10 people were killed across Syria on a third day , an opposition group says . For Friday , rebels try to wrest control of a helicopter base from government forces . `` We 've made very clear to them that we 're going to protect countries in this region , '' Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last month . Parents of a kidnapped U.S. journalist in U.S. are pleading for his release . An explosion at a gas station in U.S. kills 10 people .
10 people were killed across Syria on a third day , an opposition group says . For Friday , rebels try to wrest control of a helicopter base from government forces . Parents of a kidnapped U.S. journalist in U.S. are pleading for his release . An explosion at a gas station in U.S. kills 10 people .