Syrian activists say pro-government forces have committed a new mass killing of civilians. On Thursday, 13 factory workers were reportedly forced off of a bus and shot dead near the western town of Qusayr. In Washington, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney warned the Assad regime it is running out of time to see a peaceful resolution to the more than year-long uprising.

Jay Carney: “Assad’s partnership with Iran is a direct offense to the Syrian people, their revolution and to Arabs across the Middle East and North Africa. We are also focused on preventing Iran from continuing to financially, materially and logistically support the Syrian regime. We have made clear — the President and others have made clear that the window of opportunity here to allow for a peaceful political transition in Syria is — will not remain open for long.”