• President Obama has warned the Syrian government not to cross a "red line" by using chemical or biological weapons or moving them in a threatening fashion – implying that such action would prompt the US to consider a military response.
• Activists say government forces have stormed the rebel-held town of Mouadamiyeh, outside the Syrian capital, Damascus, after days of fierce fighting, killing at least 23 fighters.
• Syrian authorities are reported to be issuing arrest warrants for various Lebanese politicians on charges of "backing and financing armed groups". The move is seen as retaliation for the arrest of former Lebanese information minister Michel Samaha – a prominent Assad supporter – on suspicion of plotting to assassinate political and religious figures in Lebanon.
• More than 1.5 million people in Syria have been driven from their homes by conflict and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, humanitarian organisations have warned in a letter to the UN and the Arab League.
• Mika Yamamoto, a veteran war correspondent with The Japan Press, was killed on Monday in the city of Aleppo while covering the conflict there, the Japanese government confirmed today.
Read more: Syria crisis: Obama warns on chemical weapons – live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk
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