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Conviction in landmark case over Syrian government torture

Justice

A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court of facilitating the torture of prisoners in a landmark ruling that human rights activists hope will set a precedent for other cases.

A man walks with his bicycle passed bombed buildings and two burned out busses.

Missiles ‘will be coming’ to Syria, Trump warns Russia

Conflict
President Barack Obama shakes hands before speaking at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

‘Do more with less’ might be the military’s unofficial motto

Conflict
Graffiti in an abandoned building overlooking Syria. The building used to be a Syrian army post before Israel captured the Golan Heights territory.

Al-Qaeda arrives at Israel’s doorstep in the Golan Heights

Conflict

German Intelligence Officer: ‘Syria’s President Ordered Chemical Attack’

Conflict & Justice

Obama’s Abrupt Change in Syria Comes as a Shock to Experts, Allies, and Even Enemies

Global Politics

The Obama administration was making a strong and very public case for military intervention in Syria. And then, suddenly, President Obama flipped to congress. You think Assad breathed a huge sigh of relief?

Syrian rebels try PR training to present more moderate face to western countries

As Syria’s civil war drags on into its 19th month, and with not an end in sight, Syria’s rebels are learning that in order to win, they might need to adjust the face they present the world. So they’re turning to some public relations training, in an effort to adjust the picture they’re presenting to the world.

VIDEO: Former Syrian prime minister blasts Assad regime in live TV address

Syria’s civil war continues to wear on with both sides claiming huge gains in their effort to win control of the country. A former Syrian prime minister, Riad Hijab, however, went on TV and said the Syrian regime is collapsing.

Is Syrian President Assad Winning?

Is President Bashar Assad winning in Syria? Although the Syrian president says the country intends to participate a peace United Nations peace   in the coming weeks, in a televised address yesterday President Assad sounded confident that with the help of Hezbollah fighters and his Russian and Iranian allies his regime would prevail in the civil […]

Growing Sense of Emergency As Syrian Refugee Population Hits 1 Million

There is a growing sense of emergency about the Syrian refugees who continue to pour into neighboring countries, as they flee Syria’s ongoing civil war. According to UN estimates, the number of Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, has exceeded the million mark. Last week at an international conference on Syria, […]