US warns of military option in Syria:
AMERICA'S top military officer has warned Syria it might face armed intervention as international outrage grows over the massacre of women and children by tanks and artillery in the central town of Houla. Ref. Source 8
World at risk as Syrian chemical stockpile faces plunder:
The West supports the opposition and proposes regime change in Syria. But should President Assad be removed, what would happen to his vast arsenal of chemical weapons, which may become a powerful tool of terrorism for radical extremists? Ref. Source 1
Obama speeds up limited air strike, no-fly zones preparations for Syria:
Their mission will be to knock out Assad's central regime and military command centers so as to shake regime stability and restrict Syrian army and air force activity for subduing rebel action. Ref. Source 4
U.S. Military completes initial planning for Syria:
The U.S. Military has completed its own planning for how American troops would conduct a variety of operations against Syria, or to assist neighboring countries in the event action was ordered, officials tell CNN. Ref. Source 9