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…
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the richest 8 dictators in history
What happens when you are an autonomous entity who happens to be in the middle of prime infrastructure and oil deals? What if there were no checks and balances or a system that ensures public funds land where they should?…
Syria and the Dogs of War
Diplomacy is the Only Way to Preserve What’s Left of Syria “Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial” – Julius Caesar, Act 3, scene…
Children killed in Syria as violence rages: NGO
Syrian warplanes targeted several residential districts of the northern city of Aleppo today, killing at least five people including three children from one family, a rights watchdog said The five were killed and others were wounded in the central district…
Syrian rebels bomb army command in Damascus
A Syrian rebel bomb attack reduced the army headquarters in Damascus to a smouldering wreck on Wednesday as world leaders, unable to break the diplomatic deadlock in the conflict, met at the United Nations The rebels said the assault on…
UN envoy: Syria’s Assad has no interest in reforms
The new international envoy working to end Syria’s civil war told members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday that President Bashar Assad will not institute reforms which would end his family’s 40-year dictatorship and continues to blame the country’s…
in syria: Inventing new bombs
The Syrian regime has deployed a deadly new home-made weapon ,Filled with TNT, oil and chunks of steel, . bombs packed inside large oil drums and dropped from helicoptersThe “barrel bombs” have emerged as an improvised weapon with the aim…
Last Chance for Peace in Syria
In Syria, our worst fears are becoming a reality. Over the past few months, the conflict has descended into an ever more violent civil war, fueled increasingly by foreign-supported Sunni Islamists on the one hand, and by ruthless pro-regime militia…
Assad May Be Trying to Set Up Defense in Mountain Region
The regime of Bashar Assad appears to be using mass killings and intimidation to carve out a defensible mountainous region on the Mediterranean coast where it can survive and retain influence even if rebels take over the rest of Syria…
Is Egypt Syria
Egypt, whose revolution in February, was a landmark of the Arab Spring, is looking more and more like, well, Syria A plain clothes policeman throws stones at protesters during clashes on a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo November…