UN human rights council slams Hezbollah’s role in Syria
June 14, 2013 by AFP The UN’s top human rights forum on Friday condemned the involvement of foreign fighters in Syria’s civil war, singling out the pro-regime forces sent across the border by...
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Nasrallah says Hezbollah will not bow to sectarian threats
Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech on recent developments on June 14, 2013. Photo: NOW June 14, 2013 Hezbollah’s leader on Friday said that his party would continue its...
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Iran emerging as victor in Syrian conflict
Beirut, June 12, 2013 by Liz Sly As fighters with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement wage the battles that are helping Syria’s regime survive, their chief sponsor, Iran, is emerging as the biggest victor in...
View ArticleObama takes bolder Syria stand as G-8 talks open
Washington, June 15, 2013 by Julie Pace/AP After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he’s joining at a summit Monday,...
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Egypt cuts relations with Syrian government
U.N.-Arab League international Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, left, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 15, 2013. Syrians are being killed at an...
View ArticleDecision to arm Syrian rebels was reached weeks ago, U.S. officials say
Washington, June 15, 2013 by Karen DeYoung, Anne Gearan and Scott Wilson Video here President Obama’s decision to begin arming the Syrian rebels followed more than a year of internal debate over...
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Syria’s rebel fighters brace themselves for Aleppo assault
Five brothers who are members of a rebel group called Martyr Al-Abbas, operating under the Free Syrian Army, pose for a picture in Aleppo. Photo: Muzaffar Salman/Reuters Sakhour, Aleppo, June 16, 2013...
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Syria: Is Geneva 2 the key?
Photo: Freedom House June 13, 2013 by Frederic C. Hof When Secretary of State John Kerry pressed his Russian counterpart in early May 2013 to help him convene a conference to implement the Action...
View ArticleHamas calls on Hezbollah to pull fighters out of Syria
June 17, 2013 by Reuters The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on Monday urged Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria, where they are battling for President Bashar...
View ArticleIn Syria These Days, Just Getting Along Is Top Priority
June 18, 2013 by Sam Dagher As the Syrian conflict has entered its third year, staying alive is the priority of most Syrians remaining in the country. In rebel-controlled areas, residents do...
View ArticleHezbollah fighters battle rebels near Syria capital
June 19th by AFP Fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah joined Syrian troops battling rebels near Damascus on Wednesday, monitors said, as President Bashar al-Assad’s regime kept up a push to cut off the...
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The Price of Loyalty in Syria
Ibtisam Ali Aboud (with her son Jafar) says that her husband, a Syrian Alawite, was killed by his Sunni friend. Photo: Jehad Nga/NY Times June 19, 2013 by Robert Worth The Damascus neighborhood known...
View ArticleIf Hezbollah wins Syria
JUne 19, 2013 by Daniel Nisman/WSJ For those who have hoped that the Syrian quagmire might swallow up Iran’s influence in the region, it’s time to wake up: Tehran and its ally Hezbollah are set to...
View ArticleSyria troops fight rebels near major Shiite shrine
Beirut, June 19, 2013 by Zeina Karem Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around...
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Hezbollah urged to pull out of Syria
Hezbollah spearheaded the recapture of the strategic town of Qusayr by forces loyal to President Assad. Photo AFP June 20, 2013 Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has called on the Shia Muslim...
View ArticleSyria fighting for strategic air bases in country’s north
June 18, 2013 by Alexander Besant Syrian war planes bombed rebel positions north of Aleppo Tuesday near contested air force bases. The bombings occurred around the Kweiras and Mang air bases close to...
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Syria: The G7+1 communiqué
Photo: EPA June 19, 2013 by Frederic C. Hof The G8 communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Northern Ireland meetings contains six paragraphs addressing the crisis in Syria. Despite British Prime...
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Tactical Shift?
Putin, Cameron, and Obama at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on June 18. Although Russia and the U.S. agreed to push for Syria peace talks, the meeting showed deep differences over the conflict...
View ArticleThousands of Shi’ites ready to fight in Syria, Iraqi says
Baghdad, June 21, 2013 by Samia Nakhoul and Suadad al-Salhy Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims from Iraq and beyond will take up arms against Sunni al Qaeda “savages” in Syria if fellow Shi’ites or their...
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The Awakening Sunni Giant
Saudi and Gulf leaders meet in Riyadh in March to discuss the deteriorating situation in Syria. Photo: AFP June 21, 2013 by Michael Weiss Last Friday, King Abdullah cut short his summer vacation in...
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