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Syria
President Assad said he will not step down before elections. The father of the deputy foreign minister was kidnapped in Daraa. The rebel Judicial Council, which includes the Tawheed Brigade, al-Sham Liberals, and the Al Nusrah Front, clashed with another rebel group, the Ghurabaa al-Sham, which the Judicial Council had accused of plundering factories in Aleppo. Four Judicial Council members were killed, but the Ghurabaa al-Sham has retreated, and dozens of its members are being held captive by the Judicial Council. Rebels captured several Alawite villages in Hama.
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Algeria
A look at ‘enforced disappearances’ worldwide
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Al Nusrah Front
Video: The Telegraph visits Syrian Sayyida Zainab mosque
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Syria
Do-it-yourself weaponry: How Syrian rebels wage war
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Syria
Russia delivered advanced Yakhont antiship missiles to Syria under an existing contract; they have a range of some 180 miles. Two archbishops kidnapped by Arabic-speaking rebels on April 22 are still missing.
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Jabhat al-Nusra
Pressure of War Is Causing Syria to Break Apart
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Russia
Russia Signals Deep Support for Syria With New Missiles
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Satellite imagery of Israeli airstrike at Damascus airport released
Israeli TV has released satellite imagery from the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike at Damascus International Airport earlier in May.
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Germany
Berlin Sees Chemical Weapons As Trigger for Intervention in Syria
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European Union
EU to block arming of Syrian rebels
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Syria
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, released a video showing the terror group executing 11 captured Syrian troops. The US State Department intends to add Al Nusrah’s emir, Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, to the list of global terrorists. Russia has not abandoned efforts to broker a diplomatic solution to the conflict. A possible use of chemical weapons by government troops last month was reported.
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Syria
Rebels detonated two car bombs simultaneously outside the central prison in Aleppo, attempting to free inmates, including al Qaeda members. The Free Syrian Army vowed to punish a member of the Farouq Brigade who was videotaped mutilating corpses. The UK and France have asked the UN to designate the Al Nusrah Front a terrorist organization. The UN passed a nonbinding resolution calling for a political transition in Syria.
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Syria
As violence spills into Turkey, Syrian refugees once again draw the short straw
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Lebanon
Lebanese Alawites fear they will be casualty of civil war in neighboring Syria
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Syria
A Syrian rebel attempted to defend his mutilation of the bodies of government fighters, shown on video. The Al Nusrah Front executed three captured army officers in Raqqa. The UN Human Rights Commissioner called for an investigation of alleged human rights abuses by rebel fighters. A new Syrian opposition group, called the Union of Syrian Democrats, was formed; it has 250 members and wants a civil, democratic state.
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Free Syrian Army
Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria’s Descent Into Madness
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Syria
Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama
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Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Syrian conflict threatens to spark ethnic upheaval in Turkey
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Al Nusrah Front
Under the black flag of al-Qaeda, the Syrian city ruled by gangs of extremists
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Syria
The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the two-year conflict has killed at least 82,000 people so far and 12,500 are missing. The Assad regime, which is accused by both Turkey and the Syrian opposition of executing a recent deadly bombing in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli, denied responsibility for the attack. The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, has established control over the provincial capital of Raqqah and its nearby oilfields. The UK plans to ask the UN to add Al Nusrah to its terrorist list. Four Filipino UN peacekeepers were released after being kidnapped by…
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Hezbollah
Assad forces gaining ground in Syria
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Syria
A Russian official backtracked on the recently announced US-Russian plan to convene a meeting between the Assad regime and the opposition to resolve the conflict; he said holding such a meeting by the end of May is “impossible.” The US ambassador to Turkey is said to have met with a rebel commander at a Turkish border crossing who asked the US to lift its arms embargo. Government forces and rebels battled over key highways linking the capital with Aleppo and Daraa.
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Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah and Al Qaeda Fighters Edging Closer to Full Scale Confrontation
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Syria
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said Syria will provide the terror group with “game-changing weapons” as a strategic response to Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah weaponry in Syria. US Secretary of State Kerry warned that Russia’s plan to supply Syria would destabilize Israel’s security; he also said President Assad would not be part of any transitional Syrian government. The Syrian Army is trying to retake lost territory in Qusayr, Aleppo, and Idlib.
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Syria
Turkish PM Erdogan: Syria has crossed red line, used chemical weapons
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Free Syrian Army fighters defecting to Al Nusrah Front
More than 3,000 Free Syrian Army fighters as well as entire units have defected to al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, yet the US government seems determined to fund the FSA.
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Syria
Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria
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Syria
The rebel Yarmouk Martyrs Brigades seized four Filipino UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights; the same group seized 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers in March, holding them for several days. The US and Russia agreed to try to convene a meeting later this month between the Assad regime and the opposition in an effort to resolve the Syrian conflict, which has killed over 70,000 people and displaced 4.25 million more inside the country.
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Hezbollah
Why Israel’s Interceptors Can Stop Syrian Missiles — And Why It Attacked Anyway
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Danish jihadist killed while fighting for Muhajireen Brigade in Syria
Before waging jihad in Syria, Kenneth Sørensen spent time in Yemen at Zindani’s Imam University as well as in Lebanon, Egypt, and Libya.
