Syria Tag

It has been much discussed since the beginning of the uprising. There have been reports of suspicious activity at chemical weapons sites, but who knows what it real and not real. One thing is for sure, chemical weapons cannot save Assad.  The second he uses chemical weapons...

Gaza! Egypt! Actually, the heavy fighting is in Syria, and it is not looking good for Assad (still). Syrian rebels reportedly seize major dam in north Syrian Rebels Seize Military Base Syrian rebels destroy Assad’s radar station facing Israel Syrian rebels struggle to keep regime Air Force on the ground Don't...

In late June I noted that something seemed to have changed in Syria, that the threat to the Assad regime seemed more real than ever. A massive explosion in Syria confirms that indeed things have changed.  The Syrian defense minister and a brother-in-law of Bashar Assad...

But it's no time for joy.  The dithering on Syria has given the same elements who transitted Syria to kill U.S. troops in Iraq a chance to build up their operations in Syria and return the violence on the Syrian government. Suicide blast in Syria hits...

A month ago it didn't look like it would turn out this way, but a month of ineternational dawdling has given the Assad regime the time it needed to crush rebels in their last remaining stronghold in the northern city of Idlib:  The Syrian army has recaptured the northern...

The Arab Spring has sprung. But for us, it has been mostly doom and gloom, an extended winter. Throughout the Middle East, we have seen an uprising against the established order. In most cases, these uprisings have been overdue as the tyrants had their collective feet...

I keep thinking, when, not if. And what will happen to the heavy missiles and chemical weapons. I presume the Israelis have a plan. Some of the latest headlines: Now we're getting tough - Obama Administration Seeks to Remove Syria From Human Rights Committee. 'Syrian military...

It's easy to come up with conspiracy theories for any bombing, but the two car bombings in Syria in restricted areas have raised suspicions that it was a set-up by the Assad regime to rally public support and set both Arab governments and the West...

Just wondering how much longer until the explosion takes place.  Some links: Walter Russell Mead, "when poets buy guns, tourist season is over.  They are buying them now in Damascus...