Posts Tagged: Syria Violence
Turkey Wages a Personal War in Syria
In a rather theatrical show, the fall of the city of Afrin -- a Kurdish enclave in northwestern Syria -- after two months of battle between Turkish...
Syria Launches Offensive to Recapture Aleppo, Ignoring US Calls for Ceasefire
Violence surged in Syria on Thursday as Syria’s government made it clear it has no intention of abiding by US calls for the restoration of...
Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, was recently interviewed about Syria. While many of his assertions can be debated, one especially requires a response. Throughout the...
Youngest Syrian Victim Treated in Israeli Hospital Released
The youngest Syrian to be treated in Israel since the Syrian civil war began more than two years ago was released from Ziv Medical Center...
Al-Qaeda-Linked Fighters Abduct Jesuit Priest in Syria
JNS.org - Rebels linked to Al-Qaeda have abducted Italian Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio, Vatican Radio reported. Father Dall'Oglio—who is a well-known advocate of Christian-Muslim dialogue and...
Global Peace Index: Syria and Iran Rank Ahead of Israel
While Syria's death toll has topped 14,000 since the revolt against Bashar al-Assad began, and the growth of Iran's nuclear program continues, the...
Syria and Decline of the UN
The crisis over Syria is the third major case of mass murder in the last 20 years in which the U.N. has...
The Assad Family and the Vogue Article
Bashar al-Assad was born on September 11, 1965, and studied ophthalmology in Tehran before moving to London. In 1982, his father Hafez al-Assad killed nearly...
Iranian Rappers Take Shot at Assad and Medvedev for Syria Massacres (VIDEO)
"The blues tell the story of life's difficulties and, if you think for a moment, you realize that they take the hardest realities of...
A Win-Win: End the Slaughter in Syria While Isolating Iran
Seldom has the dividing line between the forces of moderation and the forces of extremism been so clear in the Middle East. The extremist...
U.S., France, and UK Drafting Plan on Syria as Journalist Pleads for Evacuation (VIDEO)
Edith Bouvier survived the attack that killed foreign journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik in Syria on Wednesday when government forces bombarded the city of...
Arab League Officially Considering Arming Syrian Opposition
Arab League diplomats have confirmed to Reuters that arming Syrian opposition groups is now officially being discussed as an option. With government tanks and artillery continuing...
Amateur Hour at the U.N.
Last week, Russia and China obstructed the Obama administration's Syria policy by vetoing an anti-Assad Security Council resolution backed by the Arab League,...
Syria Crackdown Continues as UN Refuses to Call For an Emergency Session
The UN General Assembly is huffing and puffing about Syria today, while crimes against humanity perpetrated against Syria's civilian population continue unabated. The spectacle exposes...
