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Updated Saturday:11.00 CET. Hundreds of Sunnis are fleeing coastal towns and villages on Syria's Mediterranean coast after reports of at least two massacres, which look very much like a plan of sectarian cleansing.

During the last week, there have been many reports in the media about possible chemical attacks in Syria. After wavering on the question for days, Obama changed tack yesterday and stated that the US now has evidence that chemical weapons have been used.

Reports coming out of Syria indicate that the bodies of at least 566 people have been discovered in the Damascus suburb of Jadidat al-Fadel.

As the United States gives Syria some $250 million worth of non-lethal military hardware the Syrian opposition demands more.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated the west will pay a high price for what he proclaims to be its support for Al-Qaeda who has militants fighting in the Syrian Civil War.

Major fighting was reported today between Syrian troops and rebel forces near the Syrian Lebanese border. The latest fighting is part of the Syrian government's counteroffensive against rebel forces.

Members of the minority Syrian Alawite sect of which the Syrian President belongs have met in Cairo today in order to denounce the Syrian president and proclaim their support for the overthrow of his regime.

According to the head of Israel's military intelligence Iran has trained an army of 50,000 soldiers in Syria who will help Assad consolidate his hold on power by force.

Major General Avi Kohavi has said that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has contingency plans that will involve the use of some of its chemical weapons.

According to reports the Iranian regime has stepped up its military support for the Assad regime that is currently fighting an armed insurrection in order to stay in power.