This is what I’ve got:

Anger against al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria grows online | Al-Shorfa 9/23/2013

Al Qaeda-linked fighters killed in clash with Syria rebels | Reuters 9/23/2013

Battles shift.

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For some, however, they may not shift fast enough.

Al Nusra jihadist in Syria slits throat of Christian who won’t deny Jesus Christ – The Global Dispatch 9/22/2013:

“They arrived in our town at dawn… and shouted ‘We are from the Al-Nusra Front and have come to make lives miserable for the Crusaders,” said one woman identified as Marie in Damascus, where many people from Maalula fled after rebels first attacked that town.

Still, confusion reigns.

Video: Syrian Jabhat al-Nusra and the 11th brigade ‘unite’ forces – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk 9/23/2013

Tunisia leader urges Iran to push peace in Syria – Houston Chronicle 9/23/2013

Leaked video: Iran guiding thousands of Shiite fighters to Syria – CSMonitor.com 9/23/2013

Obama Challenged to Show Syria Resolve While Sizing Up Iran – Bloomberg 9/23/2013

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Sergei Ivanov, Vladimir Putin’s Chief Of Staff, Says Russia ‘Could Change’ Its Support For Syria’s Assad 9/21/2013

To control a situation, President Putin knows he must withhold his cards.  Fear, worry, and tension are the wild horse’s bit and bridle, and Putin, perhaps more than Obama, knows how to ride a horse.

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▶ Bill Clinton on the peace process for Syria – YouTube 9/23/2013 PBS New Hour.

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