Posts Tagged: Syria Violence
Syrian Committee Reports 1,426 Killed in March Violence, Says Commanders Did Not Order It
A Syrian fact-finding committee said on Tuesday that 1,426 people had died in March in attacks on security forces and subsequent mass killings of Alawites, but concluded that commanders had not given orders...
The Druze Massacre in Syria Proves We Must Find Ways to Protect Minorities in the Middle East
A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in southern Syria, in the heart of the Sweida province -- the homeland of the Druze community. The people in...
Israel Says It Carried Out Warning Strike on Extremists in Syria Preparing to Attack Druze
Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against extremists who attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to protect the minority group as sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday. It appeared to...
The Western World Refuses to See the Truth About Syria, the Palestinians, and the Middle East
Anyone who believed that Syria’s new leader -- trading his military uniform for a tailored suit -- represented a fresh hope for the Middle East...
Retribution in Syria: What It Means for Israel and the Region
The carnage in Syria is terrifying, horrifying, and gruesome -- particularly if you are a member of a Syrian minority group -- Christians, Druze, Kurds....
Turkey Wages a Personal War in Syria
In a rather theatrical show, the fall of the city of Afrin -- a Kurdish enclave in northwestern Syria -- after two months of battle between Turkish...
Syria Launches Offensive to Recapture Aleppo, Ignoring US Calls for Ceasefire
Violence surged in Syria on Thursday as Syria’s government made it clear it has no intention of abiding by US calls for the restoration of...
Kerry Boasts of ‘Pluralistic’ Syria Once Assad Gone
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, was recently interviewed about Syria. While many of his assertions can be debated, one especially requires a response. Throughout the...
Youngest Syrian Victim Treated in Israeli Hospital Released
The youngest Syrian to be treated in Israel since the Syrian civil war began more than two years ago was released from Ziv Medical Center...
Al-Qaeda-Linked Fighters Abduct Jesuit Priest in Syria
JNS.org - Rebels linked to Al-Qaeda have abducted Italian Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio, Vatican Radio reported. Father Dall'Oglio—who is a well-known advocate of Christian-Muslim dialogue and...
Global Peace Index: Syria and Iran Rank Ahead of Israel
While Syria's death toll has topped 14,000 since the revolt against Bashar al-Assad began, and the growth of Iran's nuclear program continues, the...
Syria and Decline of the UN
The crisis over Syria is the third major case of mass murder in the last 20 years in which the U.N. has...
The Assad Family and the Vogue Article
Bashar al-Assad was born on September 11, 1965, and studied ophthalmology in Tehran before moving to London. In 1982, his father Hafez al-Assad killed nearly...
Iranian Rappers Take Shot at Assad and Medvedev for Syria Massacres (VIDEO)
"The blues tell the story of life's difficulties and, if you think for a moment, you realize that they take the hardest realities of...
