With violence escalating, is there any way to head off a sectarian civil war?
Sunni extremists fought for control of Ramadi and Fallujah through the weekend in Iraq’s eastern desert after the militants stormed the cities in retaliation for the central government’s move to break up a lengthy sit-in staged by Sunni protesters who have felt left out of the Shi’ite dominated political process. The fighting started earlier
As all sides continue to kill civilians and ravage cities, the future of Aleppo’s ancient civilization has become a glaring question.
The city of Aleppo, Syria, was once the cultural jewel of the Ottoman Empire and the last outpost of Silk Road trade route to the west. Today, however, the historic city is at the heart of the Syrian civil war -- bombarded with missiles and bombs, and suffering the loss of its historic treasures, such as the home of the ancient 700 Dead Cities,
As the Saudis’ disapproval escalates, so do the stakes in the region for the U.S.
Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former intelligence chief of Saudi Arabia, had some discouraging remarks for Washington regarding its integrity in brokering peace deals during a conference Sunday in Monaco. It’s no secret the Saudis have been annoyed at how the U.S. has been handling its affairs in the Middle East, but the royals in Riyadh are becoming
Gen. Salim Idriss, the Free Syrian Army’s chief of staff, denied fleeing from his post and said the US, UK decisions to suspend aid made sense.
Gen. Salim Idriss, the chief of staff of the Free Syrian Army, denied reports that he had fled from his post in Syria. He told CNN on Thursday that he had left the country, but to work from his office on the Turkish border. US officials were cited in a Wall Street Journal report late Wednesday, saying Idriss had fled Syria for Doha, the
Child labor is illegal in Lebanon and Jordan, but children are increasingly working for low pay..
Traumatized by the atrocities of war, Syrian children continue to suffer in refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon by being forced to work and being denied education or any normal childhood freedoms, the United Nations refugee agency said in a report Friday. The war in Syria is creating a generation of damaged children. Launching the Future of Syria
Syria’s Assad sells weapons to rebels fighting his regime, and other bizarre facts about war profiteering.
Last week, a prominent Syria expert -- cited and hailed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Secretary of State John Kerry for her compelling argument for American intervention in the Syrian civil war -- was fired from her position at the Institute for the Study of War, a nonpartisan Washington-based think tank. Elizabeth O’Bagy was fired for stating
