Last Wednesday, when jihadi fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) captured Azaz, a Syrian town barely four miles from the Turkish border, alarm bells sounded in Ankara, Brussels and Washington. An al-Qaeda …
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Russia Ready To Aid in Syria Chemical Weapons Disposal
Offer to provide security for site where weapons will be destroyed
Assad Says Syria is ‘Committed’ to Destroying Chemical Weapons
Syrian president Bashar Assad said in an interview with Chinese television that there is “no question” that he will allow UN inspectors to visit chemical weapons sites.
“Since its independence, Syria has been committed to all the treaties it has signed. We will honor everything that we have agreed to do,” he said on China’s …
Rebels Claim Video Shows Iranian Soldiers Fighting in Syria
Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is well established, though Iran has denied its troops are engaging directly with Syrian rebels. However, video footage that Syrian rebels claim was taken by an Iranian …
Al-Qaeda-Allied Fighters Capture Rebel-Held Syrian Border Town
Islamist faction takes control of town from the Free Syrian Army
Washington Wants to Train Syria’s ‘Moderate’ Rebels
Move would mean a big escalation of U.S. role in the conflict
Syrian Rebel’s Picture of a Cat on a Rocket
This is a cat perched on a homemade rocket in Syria. A rebel sniper fighting the forces loyal to President Bashar Assad took the photograph, which was solicited by Jenan Moussa, much-acclaimed correspondent with Al Aan TV in …
Russian Envoy Dismisses U.N. Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons as ‘Biased’
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claims the evidence presented in the 38-page dossier is distorted and ‘politicized’ by investigators
Syria’s Rebels Feel Hung Out to Dry by U.S.-Russia Deal
In the early afternoon of Sept. 14, a stout, square-shouldered man in his mid-60s, wearing a dark suit, gleaming black tie and a thick, neatly trimmed mustache, stepped off the escalator that had just conveyed him to the first …
U.S. Lauds U.N. Probe on Syria Poison Gas Attack, Russia Denies Culprit Identified
Regardless of the U.N. investigation, the U.S. and Russia remain at loggerheads over Syrian President Bashar Assad’s role in the chemical weapons attack
Amid Explosions and Clashes, Volatile Turkey-Syria Border Gets More Dangerous
It’s far from what the Turks had in mind. In late 2009, at the height of its detente with Syria, the Ankara government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted visa requirements for Syrian nationals and floated plans for future energy …
Russia Celebrates a Triumph for Putin After Clinching Syria Deal
On Sunday night, the anchor of the main weekly news show on Russian state TV went on the air with a jubilant grin on his face. Only a week earlier, Dmitri Kiselyov had warned his viewers about the rise of “American fascism,” …
U.N. Report Confirms Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
A U.N. investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria concluded “with clear and convincing evidence” that the Aug. 21 attack involved chemical weapons. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the attack a “war crime” in an opening statement to the report, released Monday to the U.N. Security Council.
The U.N. report, per …