Syria being a strategic country in the Middle East—it has a significant population and sits on important commercial and military crossroads—we are unlikely to see the ongoing war continuing for much longer. Both sides in…
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Seventeen months after the people’s uprising in Syria, the war between the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) of the leading regime and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) still continues. Following the failed attempts by peace envoy…
After more than 10 years of war against al Qaeda and the accompanying global “war on terrorism,” we have failed to learn that our actions create reactions. Our presence creates destabilization, then radicalization. Occupations create…
Chinese State Media: Chemical weapons ‘excuse for US to intervene in Syria’ Once again, Western powers are digging deep for excuses to intervene militarily in another conflict-torn Middle East country, as U.S. President Barack Obama warned…
On August 22, 2012, two news items related to Syria converged into an unprecedented escalation in the ongoing tragedy. The first was a statement made the day before by Syrian Vice President Qadri Jamil; he…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com//files/news/syria-rebel-massacre-aleppo-627/ie7d56fbec8d0673a34b31e08adb343fe_aleppo-mass-shooting.flv type=FLV width=600 height=450] Rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters capture a policeman who the FSA allege is a “Shabiha” or pro-regime militiaman, on July 31, 2012, as the rebels overran a police station in…
US President Barack Obama has a stern warning for the country of Syria. In an address made early Monday, the commander-in-chief confirmed that he has not ruled out an offensive strike on Bashar al-Assad and…
After the so-called Free Syrian Army has again be defeated in Aleppo, and failed to get the foothold that would be necessary for a Libya-Style establishment of a Transitional Government within the country, the calls…
Smoke billows from the scene after a bomb attached to a fuel truck exploded outside a Damascus hotel where UN observers are staying. Source: AP A huge bomb blast rocked the heart of Damascus yesterday as pressure…
Turkey itself is a major target for destabilization, upheaval, and finally balkanization through its participation in the US-led siege against Syria. Ankara has burned its bridges in Syria for the sake of its failing neo-Ottoman…