Whatever is being said elsewhere about U.S. President Barack Obama’s performance in the Syria crisis, the verdict from Israel can be read in the morning papers: “Wise”… “Credible” ….“An American victory.” The …
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Global Leaders Embrace Diplomacy After Obama’s Climbdown Over Syria Strikes
Governments back a new series of negotiations led by the U.S. and Russia aiming to convince Syrian President Bashar Assad to surrender his government’s stockpile of chemical weapons
Obama Orders Military to Expand Syrian Targets
Instructions come as Congress prepares to vote on air strikes against forces of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad
According to Assad’s Instagram, It’s All Smiles in Syria
Syria’s embattled leader is using social media to broadcast his vision of the country to the world
Can Iran, Victim of Chemical Weapons, Help Fix the Syria Crisis?
As the U.S. Congress embarks on a testy debate on the merits of punishing the Syrian government for its reported use of chemical weapons, a solution may lie in an unlikely place. Iran’s painful history with chemical weapons — …
Syria’s Assad Regime Prepares for an American Assault
The regime is responding with defensive measures that could change the face of the war, according to rebel commanders and witnesses inside the country
West Poised for Syrian Intervention as Child Refugees Hit 1 Million
U.S. joins the U.K., France, Germany and Turkey in pushing for a military response in wake of poison gas allegations but Russia still voices opposition
Would Syria’s Assad Even Want to Use Chemical Weapons?
With Western leaders weighing whether to intervene in the Syrian war with a Libya-style bombing campaign or by arming the Syrian rebels with heavy weaponry, it would seem logical that President Bashar Assad would try to avoid …
The Fall of al-Qusayr: Capture of Strategic Syrian Town Marks a New Phase in the War
The battle of al-Qusayr carries significance beyond its position as a crucial crossroads and battered symbol of the staying power of Syrian President Bashar Assad
Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria’s Descent Into Madness
A video shows what appears to be a shocking atrocity from the battlefields of Syria
Syria’s Survival: Heads of U.N. Agencies Make Joint Plea to International Community
It takes a major crisis for the U.N.’s humanitarian agencies, often rivals, to speak with one voice. But the calamitous death and destruction in Syria prodded five chiefs of U.N. organizations to issue a desperate joint plea on …
U.S. Steps Up Aid, but Syria’s Rebels Want Arms
It should come as no surprise that Syria’s rebels were underwhelmed by Thursday’s U.S. pledge of $60 million in direct aid: although the announcement by Secretary of State John Kerry in Rome marked Washington’s first direct …
Jordan Is Living Dangerously as Syria Burns
King Abdullah of Jordan had hoped next week’s parliamentary elections would be the jewel in the crown of a reform process designed to inoculate the Kingdom from the fever of political rebellion raging across the region. Little …