Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 16:52 pm CET
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Syrian army deserters hit intel facility near Damascus

The Assad regime suffered a major shock when self-styled “Free Syrian Army” deserters firing shoulder-borne rockets and… Continue reading

Topics: Arab League • Arab Spring • GCC • Iran • Jordan • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, July 31, 2011 at 00:04 am CEST
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Getting Serious in Syria

Every day there are massive demonstrations, shootings, and defections of soldiers in Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sat, June 25, 2011 at 13:06 pm CEST
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Turkey renews strategic ties with Israel ahead of showdown with Syria

After more than a year of strained relations, Turkey has decided to restore military and intelligence collaboration in the eastern Mediterranean with Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Syria • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, June 12, 2011 at 22:27 pm CEST
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Is the Battle of Jisr a-Shughour the tipping-point of the uprising against Bashar Assad?

It took Syrian president six days to send troops and tanks to punish the small northern town of Jisr a-Shughour near the Turkish border… Continue reading

Topics: Muslim Brotherhood • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, June 1, 2011 at 23:25 pm CEST
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Syria: Shattered Humanity inside Syria’s Security Apparatus

The young man was dangling upside down, white, foaming saliva dripping from his mouth… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, May 10, 2011 at 19:33 pm CEST
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Syria: Who Needs a Propaganda Operation When You Have the New York Times?

To be immoral is bad; to be immoral against your own interests is worse… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syrian Revolution • The Media