Yahoo News - Iranian ships reach Syria, Assad allies show support
Yahoo News reports: "Russia, China and Iran showed support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, days before an international meeting likely to pile more pressure on him to step down in the face of an increasingly bloody uprising."

Yahoo! News - Syrian forces fire on Damascus protests
Yahoo! News reports: "Syrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus overnight, wounding at least four, activists said early Tuesday as unrest continued to spread in the capital."