Europeans, Turkey Demand Action After Syrian Gas Attack
Britain and Turkey insist chemical weapons were used in Syria. France urges the world to respond.
Syrian War
Syrian Army Repels Incursion of Assad’s Alawite Homeland
Troops loyal to Bashar Assad push back a rebel offensive in the heartland of his Alawite sect.
Syria’s Rebels Launch Offensive Into Assad’s Alawite Heartland
A rebel incursion in the northwest risks exacerbating Syria’s sectarian divide.
Autonomy for Syria’s Kurds Failure of Turkish Policy
By supporting the war against Bashar Assad, Turkey has inadvertently exacerbated an internal security threat.
Former Middle East Commander Cautions Against Syria War
Retired general James Mattis warns lawmakers that intervention in Syria’s civil war won’t be quick and easy.
Cameron Urges Support for Moderate Syrian Rebels
Radical Islamists should not deter the West from backing rebels that want a democratic Syria.
American, British Army Chiefs Pessimistic About Syrian Rebels
America’s and Britain’s top military officials fear the tide in Syria’s civil war is shifting in the regime’s favor.
Britain Seen Backpedaling on Military Aid for Syrian Rebels
The UK has abandoned plans to arm the rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad.
Middle East Embroiled in Its Own Thirty Years’ War
The region’s turmoil is reminiscent of the thirty years of political and religious strife in seventeenth-century Europe.
Is Obama’s Syria Policy Secretly Realist?
By arming the rebels, the president forces Hezbollah and Iran to commit more resources to the war.
Alleged Chemical Weapons Use Was Excuse to Arm Syria’s Rebels
The decision to send American weapons into Syria was made weeks ago.
Brzezinski Laments “Chaotic” American Policy in Syria
The former national security advisor says America’s response to the Syrian crisis is guided by “emotion.”
Obama to Consider Deeper Involvement in Syria’s Civil War
The president meets with senior national security officials to discuss his options in Syria.
Saudi Arabia Takes Over Reins in Syrian Uprising from Qatar
The bigger Arab kingdom worries about its neighbor’s indiscriminate support of radical Islamists.
Battle for Qusayr, Syria Has Sectarian, Strategic Imperatives
Retaking Qusayr is essential if the Assad regime intends to carve out an Alawite state in the northwest.