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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 […]
Jordan
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordanian border
Iran
Key Lawmakers Back Obama on Syria Strike
Syria
Syria crisis: How could US target chemical weapons?
Germany
Gas Attack: Germany Offers Clue in Search for Truth in Syria
Syria
Pro-Syria hackers put anti-attack message on US Marines site
Syria
To some, US case for Syrian gas attack and need for strike has too many holes
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 […]
Hezbollah
Lebanon – Rival camps’ Syria bets heighten tensions
Syria
Turkey’s Opposition Parties Reject Military Strike in Syria
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?
Al Qaeda
Insight: As Obama blinks on Syria, Israel, Saudis make common cause
Supreme Military Council
Planning Under Way for Possible Syrian Collapse
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 […]
Syria
Skepticism Runs High On Capitol Hill After Classified Syria Briefing
Syria
Tripping on His Own Red Line?
Arab League
White House Claims Proof Assad Used Sarin Gas
France
Obama asks Congress to approve military strike against Syria
Syria
Fighters from the Sharia Court of Aleppo clashed with the rebel Saddam Hussein battalion. The Sharia Court executed at least one person in the past two days. Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released 20 Syrian Kurds after torturing them; at least 50 more Kurdish civilians are still held captive . […]
Syria
The White House walk-and-talk that changed Obama’s mind on Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Islamist rebels go into hiding ahead of Syria strikes
Syria
F.B.I. Sharpens Scrutiny of Syrians in U.S. for Signs of Retaliation
Syria
Experts Fear US Plan to Strike Syria Overlooks Risks
Syria
US casts action in Syria as moral imperative but sets no timetable
Al Nusrah Front
Exclusive: Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack
Syria
NATO said it does not plan to intervene in Syria. The ICRC warned that the proposed Western military intervention will “likely trigger more displacement and add to humanitarian needs” in a situation that is already desperate. The UN said inspectors will leave on Aug. 31 but will not have immediate results, and will return later […]
Syria
US military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of a US strike on Syria
NATO
NATO chief: No plans for alliance action in Syria
Iran
Assad Allies Iran, Russia Consider Syria Options