Iranian soldiers are fighting alongside troops supporting Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah troops, according to a
State Department official.
The Washington Post is reporting:
An unknown number of Iranians are fighting inside Syria,...
Omar Qatifaan, a 14-year-old media activist, was killed 21 May, 2013 while covering clashes between the Syrian Army and the rebel Free Army in the southern Daraa al-Ballad area of Syria near the border with Jordan.
Youth media project Syrian...
The battle between Syrian government forces, supported by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, and Syrian rebels in Qusair north of Damascus is sending waves of traumatized refugees into neighboring Lebanon.
At a refugee camp in Aarsal, a small Lebanese...
Coalition airstrikes helped turn the tides of the Libyan revolution in favor of the rebels; why not do the same in Syria? Because the Syrian government may or may not have just taken possession of one of the most frightening anti-aircraft batteries...
As someone who is pretty friggin' wary about the use of American force in Syria, and as someone who does not shy away from snark in the blogosphere, I found Steve Walt's top ten warning signs of liberal imperialism to more alienating than...
(AMMAN, Jordan) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country” if President Bashar...
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the Syrian government is "increasingly dependent" on foreign support, marking a threat to regional security that shows the urgency of talks to find a political solution to the country's crisis.
He spoke...
Edward P. Joseph
Elizabeth O'Bagy
In a situation as complex as Syria’s, the search for parallels is understandable. Indeed, the current effort led by Secretary of State John Kerry to reach a diplomatic settlement draws its...
Syria’s opposition urged fighters across the country Wednesday to “rush to the rescue” of rebel stronghold Qusayr, while appealing to the international community to set up a humanitarian corridor to the embattled...
My column is out at Truthdig, looking at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s muscular new role in the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria:
Excerpt:
“Even as Damascus pushes back against the rebels militarily, Putin has swung into action...
The Increasingly desperate Baath regime in Syria appears to be seeking skirmishes with Israel as a way of shoring up its nationalist credentials. If the regime were under fire from Israel, that would put the rebels in the position of acting as...
A number of Lebanese and Syrian nationals held a demonstration on Tuesday in the Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut to protest against Hezbollah’s intervention in the al-Qusair battles in Syria, LBCI reported on Tuesday.
Syrian rebel leader Gen....
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that will be highly unpopular in Moscow, not to mention Damascus. The bill heads first to the Senate, then to the House (where it will meet opposition), and finally to the...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets Wednesday in the Jordanian capital with senior diplomats from 11 nations, as part of a U.S.-Russian push to end Syria's civil war.
Kerry will address the Friends of Syria grouping, which backs the Syrian...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to...
A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing this weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said.
May 21, 2013
International
A prominent Syrian human...
Iranians are working alongside Hezbollah fighters to back Syrian troops battling to retake the rebel stronghold of Qusayr amid fears of a civilian massacre, a US official said Tuesday.
“It is the most visible effort we have seen by Hezbollah...
No, wait. Wrong title.
It should read: "Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims."
President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms...
