The worst case scenario overcome by the regime is that it is no longer required to account for its use of WMDs against civilians through a clear and blatant violation of all international laws and human and ethical considerations
Assad denies reports holding that a member of Fatah’s central committee, had brought him a message from the new emir of Qatar
The options available to the top leaders in Iran, Iraq, and Russia are moving toward a few shared priorities
The militant groups’ problem is their desire to impose their radical ideology on people by force
Reports say that cartoonist Akram Raslan was killed under torture
Kill the wounded without rejoicing or expressing joy, says the higher-ranking “Hajj”
More political pressure must be placed on the regime to permit the delivery of necessary humanitarian relief
Germany’s German Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs stressed that extremist groups’ acts should be confronted
‘”We are killing them for the sake of God,’”one of the militants says
The existence of those Takfirists among Bashar’s enemies is something that does a great favor and pleases Bashar himself
As a result of all this American hesitation in our region, some stubborn and oppressive regimes have succeeded in staying in power and maintaining the grip of their forces and their “guards” over their people
The deal was reached between the two parties to prevent Syrians from influencing the decision
What is suspicious about the story of the rise of hardline extremist groups is that they do not target the Assad regime
Jarba says Iran cannot participate as “mediator” in the conference
Erdogan has never uttered a single truthful word since the crisis in Syria began: Assad
The opposition says it will not negotiate unless President Bashar al-Assad leaves office
Senior advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker, Hossein Sheikholeslam says a ceasefire must be implemented
ISIS filmed the demonstrators in order to prosecute and arrest them later
If we confine our choices to leaders with broad appeal in the Arab and Islamist mainstream — excluding both al-Qaida and Kurdish leaders — we get the following five, listed in order
Elsewhere, activists claim to have discovered mass graves for victims of government forces
