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Airstrikes in Northern Syria Leave Destruction in Their Wake

Airstrikes on Harem town leave 70 dead and there are reports of killings by rebel militias in Idlib. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has allegedly resorted to heavy aerial bombardments of the suburbs after failing to regain territory on the ground. [Al Jazeera]

Killings By Syrian Rebels Caught on Video Could Be War Crimes According to the United Nations (UN)

A video appearing to show Syrian rebels executing a group of captured soldiers is shedding new light on the level of brutality being employed in Syria’s ongoing civil war. Human rights groups claim the video is proof of war crimes in Syria by the opposition militias fighting to overthrow Bashar Al-Assad’s government. [The Star]

The Civil War in Syria

The growing violence in Syria to topple the Bashar al-Assad regime has international spectators increasingly concerned over the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the state. Who exactly is fighting against the Bashar al-Assad regime, and for what are they fighting? Why does the international regime stand-back while so many Syrians are killed in some of the […]

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Syrian Leader Assad Talks of the Opposition’s Imminent Defeat

In comments made to Egyptian magazine Al-Ahram al-Araby, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad predicted defeat for Syria’s opposition’s groups but also said that the door to dialogue remained open. An air strike on a fuel station in al-Riqqa in northern Syria killed 54 people or more on Thursday as the fighting in the civilly torn nation […]

Arab League Human Rights Mission to Syria Helmed by Founder of Feared Janjaweed Guerrillas of Darfur.

Hypocrisy decried as international observers note General Mohammad Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi’s role founding the genocidal janjaweed guerrillas. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on civil society weathered intense criticism for months before any substantive action being taken against him by his Arab League partners. Now it is the Arab League’s Human Rights Mission to Syria that is […]

Has the Arab Spring Cemented A Russian-Chinese Global Alliance?

Foreign Policy’s article “The Axis of No,” by Dmitri Trenin, argues that the events of the Arab Spring and the toppling of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East has contributed to a tightening of relations between the Chinese and Russians who have positioned themselves in opposition to United Nations’ backed maneuvers to aid the collapse […]

Russian Warships Moved to Mediterranean to Deny Area to Foreign Intervention Against al-Assad Regime.

Syria’s unrest continues and now Russia has involved itself in the preservation of the al-Assad regime by announcing it is moving warships into Syrian territorial waters to prevent any intervention in Syria’s domestic situation by foreign powers like NATO or Turkey. During the overthrow of Qaddafi, NATO warships and planes provided great assistance to the […]

The Rise of Qatar: How a Tiny Emirate in the Middle East is Turning the Arab Spring to Its Advantage.

Qatar is probably best known in the west as the home of media outlet Al Jazeera and perhaps secondly as a less grand, Dubai-esque sheikdom in the Middle East. Recent events in the Middle East such as the uprising against Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the fall of Qaddafi in Libya and the toppling of Mubarak […]

Violence Against Bashar al-Assad’s Regime Intensifies in Syria.

According to Al Jazeera at least 70 people have been killed in the “bloodiest day” in the uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s government, many of the victims in the province of Deraa. Syrian Security Forces are responsible for the majority of the killings according to human rights groups in Syria. Regional condemnation of Assad’s regime continues, […]

Middle Eastern countries increase spending on social programs in wake of unrest in neighboring states.

A report from FuelFix.com states that Middle Eastern nations are going to increase their spending on social programs in the wake of unrest in the region in order to quell or stave off potential dissent. With oil prices at record highs for an extended period of time, Gulf States look to make $1 trillion dollars […]