Israelis obtain gas masks following reports of an Israeli air force strike on an arms convoy in Syria. (Jim Hollander, European Pressphoto Agency / January 30, 2013)
By Edmund Sanders, Patrick J. McDonnell and David S. CloudJanuary 30, 2013, 6:17 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Israeli warplanes struck targets Wednesday outside Damascus, the Syrian capital, according to Syrian and Western reports, amid rising international fear that President Bashar Assad will lose control of his nation’s stockpiles of chemical and advanced weapons.
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