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Abdullah Gül: The View From Ankara

Our major desire is for Bashar Al-Assad to act realistically, and not to remain detached from reality. His persistence in his current approach means bringing greater and greater ruin to Syria.

UN Refugee Chief: Syria Crisis Could Be Worst Ever

The UN’s high commissioner for refugees, António Guterres, told London’s Guardian newspaper that the fighting in Syria was the worst humanitarian disaster since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and was already more destructive than the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Free Syria Army distances itself from an-Nusra

“We don’t support the ideology of Al-Nusra,” Louay Muqdad, FSA spokesman, told AFP news agency, stressing: “There has never been and there will never be a decision at the command level to coordinate with Al-Nusra.”

US-NATO Orchestrated War

Flanders warned against a catastrophic repetition of the Iraqi non-existed MDW’s, asserting that the same scenario, the same playbook seems to be used now in Syria with similar charges, pointing out that who has the weapons of mass destruction in the world today is but the Pentagon.

Allahu Akbar!

Allahu Akbar has within the past two years in Syria taken a different –unfortunately contradictory- meaning. For it has been abused and the name of Allah taken in vain time and time again.

Syria dying with no winners, no help in sight

Five million Syrians have become below the line of poverty, in addition to two million unemployed and 800,000 destructed houses, Syria’s Former Deputy PM Abdullah al Dardari has said.

President al-Assad: Foreign Interference is Red Line, Unrest in Syria Will Have Domino Effect throughout the Region

President Bashar al-Assad said that foreign interference is a red line, adding that if the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country or if the terrorist forces take control of Syria, or both of the above, the situation will inevitably first spill over into neighboring countries and then create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond.

UN Funds for Syrian Refugees Running Out

Funds for United Nations efforts to assist refugees from the fighting in Syria are running dangerously low, according to officials at the organization.

Stances on the Syrian Crisis Redraw the Map of the Region

Headlines describing the 24th Arab Summit held in Doha this week reflect profound division over Syria and Qatar’s role in effecting change in the Arab Region. Doha has taken over the presidency of the Arab league for what could be one of the most important years of the transitional period.

Syrian Opposition Opens New Embassy in Doha

The Syrian opposition has opened its first embassy just one day after they took Syria’s seat at the Arab League, replacing the Bashar Al-Assad regime, and Damascus reacted angrily to the promotion of the Syrian rebels by the Arab League

Alkhatib Says NATO’s Patriot Refusal Grants Assad Impunity

NATO’s refusal to respond to Alkhatib’s plea for Patriot missile-cover for rebel held areas of northern Syria will encourage the Al-Assad regime to continue to act with impunity, the Syrian National Coalition leader said on Wednesday.

Who's who: Mapping of documentation groups in Syria

Several bodies of international law provide standards applicable to the Syrian crisis, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law

Deir Ezzor: The Syrian Conflict’s Forgotten City

Cholera causes extreme vomiting and diarrhea, and kills through dehydration and kidney failure. Sufferers lose two liters of water from their bodies in a single day, and need ten bags of saline to replace it.

Has America Changed its Stance?

It has become clear in recent weeks that a change in the balance of power would have to precede any form of negotiation with the Assad regime. This change has now been demonstrated in the arming of the opposition, enabling it to deter the regime’s army, break its siege of Homs, and expedite its collapse in and around Damascus.