, the UN chief said…

Following Marco Rubio’s speechat the Brookings Institute Wednesday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) stated that although there should be “no boots on the ground” in Syria, the U.S. must supply the Syrian opposition groups with the weapons necessary to ward off the Assad regime. “At some point we simply have to…

During a high-profile speech at the Brookings Institute Wednesday, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) states that he believes the U.S. should provide weapons to the Syrian opposition groups but that preemptive measures need to be taken so that these weapons do not end up in the hands of the wrong people….

The UN Security Council Saturday unanimously agreed to dispatch a team of 300 unarmed military observers to monitor the faltering truce in Syria. (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas)

Addressing the House Armed Services Committee Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the international community may need to place additional sanctions against the Assad regime. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]