Nothing new from the Guardian’s email leaks
The Guardian has published excerpts from a series of emails that it claims belong to Bashar al-Assad and his inner-circle. It is difficult to vouch for the authenticity of the [...]
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Covering Syria: the logic of alliances
There are similarities between the current largest opposition coalition (the ‘Syrian National Council’ [SNC]) and Syrian opposition coalitions from the past. Returning to the early 1980s, the Muslim Brotherhood formed a broad [...]
US, Saudis and Russia Vie for Influence in Post-Assad Syria
Real News have published an insightful interview with Hamid Dabashi (see below), that focuses on the geopolitics of the Syria crisis. He correctly articulates the issue as not a humanitarian concern with the [...]
Clarification on a mistake: returning to the story of the kidnapped Iranian engineers
I originally posted the story of the capture of claimed Iranian ‘Revolutionary Guard’ soldiers by a group claiming itself as ‘Al-Farouq Brigade’ of the ‘Free Syrian Army’. In the post [...]
The omnipresence of Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiyya broadcast a video by a group claiming itself as ‘Al-Farouq’ brigade from the ‘Free Syrian Army’. The video claims to show the kidnapping of members of the [...]
The regime’s likely rejection of the Arab League initiative
The Arab League initiative and its contents have been published in Al-Hayat newspaper and can be accessed here. Its main articles include the withdrawal of the army and armed security [...]
Arming the ‘revolution’?
Sami Moubayed, editor-in-chief of Forward Magazine, cites Muhammad Rahhal as an example of some Syrian ‘rebels’ voicing a necessity in turning to arms against the regime: That explains why there are [...]
A regional struggle for a post-Assad Syria?
Iran’s foreign ministry, in a significant change in discourse, acknowledged the legitimate demands of the Syrian people and requested the regime listen to these demands: “The government should answer to [...]
The Obama administration to demand Bashar al-Assad’s departure
According to AP, the Obama administration will formally demand the departure of Bashar al-Assad in the coming days, coupled with stronger sanctions on Syria. While the swiftness of this expected [...]
