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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West
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Al Qaeda
Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria
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Syria
Obama’s Case Against Attacking Syria
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Syria
As Syria deteriorates, neighbors fear bioweapons threat
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Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reportedly beheaded two men near al-Dweiraniya in Aleppo in late August. The Al Nusrah Front and allied jihadists seized an army checkpoint today outside the ancient Christian town of Maalula after attacking the checkpoint with a suicide bombing. ISIL, the Al Nusrah Front, and “some rebel factions” continued to battle Kurdish forces in Hasakah. The Caucasus Muhajireen (“Emigrants Army”) battalion declared independence from other Islamist groups fighting in Syria, claiming that its ranks of foreign fighters are growing. The Syrian National Coalition said that Syria’s former defense minister has defected to Turkey.…
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Syria
US Spies Missed Signs of Aug. 21 Syrian WMD Strike
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Syria
Diplomat: UN chemical weapons team speeds up Syria analysis; due in 2 to 3 weeks
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Syria
Syria: Military strike could spark a world war warns Vatican
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France
Gorbachev urges US-Russia deal over Syria
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Syria
West struggles to cope with online recruitment for Syria jihad
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Syria
Proposed Syrian intervention – Six ways the president will try to convince Congress
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Syria
US Considers Stepping Up Syrian Rebel Support
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
As US weighs war, fears of power of jihadis in Syria
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Palestinian Territories
Middle East – Christian figures to hold coordination talks over growing threat
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Syria
The Syrian military continues to redeploy in advance of the threatened US military intervention. A 50-man US-trained rebel cell reportedly left Jordan for Syria. Rebels shelled Alawite villages in Latakia. Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant clashed in Aleppo’s Jrablos city with the family of a defected army colonel; a man was killed and others injured before the ISIL fighters dispersed into the city. Regime forces regained control of Ariha in Idlib, which had been seized by the Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al-Sham, Suqoor al-Sham, and several other battalions. Kurdish forces continued to clash with ISIL…
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Jordan
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordanian border
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Iran
Key Lawmakers Back Obama on Syria Strike
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Syria
Syria crisis: How could US target chemical weapons?
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Germany
Gas Attack: Germany Offers Clue in Search for Truth in Syria
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Syria
Pro-Syria hackers put anti-attack message on US Marines site
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Syria
To some, US case for Syrian gas attack and need for strike has too many holes
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Syria
Syrian troops are said to have relocated in advance of threatened US strikes; some reportedly are occupying schools and universities. The military resumed heavy bombardment of East Ghouta, and rebel forces claimed to be taking advantage of the recent dispersal of regime forces seeking to evade US strikes. A number of non-Syrian rebel fighters were killed during an army ambush in Adra, an entry point to East Ghouta; state media claimed those killed were mainly from the Al Nusrah Front. Regime forces arrested a Lebanese man in Tal Alakh for fighting with the Al Nusrah Front. President Assad claimed that…
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Hezbollah
Lebanon – Rival camps’ Syria bets heighten tensions
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Syria
Turkey’s Opposition Parties Reject Military Strike in Syria
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Still more questions about the proposed US military intervention in Syria
The Obama administration has so far failed to articulate a coherent strategy towards Syria. Will punitive airstrikes serve US interests?
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Al Qaeda
Insight: As Obama blinks on Syria, Israel, Saudis make common cause
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Supreme Military Council
Planning Under Way for Possible Syrian Collapse
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Syria
The Arab League passed a resolution urging the UN and the international community to “take the deterrent and necessary measures against the culprits … that the Syrian regime bears responsibility for.” Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said his country would back a US strike if the Syrian people did. A rights group said that 110,371 people have been killed so far in the Syrian conflict, including 3,730 mostly non-Syrian rebel fighters, and 171 Hezbollah fighters. President Assad claimed that Syria “is capable of confronting any external aggression.”
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Syria
Skepticism Runs High On Capitol Hill After Classified Syria Briefing
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Syria
Tripping on His Own Red Line?
