Geneva II: Negotiations or Theatre of Syrian Blood?
Walid al-Bunni for The Syrian Observer
January 31, 2014
The failure of the Geneva talks should serve as a lesson for the opposition to redraw its strategy
The failure of the Geneva talks should serve as a lesson for the opposition to redraw its strategy
Until last week, food aid had not been delivered to the camp since September 2013
Syria’s armed conflict escalated even further in 2013 as the government intensified its attacks and began using increasingly deadly and indiscriminate weapons, culminating in a chemical weapons attack on the Damascus countryside on August 21
Below is the speech of Assad’s Foreign Minister at the Geneva 2 talks as published by SANA, the official news agency
Adnan Abdulrazak writes for The Syrian Observer on the businessman who mediated between the Syrian regime and major superpowers
A trader in Jaramana says Syrians are flocking to second hand stores because of the cheap prices
An opposition boycott of Geneva would play into the hands of the Syrian government
The real dilemma produced by US–Russian cooperation on the Syrian issue is the attempt to remove regional partners from the political equation in a provocative manner
After the ceremonies in Montreux when the two Syrian delegations, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Jeffrey Feltman go to Geneva to negotiate, the urgent issues will be somewhere else
Assad, preoccupied with his fireworks display on Syrian land, suddenly feels that his mission will end and his grasp on power will not last
No one objected to the deal, nor to Assad’s right to continue to steal the wealth of the Syrian people
Shaar calls on all Syrians to support the army
Hannah Lucinda Smith Looks back at Syria in 2013 and the human face of the conflict
Ambassador says the Syrian people do not trust the opposition
Army units killed dozens and seized massive amounts of ammunition
Information Minister warns against publishing unverified information
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with Syrian interim government Prime Minister Ahmed Touhmeh about recent developments on the ground in Syria and the upcoming Geneva II peace conference
Veteran opposition figure outlines how to avoid the risks at Geneva
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
