Syria

Fars Farce News Agency: all is well in Damascus

We’re deep into “fog of war” territory now, but as reports come in of the deaths of Syria’s defense minister and interior minister and Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law in an attack on senior officials in Damascus; of massive defections from the Syrian army; and of a massive explosion at the headquarters of the regime’s feared 4th division, Iran’s Fars News Agency assures us that everything is under control.

Shades of Baghdad Bob/Comical Ali?

Check out how “under control” everything is in this live feed from Al Jazeera.

Other live updates from The New York Times and The Guardian (doing what it’s supposed to).