Tagged with hafez al assad

Rise of the militias

The Bayda and Banias massacres signal the next phase in Assad’s war The use of chemical weapons and Obama’s fudged “red line” has given way to gruesome footage of a schismatic Syrian rebel commander biting into the lung of a slain Hezbollah fighter and vowing revenge against Assadist soldiers. Such is the international press’ attention … Continue reading »

Syria’s Christians caught in the middle

Between the PKK, the FSA, and the regime, Christians left with few allies RAS AL-AYN, Syria – Church Street was once a bustling meeting point where Christians of many denominations would gather in the afternoons, along with their Muslim and Kurdish school friends. Since December of last year this multicultural street in Syria’s north-eastern border town … Continue reading »

Obama Hits Syria With Brutal Blast of Adverbs

crackdown by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad against his own citizens counts as one of the most blood-soaked acts of political repression in the Middle Eastsince his father and predecessor, Hafez al-Assad, waged his own onslaught against anti-regime activists three decades ago. Almost 10,000 people have died in the current Syrian uprising, and each passing day … Continue reading »