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Syrian Anti-Government Protesters Call for an end to the Regime of President Bashar al-Assad
Syrian anti-government protesters hold a protest calling for the end of calling for an end to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Nawa, Darra city, Syria, on May 6, 2011. UPI

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Turkey Sunday accused neighboring Syria of being behind the weekend car bombings that killed 46 people in the border town of Reyhanli.
A trio of U.S. senators said the Obama administration must do more to identify and assist friendly elements of the anti-Assad rebel forces fighting in Syria.
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
U.S. OKs direct non-lethal aid to rebels
The United States, for the first time, will provide food and medical support directly to to anti-government rebels in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
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The Syrian government stepped up attacks on rebels in Damascus Sunday with warplanes and intensified artillery, anti-government activists in Beirut said.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the main obstacle to peace in Syria is rebel insistence on toppling the government.
Assad calls rebels 'enemies of God'
Standing defiantly against pressure to step down, Syrian President Bashar Assad called on the Syrian public to fight rebels he deemed "enemies of God."
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Tornadoes Devastate Moore, Oklahoma
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A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson