Tag Archives: Abdul-Haleem Khaddam

Rif’at al-Assad, corruption and the Hama massacre

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

In an interview with Al-Arabiyya news channel, Rif’at al-Assad denies any responsibility for the massacres and gross human rights abuses between the late 1970s and early 1980s. He specifically denies responsibility for the 1982 Hama massacre, that led to the … Continue reading →

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The Syrian opposition and foreign intervention

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Ashraf al-Miqdad, the head of ‘The Damascus Declaration for National and Democratic Change‘ in Australia, has sounded his support for a military intervention in Syria. He argues the regime’s resort to the military, to repress the uprising, has meant it is … Continue reading →

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The power ambitions of Rif’at al-Assad

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Ribal al-Assad, son of the war criminal Rif’at al-Assad, declares his father as a genuine democrat, who was expelled from Syria for this reason! In an interview with France 24 (Arabic), he consolidates the regime’s narrative of armed ‘Salafi groups’ operating … Continue reading →

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The Syrian revolt and external conspiracies

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

The Syrian government views demonstrations in Syria as part of a broader conspiracy and further infiltrated by armed elements attacking public property, police and army. It has also sought to tie these armed elements to certain individuals from the Syrian … Continue reading →

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