War on the Rocks

Training the Syrian Opposition: So, What’s The Plan?

The world is focused on the United States and its Arab partners pummeling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the air in Syria, but observers should be paying more attention to the ...

Syrian presidential election called for June 3 despite ongoing war

If we are being blockaded from even eating bread, how can I vote?': Syrian activist Syria called a presidential election for June 3, aiming to give President Bashar al-Assad a veneer of electoral ...
Las Vegas Sun

Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first public trial in Syria of officials linked to the rule of former President Bashar Assad opened Sunday in Damascus.
Khaberni

Death of Prominent Figure in Syrian Internal Opposition Hassan Abdel Azim

Khaberni - On Saturday in Damascus, prominent Syrian opposition figure Hassan Abdel Azim passed away. He was the former ...

Albanese says Australia has nothing to do with Syrian moves to turn back ISIS families from airport

The women, who had been hoping to return to Australia with their children, never reached Damascus International Airport ...