U.S. and Russia have a common interest in terms of preventing the fall of Syria into the hands of extremists
Economic planning will be crucial for any successful federal state
Idriss says FSA will fight throughout the conference
The NCC has previously stated it will not attend unless its leaders are released
The powerful opposition group’s statement comes on Sunday as fighting rages on near the border with neighboring Iraq and in the central city of Homs
Many have transferred their wealth to, the UAE, Russia, and Eastern European countries
Syria’s first lady Asma Assad has carried on shopping as the killing in Syria spreads. She orders Western food for her three children because she doesn’t want them to have a Syrian diet
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.
Several bodies of international law provide standards applicable to the Syrian crisis, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law
