As a Western-led military strike on Syria appears increasingly likely in the wake of an alleged chemical-weapons attack last week, the Syrian government’s friends are warning the West that any attack could prove disastrous for …
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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
1 Million Children Have Left Syria, U.N. Says
The number of children who have fled Syria since the conflict began is greater than the entire of population of the state of Delaware, according to the United Nations.
The UN statement released today offered yet another lens …
The Known Knowns and Known Unknowns of a Chemical Attack in Syria
On Thursday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius offered what is perhaps the most vehement reaction so far to opposition allegations that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical-warfare agents against …
Graphic Video: Victims of Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
Syrian rebels are claiming the government has used chemical weapons in attacks that have claimed hundreds of lives. The incident occurred as a UN inspection team was on the ground examining evidence of prior alleged chemical weapon attacks in another part of the country.
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Syrian Opposition Says Deadly Chemical Attack Kills Hundreds in Damascus
Grisly footage from suburbs of Damascus appear to show the shocking effects of a chemical weapons strike. But who is behind the attack?
U.N. Chemical-Weapons Experts Arrive in Syria: Are They on a Fool’s Errand?
After a six-month delay, U.N. chemical-weapons experts have finally arrived in Syria to find out what exactly happened in Khan al-Asal, near the city of Aleppo, on March 19, when 31 people died in what appears to have been a …
The Failed Saudi-Russian Talks: Desperate Diplomacy as Syria Implodes
Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief reportedly offered Russian President Vladimir Putin a multibillion-dollar arms deal to curb Moscow’s support for the Syrian regime
Schadenfreude in the Arab World: Middle East Reacts to Morsi’s Ouster
It didn’t take long for leaders of the Middle East to weigh in on the fall of Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi and the political blow to the Muslim Brotherhood
The Syrian War: Israel and U.S. Coordinating How to Target Assad’s Arsenal
52 days after an Israeli general publicly declared that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, the Obama administration reached the same conclusion, and used the finding to justify announcing it would send small arms to …
How Standing Tough on Syria Helps Putin at Home
Have a look at Vladimir Putin’s day planner over the past month, and you could be forgiven for thinking the Russian President has become the most powerful man in the world. Since the start of May, a parade of political giants …
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