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Feature: Trouble Downstream

While the fighting in Syria drags on, another danger looms ever larger

Bashar Will Pay the Price, Erdogan

Turkish PM says Syrian President Bashar Assad has surpassed his father in crimes and massacres, and he will have to pay the price sooner or later

Patriarch Yazigi Calls for Solution to Syrian Crisis

Yazigi was returning from Turkey, where he was involved in discussions for the release of the two abducted bishops of Aleppo, Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi.

150 French Fighting Alongside Jihadists in Syria

France says 150 French fighting alongside jihadists in Syria, and the government is angry with a leaked video that shows her Ambassador reprimanding opposition figures in Istanbul

Opposition Coalition Releases ‘Fighter, not Killer’ Ads

The Syrian National Coalition, in coordination with Geneva Call, has released a series of Internet and television advertisements aiming to educate Syrians about the rules of warfare and human rights.

Syria: Catholics Join Islamist Fighters

Visitors crossing from Turkey to Ras al-Ayn, a sleepy border town in eastern Syria, are now welcomed by the unlikeliest of characters: a Catholic member of what is considered an extremist Islamist rebel group.

Syrian Press Editorials

The Syrian press call Turkish PM to resign and accuses the opposition of contacting Israel

Can Russia and the West End Syria’s Chaos?

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.

Syrians Committed to National Dialogue: Halqi

Syria’s ministerial committee overseeing the implementation of a political program to end the crisis in the country met Monday, warning that terrorist groups in the country would face annihilation by the Syrian army.

Antakya Residents Angry over Turkey’s Syria Policy

Antakya residents have taken to the streets daily to express their rage and condemnation at Ankara’s support for the Syrian opposition fighters following the bloody double bombing which struck Reyhanli in southern Turkey Saturday.

Turkey to Blame for Reyhanli Bombings: Zoubi

Syrian Information Minister, Omran al-Zoubi Sunday condemned the bombings which rocked the city ofReyhanliin southern Turkey as terrorist act and an affront to all moral, human and legal standards.

Asmaa al-Assad Departs the Country

A Turkish newspaper said Sunday that the Syrian President, Bashar Assad, has sought political refuge for himself and his family as a result of the conflict in Syria.

Is Saudi Arabia behind the substitution of Hitto?

The former president of Syrian National Council, Abdul Basset Seida said that the a replacement for Ghassan Hitto, the current president of the Syrian Transitional Government is possible during a meeting of the executive body of the Coalition decided to be held in Istanbul on 11-12 May.