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The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood & the Combatant Vanguard

April 5, 2012by syriarevolts 3 Comments

I originally posted about the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and their relation with the Combatant Vanguard, in the armed conflict between Hafeth al-Assad and different armed groups between the late 1970s [...]

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The ubiquitous arm of the Muslim Brotherhood?

March 3, 2012by syriarevolts 7 Comments

Generally, I avoid online responses to other bloggers but this exception, and there may be more, is driven by a need for clarification. As’ad Abu-Khalil, owner of the ‘Angry Arab‘ [...]

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The Syrian National Council & the international protection of civilians

October 18, 2011by syriarevolts Leave a comment

Burhan Ghalioun, spokesperson for the Syrian National Council, establishes three key points in his interview with Al-Akhbar newspaper: He will not take up any position in a post-Assad Syria. Dialogue [...]

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The Syrian National Council and its acceptance of a possible military intervention

October 3, 2011by syriarevolts 1 Comment

In Istanbul, Burhan Ghalioun has formally announced the formation of the ‘Syrian National Council’. Despite similar announcements in previous meetings and conferences, the current birth successfully brought together a large [...]

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A unified coalition council for the Syrian opposition?

September 15, 2011by syriarevolts 2 Comments

Al-Akhbar reports, from their sources within the Syrian opposition, the establishment of a unified coalition between what are three prominent groups of the Syrian opposition – ‘The Damascus Declaration for [...]

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The Syrian opposition and foreign intervention

September 9, 2011by syriarevolts 1 Comment

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 [...]

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The Muslim Brotherhood & armed confrontation

July 23, 2011by syriarevolts 1 Comment

The current uprising has revived parts of Syria’s collective memory that was largely taboo under the Assad family dictatorship. Part of this re-awakening, ironically, was in the regime’s own attempt to vilify the current leadership [...]

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The Syrian regime’s manipulation of religious discourse

June 23, 2011by syriarevolts Leave a comment

It goes without saying that the Syrian regime does not control religious discourse but it definitely seeks to manipulate both Islamic scholars and Christian clergy, for their own purposes. In [...]

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Syrian opposition meet in Antalya Turkey

June 7, 2011by syriarevolts 1 Comment

As the demonstrations and protests spread and increase in numbers, many factions of the Syrian opposition gathered in Antalya (Turkey). Those present include a motley crew of Kurdish parties, the [...]

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Syrian state television continues in its rudimentary propaganda of 'Islamists'

The Syrian regime is stunted in a bygone era

May 17, 2011by syriarevolts Leave a comment

Members of the current Syrian regime continue with their rudimentary and stereotypical understanding of ‘Islamist’ groups. Past armed confrontations only left a superficial impression, restricting itself to the types of acts committed but not [...]

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