The kidnapping of the VDC team members is a shameful black spot in the revolution and should be resolved immediately
Syria’s newest Islamist party has admirably liberal ambitions. But it lacks the substance to become a viable, functioning party able to survive the current conflict.
Putin said in his annual address that Russia’s policy was grounded in reason
The Wall Street Journal reported Idriss fled after Islamists took over his HQ
The Damascus Declaration has proposed a roadmap for an integrated political solution in Syria to move to a civilian, democratic and pluralistic system. The following is the outline of the roadmap
Veteran opposition figure outlines how to avoid the risks at Geneva
Syrian government forces flashing the sign for victory and waving their national flag bearing the portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
“We are extremely concerned for the refugees this winter that promises to be very harsh,” a U.N. official warns
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s mercenaries have accomplished a new, bloody achievement that competes with the Syrian regime’s bloodiness
Tensions between the two groups have escalated in recent days
Syrian opposition fragments following reports of clashes between rebel groups near Bab El-Hawa
Jarba describes Assad as “criminal genius” that seeks to “evoke the worst of history and deploy it thrugh the ugliest methods”
Illusionary+Massacres writes for The Syrian Observer on the official state media which broadcast invented massacres and mass graves they claim to be the work of the armed opposition
Zeithouneh was kidnapped at her offices along with three colleagues
Haidar slammed foreign support for armed groups by Saudi, Qatar and Turkey
Sabra says no decision yet on Coalition attendance at Geneva II
Witnesses say bodies were burned and homes looted
Killings, tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks at checkpoints in Aleppo province
Yahya Alous writes for the Syrian Observer on how prostitutes have been affected by the current circumstances, as their work forces them to interact with strangers
Despite all the massive support the Syrian regime received, it failed to defeat the opposition which is still competing for control of the rest of the country’s cities, and which once again has besieged the capital and blocked the road to the airport
