There are some mafia morals displayed in Lebanon’s connection to what is going on in Syria. What is not being spoken of in relation to this is twice what is being circulated. What comes out into…
Syrian artist Tammam Azzam took the twittersphere by storm last week when he posted an image of Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” superimposed on the facade of a bullet-ridden building in Damascus. The photoshopped image — which…
THE would-be assassin was patient, if not an accomplished shot. His victim, the Syrian rebel commander Hajji Marea, was fighting a cold and had sent a bodyguard out to find medicine, the commander’s supporters said. As…
Russia should set aside the issue of when Assad should leave, writes Bassma Kodmani The youths who rose up a year ago to demand their freedom are the future of Syria. They are shaped by the…
Although Assad’s ouster would bring welcome disruption to the Iran-Hizballah axis, Israel’s leaders are focusing on the potential security risks of Syria’s deterioration, including chemical and missile proliferation and jihadist border violence. This PolicyWatch is part…
Providing for Syrian refugees has been difficult for cash-strapped Jordan, but more troubling is the prospect of foreign jihadists moving across the border. This PolicyWatch is part of “Syrian Spillover: Perspectives from Neighboring States,” a series…
Assad’s ouster would create significant risk of widespread violence in Iraq, but also a fleeting opportunity to regain leverage over the Maliki government. This PolicyWatch is part of “Syrian Spillover: Perspectives from Neighboring States,” a series…
The fighting next door has potential economic, sectarian, political, and security repercussions that merit intense U.S. intelligence cooperation with Turkey. This PolicyWatch is the first in a series on spillover from the Syrian conflict; subsequent installments…
Reporters Without Borders is deeply saddened to have just learned that Ayham Mostafa Ghazzoul, a contributor to the Damascus-based Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), died under torture four days after being arrested…
We can’t say that helping the Syrian rebels didn’t work, because it has never really been tried. In response to non-violent protests calling for reform, the Baathist regime in Damascus has brought Syria bloodshed, chaos, and…
Study outline Chapter one: Crimes committed against women in Syria Section one: Kidnapping 1. Definition 2. Criminal elements Section two: Rape 3. Definition 4. Criminal elements Section three: Methods of kidnapping and rape as taken from…
This piece, a rebuttal to Marc Lynch, was published at Foreign Policy under the title Fund Syria’s Moderates. In response to non-violent protests calling for reform, the Baathist regime in Damascus has brought Syria bloodshed, chaos,…
With the help of Qordoba, Syria Deeply has translated this submission from Syria Untold, a forthcoming Arabic language news website focused on peaceful and creative resistance in Syria. Its writers, based in Syria and abroad, collect, filter and…
source: http://bandannie.com/2012/12/29/hasnt-he-crossed-the-line-already/
Syrian authorities have completely destroyed buildings dated to the Roman period on 03. 01. 2013, using a bulldozer under the protection of a tank and a hand of soldiers of the official army. They have destroyed…
Rape is being used as a weapon of war in the Syrian conflict to such an extent that many refugee families are citing it a as a primary reason to flee, according to a new report.…
Bradley Secker – Hiba al Haji sits with her mother in a cafe on the outskirts of Antakya, close to Turkey’s border with Syria. Hiba distributes humanitarian aid and school supplies to displaced Syrians within Syria…
Revolutionary Guards likely to be among the 48 Iranians released by rebels, though Tehran says otherwise So, who were they at last? Pilgrims or members of Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards? The identities of 48 Iranian nationals who…
After months of government attacks on peaceful demonstrations, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) was created to defend Syrian civilians who are demanding freedom and democracy. More soldiers and officers have been defecting from the Syrian army,…
SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad delivered a speech Sunday that had the virtue, at least, of offering clarity. No, he insisted, he would not step down. He would not negotiate with the rebels who control much of the countryside…
On the 6th and 7th of December we will be showing a few films from our festival in The Hague at Het Nutshuis. The Arab Camera Festival has sought out the latest film works of both up-and-coming and…
Turkey’s IHH Humanitarian Aid Foundation and London-based charity fund Human Appeal have sent 169 tons of flour to internally displaced Syrians as part of the Turkey’s aid campaign “Bread&Blanket for Syria”. IHH said Syrians faced severe…
This is my guide for Syria analysts and journalists who want to defend Bashar Assad while continuing to retain their credibility in the West. 1. Keep mentioning Jubhat al Nasra and other Islamic jihadi groups…
Syrian state TV reported on 22 December that one of its cameramen, Haydar Al-Sumudi, was gunned down by “rebels” outside his home in the west Damascus suburb of Kafar Souseh the previous evening. “Violence against news…