Syria News - July 23

Syria warns will use chemical weapons in case of foreign attack, Never will use the weapons against its own people - RT

Arab League calls for Assad resignation, urges the opposition and the Free Syrian Army to form a transitional government - The Jordan Times

Iraq rejects Arab calls for Assad to go-government spox - Reuters

Video: Sunday Express reports that former soldiers from the British Special Forces are training Syrian rebels - YouTube

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Kurds Declare Autonomy in Syrian Kurdistan, Send a message to the Free Syrian Army that it is not allowed to enter Kurdish areas - IKJ News

Iraqi Kurds train their Syrian brethren who will be sent to defend their territory - Al Jazeera English

Kurdish Leaders Deny SNC Claims Iraqi Kurdish Forces Entering Syria - Rudaw

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Clash rate declines in Syrian capital, rages on in Aleppo - Xinhua

Fides: Muslim extremists kill Christian family in Damascus - Vatican Insider

Christians in Damascus and Aleppo fear being attacked: Bishop - Christian Today

Video (with article): Islamist group, not Free Syrian Army, blew up Assad's inner circle, Israeli expert says - The Times of Israel

German intelligence: Around 90 terror attacks in Syria can be attributed to organizations that are close to al-Qaeda or jihadist groups - Asia Times Online