Syria strains the semantics of civil war
By Jacqueline Outka The semantics of war have been thoroughly debated over the years - one man's terrorist, as they say, is another man's freedom fighter. These semantics are always changing: in a...
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is the legally recognized custodian of the laws of war and thus, among its other prerogatives, the arbiter of the semantics of both interstate and internal...
View ArticleIs Syria in a civil war?
June 13, 2012 -- Updated 2123 GMT (0523 HKT) Onlookers gather at the scene of a deadly explosion that targeted a military bus near Qudssaya on June 8. (CNN) -- The U.N. peacekeeping chief says Syria...
View ArticleSyria in civil war‚ U.N. official says
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View ArticleWestern Media War on Syria
On January 6, Assad called for "comprehensive national dialogue in the near future." He rules out negotiating "with a puppet made by the West." He advocates responsibly engaging opposition elements...
View ArticleAs Syrian rebels close in, Assad has cards to play - Wire World News - ...
BEIRUT -- With rebels trying to penetrate Syria's capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him. But the Syrian leader...
View Article>As Syrian rebels close in, Assad has cards to play
BEIRUT (AP) — With rebels trying to penetrate Syria's capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him. But the Syrian...
View ArticleAs Syrian rebels close in, Assad has cards to play
Photos BEIRUT - (AP) -- With rebels trying to penetrate 's capital, , President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him. But the Syrian leader...
View ArticleThe Endgame in Syria / Ending the Games in Syria
In philosophy circles, is a technical term denoting a claim which is presented as “fact” although its veracity has not been established. The truth value of bullshit is largely irrelevant to its...
View ArticleStay out of Other Nations' Civil Wars
The long-standing Syrian dictatorship is an abomination. The ongoing Syrian civil war is a tragedy. America should stay out. A decade ago another administration began another war with a promise of...
View ArticleSyria's rebels: Lots of Islamists, but what does that mean?
On Wednesday, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an evolution of Al Qaeda in Iraq, seized control of the Syrian town of Azaz from the Free Syrian Army, a rebel umbrella group favored by the...
View ArticleSyrian army shells hold up U.N. retrieval of peacekeepers
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Intense Syrian army bombardment prevented a convoy of United Nations vehicles on Friday from reaching and retrieving 21 U.N. peacekeepers seized by rebels near the Golan Heights two...
View ArticleSyrian rebels close in, but President Assad still has loyal troops and...
BEIRUT - With rebels trying to penetrate Syria's capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him. But the Syrian leader...
View ArticleMore wishful thinking on Syria
There's a key element that's missing from much of the coverage of Syrian "peace talks" scheduled for next week in Geneva: A frank explanation that the meeting is not going to yield an end to the war,...
View ArticleU.N. peacekeepers taken to Syrian-Jordan border for handover
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A group of 21 U.N. peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels three days ago has been taken to the border with Jordan and was being handed over to Jordanian authorities, a rebel source...
View ArticleU.N. convoy to retrieve Golan peacekeepers delayed: rebel
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.N. convoy sent to retrieve 21 Filipino peacekeepers captured by rebels in a southern Syrian village three days ago has been held up after one of its vehicles broke down, a Syrian...
View ArticleSyrian Paradox: The Regime Gets Stronger, Even as It Loses Its Grip
As the regime's ability to govern Syria declines, it is being transformed into a powerful militia that has little incentive to compromise By Tony Karon | @tonykaron | August 2, 2012 | + Tweet SYRIAN...
View ArticleNew Syria Clashes, Government Expels Envoys
Fierce clashes between government troops and opposition forces in Syria's western Latakia province are further dimming hopes that diplomats can salvage a ceasefire and end the bloodshed. The...
View ArticleFreed U.N. peacekeepers cross into Jordan from Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) - Twenty-one United Nations peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels and held for three days in a southern Syrian village crossed safely into neighboring Jordan on Saturday, rebels and a...
View ArticleThe Question
THE QUESTION The state of war persists ... whilst the international community has the legal authority to intervene in Syria, the outcomes could be more detrimental than democratic for the Syrian...
View ArticleUN: Unsafe conditions scuttle release of seized peacekeepers in Syria
related articles Eight UN peacekeepers abandon posts near Syria, retreat to Israeli territory By Gili Cohen | Mar.08,2013 | 10:02 PM | 3 The United Nations had arranged for the release of 21...
View ArticleDangerous contradictions in Syria
Despite global condemnation of government violence and a UN-brokered peace plan, the crisis in Syria is deepening. The conflict, now labelled a "civil war" by the United Nations Undersecretary for...
View ArticleSyria in civil war, U.N. official says
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's 15-month uprising has grown into a full-scale civil war where President Bashar al-Assad's forces are trying to recapture swathes of urban territory lost to...
View ArticleU.N. convoy to retrieve Golan peacekeepers delayed - rebel
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.N. convoy sent to retrieve 21 Filipino peacekeepers captured by rebels in a southern Syrian village three days ago has been held up after one of its vehicles broke down, a Syrian...
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