Even a reverse reading of Afghanistan’s experience would be a misleading one, as the concurrence between the Americans and the Jihadists was an agreement of interest, rather than an alliance under one regional political umbrella
Al-Nusra has become a big necessity for all parties concerned, except for the Syrian people who wish to see the immediate cessation of the massacre
President Bashar al-Assad has said Syria would be willing to attend peace talks with the opposition in principle, but any subsequent deal would have to be approved by a referendum. The Syrian Observer republishes the interview as translated and published by SANA
Lavrov says the National coalition does not want dialogue and its demand regarding Assad’s departure is impractical
The opposition National Coalition will not participate in Geneva 2 conference, while the moderate opposition group, the National Coordination Committee, says it would participate and that its delegation has been finalized
All4Syria website published parts of an article published by the Guardian on a visit of an Israeli delegation to Moscow, as a last-ditch attempt to talk the Kremlin out of supplying sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to the Assad regime
A National Coalition leader, Suhair Atassi, welcomes any political solution in Syria but says Assad and all those who participated in the bloodshed and slaughter cannot be part of the solution
Syria says it is ready and open to go to Geneva talks with the opposition but the opposition is not
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal says in Moscow Syria appreciated the constructive efforts by Russia to solve the crisis and put an end to the violence by working towards the national dialogue.
Syria sends list of delegates that will attend the proposed Geneva 2 conference.
The National Coordination Commission for Democratic Change (NCC), Hassan Abdulazim said Monday the group will propose new ideas and to the regional and international participate in proposed international conference to solve the Syrian crisis.
Below is the full interview as published by SANA, the state’s news agency, of an interview given by President Bashar Al-Assad to Argentinian daily, Clarin.
An-Nahar newspaper asked the opposition Syrian National Coalition and the National Coordination Commission (NCC) to speculate about possible scenarios at ‘Geneva 2’.
Syrian press editorials today lashed on Qatar and Turkey, as we;; as the “American backtracking” on the commitments it offered at the first meeting in Moscow
The Syrian press call Turkish PM to resign and accuses the opposition of contacting Israel
Syria’s U.N. envoy, Bashar al-Jaafari said Wednesday the draft resolution on Syria submitted to the U.N. General Assembly aims to inflame the current crisis.
For analysts familiar with the politics of Syria, the country’s descent into chaos amounts to an all-too-predictable pattern. It also parallels what Rami Makhlouf, a major regime figure and first cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bluntly announced that, among other things, Syrians faced the Assad regime or domestic and regional chaos.
Syria needed more details about the conference before agreeing to participate, but said the political decision on the principle of a political solution to support international efforts and combat terrorism was clear, Information Minister says
Israel is worried about the possible delivery of Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and Netanyahu will visit Moscow soon to stop the transfer
Al-Hadath News, a Syrian website, has publsihed what it called the terms of the secret U.S.-Russian
aAgreement on syria: Tlass to Lead Free Army. The Syrian Observer translates and publishes this story with all possible reservation.
