Mr. Curtis’s release was likely to raise further questions about what, if any, concessions should be made to militant groups holding Western nationals. The beheading of Mr. Foley, which shocked and enraged much of the world, also may have spurred Qatar to press more intensively for Mr. Curtis’s release
The operation was unsuccessful because the hostages were not being held at the location where U.S. forces were dispatched
Diana Foley posted the statement after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of Foley and threatening to carry out further executions until the United States ended its air strikes against the militant group.
An interview with Hassan Nasrallah on the ongoing conflict in Syria and the characteristics of Hezbollah
CNN reports that the U.S. Special Forces captured Baghdadi in Fallujah in 2004
The decision could raise questions about U.S. recognition of the opposition
Mikdad confirmed Syria’s stance in support of the Palestinian cause
Education officials in Idlib province say interim government not doing enough to support them
Nada sat her exams in June in Kansafra, one of 34 towns in the Jabal al-Zawiya area, home to around 100,000 residents and under the armed opposition’s control for the last year-and-a-half
Brahimi said he believes Assad never thought of stepping down or making any concessions
The trade in terrorism was mastered by the Iranian and Syrian regimes, and today Maliki’s sectarian regime has entered the race
The notion that they were in a position to suddenly overturn not only Assad but also ruthless, highly trained jihadists if we just sent a few arms is a fantasy, Obama says
Leaders of several military fronts and councils operating under the Chief-of-Staff of the Syrian Free Army announced their resignation on Saturday. In a statement,
This is the outcome of the West’s bon-pour-l’Orient approach to politics in the region, dividing political power between ethnic and/or religious groups
What is important is who has authority on the ground and who practices it, says a Syrian official
Now widely known that the State Department thought we needed to give much more help to the armed opposition in Syria
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Hafez Al-Assad’s former vice-president and foreign minister
the President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition says, the international community — led by the United States — must send Assad a clear message: Continued slaughter will not be tolerated, and a military victory is not possible
Talks with Obama and Holland aimed at providing political cover and support for the opposition
The gravest crime Tehran committed is in Syria as the Iranian regime is responsible for the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of Syrians
