Following the release of United Nations peacekeepers who had been held by Syrian opposition forces, Germany’s foreign minister has pointed to the incident as proof the Syrian civil war is a threat beyond the country’s borders. In a statement released…
The situation in Syria is becoming worse. What began as a government crackdown on peaceful protestors has evolved far beyond a civil war. What’s happening now is nothing short of violent chaos. The Bashar al-Assad regime is fighting rebels and…
A United Nations-sponsored panel investigating human rights crimes in the Syrian conflict has recommended possibly taking matters to the International Criminal Court (ICC), but any such action is up to the powerful UN Security Council. Russia and China, who have…
The latest military strike against a Syrian military target, reportedly by Israel according to The New York Times, had the potential to be a successful strike and slink away into secrecy. Yet as the Times pointed out, Syria broke rank…
The European Union is watching reports that Israel on Wednesday hit a convey in Syria carrying weapons to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, as regional tensions surrounding the Syrian civil war surged. The New York Times, citing anonymous US officials, said…
The world received an unexpected headline last week when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad decided to give a reportedly public speech in the capital of Damascus and presented his own peace plan for the bloody Syrian civil war. Assad, whose whereabouts…