US to continue to seek Syria strike support; Brotherhood supporters rally across Egypt; DR Congo rebels announce troop withdrawal The United States continues to seek support as United Kingdom backs away from military action in Syria. France has renewed calls for action, while Germany announced it would not be involved. US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that his country would continue to seek international partners who would "act together" in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack on August 21. Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood are protesting across Egypt against the country's military-backed interim government, amid a heavy security deployment. The Brotherhood's call for mass protests and sit-ins on Friday tests how much an ongoing security crackdown has crippled the group. The M23 rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be withdrawing troops from the frontline of fighting with Congolese and UN forces, according to the group's chief. The withdrawal comes a day after a UN peacekeeper was killed and another seven wounded in fighting between the M23 and UN-assisted Congolese forces. Other Highlights from Al Jazeera English Online | | |  Syria Spotlight Page All of our Syria coverage, including the latest news, the live blog, maps, opinion pieces and in-depth articles. Click here |  Map: Syria attack targets and Western military assets View detailed information on potential strike locales, US naval warships and suspected chemical weapons sites. Click here |  Al Jazeera Journalist detained in Egypt Three-man team arrested on Tuesday, while two other staff members have been held for several weeks. Click here |  Opinion: Obama is closer to Nixon than to MLK “The US president's militaristic foreign policy shows how far removed he is from the civil rights leader's ideas.” Click here | | | | |
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