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 [...]
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‘ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
