TIME | Syria's Civil War: The Mystery Behind a Deadly Chemical Attack TIME Reports on bombings in Syria these days have become routine. But when Mohammad Sabbagh, an industrialist from Aleppo, heard about the attack near his hometown on March 19, the details stopped him cold. Survivors and witnesses of what was being ... Iran condemns latest terrorist attacks in Syria Iran urges Armenia to condemn use of chemical weapons in Syria |
Boston Globe | March bloodiest month so far in Syria uprising Los Angeles Times More than one-third of those killed were civilians, including nearly 300 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based organization with monitors in Syria. For months the Syrian conflict has seen daily death tolls ... March was bloodiest month in Syria war: rights group March is deadliest month in Syria with 6000 killed At least 6000 died in Syria in March, deadliest month yet, activists say |
Op-Ed: The Iraq War's Lessons For Syria NPR Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Jackson Diehl says that the Iraq War taught him a lot about how we should deal with the civil war in Syria. In an op-ed he argues that without U.S. intervention, Syria could produce "a much worse ... |
Gilad: Syria poses new, 'difficult' challenges to Israel Jerusalem Post Israel may be concerned about the growing presence of al-Qaida elements in Syria but that threat pales in comparison with the menace posed by the Iran-Syrian-Hezbollah axis before the Syrian civil war, Amos Gilad said in an interview that appeared ... |
ABC News (blog) | As Casualties Mount in Syria, Children Tend to the Wounded ABC News (blog) At just 12-years-old, he's been working in Aleppo's busy and bloody Dar al-Shifa clinic for four months. “In the beginning, when I saw blood, I would shiver and be frightened,” he said. “But now, I see blood like water.” Inside the clinic, the wounded ... |
FRANCE 24 | Syria civil war not blocking all government work Washington Post (blog) People search for casualties in Aleppo on March 30. (STRINGER - REUTERS) Rebels may be moving on Aleppo, Syria's largest city, but who says the Assad regime is in disarray? Last month, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic ... Civilians flee shelling by Syrian forces in Aleppo Syria: Intense shelling by government is reported in Aleppo Southern Town in Syria Is Seized by Rebel Fighters |
Protecting Doctors in Syria New York Times Syria's arrest, imprisonment, torture and murder of doctors and nurses for providing medical care to its enemies warrants not only condemnation but also referral to the United Nations Security Council for prosecution for war crimes. Despite 150 years ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Tit-for-tat kidnappings bring Syria's war into Lebanese backyards Christian Science Monitor In northern Lebanon, the kidnapping of a member of the powerful Shiite Jaafar clan has created yet another arena for Sunni-Shiite tensions fomented by Syria's unrest. By Nicholas Blanford, Correspondent / April 1, 2013. A general view of Arsal, a Sunni ... In Easter Messages, Mideast Church Leaders Call For Peace In Syria |
Aljazeera.com | Analysis: World plans for a post-Assad Syria Aljazeera.com But the UN's experience in Syria in recent weeks underlines the daunting task it faces. Last month, 21 UNDOF peacekeepers were taken hostage. They were freed after negotiations, but the Japanese and Croatian contingents have already withdrawn from the ... Syria: Rebels set 3 eastern oil wells alight Despite Iraq, US can still help Syria Rebels set fire to oil wells, Syria claims |
Would Captain Kirk Intervene in Syria? - by John Arquilla Foreign Policy (blog) Now he calls for the removal of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, but he has so far limited the notion of intervening to stepped-up support for "good rebels." This is something like the position Ronald Reagan took with regard to arming the Afghan mujahideen in ... |