Posts Tagged: Syria war crimes
France’s Top Court Says Arrest Warrant for Assad Is Invalid, New One Can Be Issued
France's highest court ruled on Friday that an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid as it was issued when he was still in office, but said a new warrant can now be issued as he is...
France Issues Arrest Warrant for Syria’s President Assad: Source
French judges have issued arrest warrants for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad, and two other senior officials over the use of banned...
Syria’s Dictator Survives, War Crimes and All
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has put restoration of control of all of Syria at the core of efforts to manage multiple Middle Eastern rivalries that...
Despite COVID-19, Syrian Atrocities Still Matter
At a time when a deadly virus is ravaging the globe, the atrocities committed in recent years by the Syrian government might seem to pale...
Syrian Air Force Behind Chemical Attacks, Investigation Team Finds
Syrian Arab Air Force pilots flying Sukhoi Su-22 military planes and a helicopter dropped bombs containing poisonous chlorine and sarin nerve gas on a village...
UN War Crimes Team Documents Further Syrian Government Use of Banned Chlorine
Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on Idlib province this year, in attacks that constitute war...
Will We Ever Learn the Lessons of the Horrors in Syria?
JNS.org - On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the Ghouta region of Syria as “hell on earth." Approximately 400,000 people are trapped inside this embattled city -- located...
Who Will Rebuild Syria?
The fighting in Syria that began in 2011 between President Bashar Assad and the opposition forces seems to have reached its final stages. It is...
Trump Has Worsened the Syrian Stalemate
The US is currently at a great disadvantage in Syria. The Trump White House, despite blaming its increasing irrelevancy in the region on the Obama administration’s...
Syria Investigator: There Is Enough Evidence to Convict Assad of War Crimes
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has gathered enough evidence for President Bashar al-Assad to be convicted of war crimes, a prominent member of...
A Righteous Israel Must Bomb Assad’s Crematoria
For more than six years now, Syrian President Bashar Assad has waged a vicious war against his own people. So far, nearly half-a-million people have been killed....
To Honor Elie Wiesel’s First Yahrzeit, Israel Should Bomb Syria’s Crematoria
This month, on the 26th of Sivan, we will mark the first yahrzeit of Elie Wiesel. Almost no one in my life has touched and inspired...
Israeli Education Minister: World, Led by Trump, Must Respond to ‘Chemical Massacre’ in Syria
A member of the Israeli government is urging a global response to a suspected chemical weapons attack that took place in a rebel-held town in the...
AIPAC Reverses Course and Will Now Support an Anti-Assad Bill
JNS.org - Following public outcry over AIPAC's failure to support a bill sanctioning Syria and its leader Bashar al-Assad, the pro-Israel lobbying group has changed its stance...
