It’s perhaps the most anticipated sequel since the second Batman film. Ok, maybe not, but you should hope the second Syria peace conference is unlike most sequels and is better than the first. The Syrian civil war has been deadlocked…
Category: Syria
Around the Middle East, A Reader’s Guide – 13th Edition
Iran is back in the news again – the world powers are very close to a breakthrough interim nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. There’s just one problem: The deal is a bad one that could enable Iran to build…
What If Syria’s Chemical Weapons Aren’t Really Destroyed?
Here’s an ironic twist—one of the very countries that sold the chemical weapons to Syria years ago could end up being the one that’s supposed to destroy them. Think you can trust Russia to really do the job? And that’s…
Palestinian Terrorists Claim to Be Victims of Terror in Syria
It’s a case of gunpowder calling the kettle black. A senior commander of a Palestinian terror group was killed in Syria, and the group is blaming… Terrorists. Specifically, the PFLP-GC group is accusing a terror group fighting the Syrian regime…
US Accuses Syrian Regime of Waging ‘War of Starvation’
The United States has long condemned the Syrian authorities for attacking civilians with missiles, artillery and chemical weapons. On Monday, they made a point of adding a new item to that list: starvation. US Secretary of State John Kerry said…
Expert: West Should Ensure Syria Doesn’t Share Chemical Weapons
Sometimes sharing is a really bad thing—especially when it involves terrorists and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). The destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons has begun successfully so far, but one expert warned the West needs to watch and make sure…