Here are some new and updated reports on the conflict in Syria prepared by the Congressional Research Service:
Possible U.S. Intervention in Syria: Issues for Congress, September 3, 2013
Syria: Overview of the Humanitarian Response, September 4, 2013
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress, August 30, 2013
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