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Amr Al-Azm

Residents inspect a damaged site in what activists say was a US strike in Kfredrian, Idlib province, Syria, on September 23, 2014.

Syrian activists worry they won’t be the ones who gain from US airstrikes

Conflict

Although the US military has the militants of ISIS in its crosshairs, it’s not clear who will step in to fill any territory they may leave behind. Some activists worry that, despite finally receiving direct US intervention, the Syrian opposition will still fall short in the wake of airstrikes.

Syria

Three years on, the Syrian uprising has brought little else than death and destruction

Conflict & Justice
Syria

Three years on, the Syrian uprising has brought little else than death and destruction

Conflict & Justice
Syrian refugees children

Syrian refugees move into Bulgaria, after losing hope of returning home

Conflict & Justice
Free Syrian Army fighters carry a fellow fighter after he was wounded on the front line in Aleppo's Sheikh Saeed neighbourhood, September 21, 2013.

Syrian rebel coalition says no to government-in-exile, yes to Islam

Global Politics

U.S. & Russia Strike Deal to Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons

In what may be a major turning point in the war in Syria, the United States and Russia struck a deal over the weekend that, for the moment, takes American military strikes off the table. The two countries agreed on a plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, requiring Syria to turn over a complete […]

Obama administration draws bright red line, warns Syria against using, moving WMDs

Syria has a cache of weapons of mass destruction, certainly including chemical weapons, possibly including biological weapons, and on Monday President Barack Obama warned Syria that moving or using any of those weapons would bring swift U.S. military intervention.

The Debate Over Intervening in Syria

Global Politics

Reports of chemical weapon use in Syria have reignited the debate over a possible US or Western intervention in Syria’s civil war. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with two Syrian emigres, Dr. Rim Turkmani in London and Professor Amr al-Azm in Ohio.

Rebels in Syria Clinch Key Region in Oil-Producing East

Global Politics

Syrian rebels say they’ve won control of a strategic region in the east of the country, bordering Iraq, with the fall of an army base in Mayadeen.

Fractured and Criticized Syrian Opposition Attempts to Reorganize

Syrian opposition leaders have been meeting this week to tap new leadership after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pronounced the Syrian National Council a failure last month. To win foreign confidence and aid, the opposition is trying to expand and reorganize its ranks. Meanwhile, the rebels are losing support from the public. As the […]