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
Mohammad Kassem writes for The Syrian Observer on a successful local council experience in Northern syria
ISIS took advantage of the withdrawal of the Ahrar al Sham and Jabhat Al Nusra groups at the end of September 2012 and turned the province’s entire life
Skaif was killed in regime prisons after several months in detention
The detained soldiers begged to be treated like Christians and others exchanged
Both sides accuse the other of assisting terrorist groups
Some researchers connect Blackwater to the killing of demonstrators in different Arab countries
Labwani said the opposition may give up the Golan Heights to topple the regime
With unemployment skyrocketing, many men are taking up weapons with regime and opposition militias to earn a living
Syrian Coalition President Ahmad Jarba writes for Asharq al-Awsat on the third anniversary of the Syrian revolution
The bill aims at regulating the election of the president, members of the parliament and members of the local administrative councils
The Syrian revolution enters its fourth year with questions on the country’s future still pending
The campaign showed the potential for other creative alternatives to solve the crisis
The Commission has also identified specific non-State armed groups that have committed torture as a crime against humanity
In the last week of 2013, ISIS raided Kfar Nabel’s Media Office
Manna was giving a lecture in Paris last week
One prison survivor said the kidnapped civilians and fighters are all in ISIS’s biggest prison, al-Sad in Tabqa
A former employee has revealed details about Hasawani’s identity
Bill includes new and detailed provisions on the presidential elections
Statement from the VDC condemns forced confessions broadcast on Syrian television
