: Stephen Starr Since the revolt in Syria descended into civil war, attention has largely focused on the growing effectiveness and influence of jihadist groups fighting in the country.[1] Members of Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham have featured prominently…
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Assad’s Pact With the Devil Syrian Regime Using Hired Killers to Cling to Power
The regime of Syrian ruler Bashar Assad has enlisted gangs of murderous thugs known as ‘Shabiha.’ No assignment is too brutal or bloody for these men who are free to kill, plunder and rape. Assad knows that outright victory over…
The Syrian Shabiha and Their State
Even as the word shabiha emerged from Syria, to take its place in the languages of the world, the phenomenon to which it r referred was surfacing in Syria’s streets, terrorizing, murdering, and mouthing obscenities Thus a…