The Kuwaiti role involved not only creating military operation rooms and directing the course of certain battles, but also giving direct orders to commit massacres and then boasting about them
The Interim Government has offered a temporary plan of action to rebuild state institutions in the liberated areas of Syria.
Jarba says the battle against the regime is now one against Iran, Hezbollah and Iraqi militias
Activists warned people not to leave homes, fearing revenge attacks from Shabbiha forces
Lavrov says he expects the disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons to be completed by mid-2014
Israel continues to ban Syrian citizens in the Golan from visiting their families in Syria via the Quneitra crossing
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has vowed to protect the Suleyman Shah Tomb in Syria if it comes under attack
The Sharia court was established in a meeting spearheaded by five elders and lawyers and attended by leaders of military groups and the city’s notables after regime forces withdrew
Syria denounces move as “blatant aggression”
Hilal Assad founded the National Defence Army, a group of pro-government civilians fighting alongside the Syrian army
Kilo says rumors of Jarba’s extension are untrue
Minister says there is overt proof of the relationship between Israel and terrorism groups
Letters to the U.N. say Saudi counter-terror legislation lacks credibility
The ministry is working on the rehabilitation of the touristic treasures in Syria
Robertson says the results of the election are well known by all
Festival aimed to remind people of the great uprising that stood against tyranny
Nikolaos van Dam is the author of The Struggle for Political Power in Syria and former ambassador of the Netherlands to various Middle Eastern countries
Nikolay Kozhanov is Professor of Political Economy at St. Petersbourg University
Raymond Hinnebusch is Director of the Syrian Center for Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; author of “Syria: Revolution from Abov.”
Mohammad Kassem writes for The Syrian Observer on a successful local council experience in Northern syria
