Starving to death in Syria's Yarmouk cam
Al-Jazeera Net
January 30, 2014
Until last week, food aid had not been delivered to the camp since September 2013
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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
Adnan Abdulrazak writes for The Syrian Observer on the businessman who mediated between the Syrian regime and major superpowers
An opposition boycott of Geneva would play into the hands of the Syrian government
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
No one objected to the deal, nor to Assad’s right to continue to steal the wealth of the Syrian people
Army units killed dozens and seized massive amounts of ammunition
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”
Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mekdad said that the Syrian government has reservations on the participation of terrorist groups, which have been involved in
Assad’s remarks on the situation in Syria came during a meeting on the sidelines of the Arab Parties Conference held in Syria 10 days ago
Nobody knows from where Jarba draws his legitimacy to speak for the Syrian people
Putin’s Russia has lost in Syria, because it overlooked the fact that the Syrian people will defeat the Assad regime
Fatah calls on all Palestinian factions to adhere to policy of non-interference in Syria
Veteran dissident argues America’s interests are served in perpetuating the crisis
Former Syrian National Coalition spokesman Walid al-Bunni writes for The Syrian Observer on the Coalition’s “Five No’s” declared by the Coalition President last week.
It is relatively easy to see an ordinary young man suddenly turn into a suicide bomber without previously being religious or being a member of these groups
Compromise is the only logical alternative to war, but any resolution is likely to be regional this time
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
