Syria’s armed rebellion has undergone visible consolidation both in the field and at the command level since September 2013. Long overdue, this is a highly positive development. Still, it is unlikely to be enough to best the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. While the armed rebellion is far from being defeated, it has plateaued, both militarily and politically.
Abdulhalim Khaddam challenged the regime to reveal a file of corruption that may convict him or any of his relatives.
The Syrian National Coalition is living on borrowed time. Unless it can develop credible political leadership and effective administration inside Syria, the outlook for those trying to make it succeed looks bleak
Mikdad says Syria did not anticipate the enormous amounts of weapons and funds that entered Syria
Journalist Firas Choufi drives through the province of Daraa, where the revolution broke out 3 years ago
The activist group said on Tuesday it had documented 150,344 deaths in the conflict that started with peaceful protesters demanding the ousting of President Bashar Assad’s government
The NCC says the Coalition does not represent the whole opposition
Nikolay Kozhanov is Professor of Political Economy at St. Petersbourg University
Raymond Hinnebusch is Director of the Syrian Center for Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; author of “Syria: Revolution from Abov.”
The decision aims to strip Syrian expatriates of their right to vote in the forthcoming presidential election
The Syrian revolution enters its fourth year with questions on the country’s future still pending
Assad is overseeing modifications to the law related to presidential nominations
It appears as if Syria is on the verge of a new stage of the conflict between ISIS on one side and al-Nusra Front and the Islamic Front on the other
U.S. and European policymakers should look beyond the objectives of the Geneva II conference on Syria and implement a comprehensive strategy to push the conflict toward a settlement
The Majalla speaks to Abdullah Anas
Nine rebel groups say Idriss is the legitimate leader of the FSA
The SMC announced Sunday that Idriss had been removed from his post as head of the Supreme Military Council
Assad offers Russia guarantees for the VP’s safety
Negotiations were held between the Coalition’s team on behalf of Washington, and that of the the regime’s, which only says what Moscow wants
Mekdad says U.N. Chapter VII should be used against France, the U.S. and UK for supporting terrorism
