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A Proposal for A US-led Warkeeping Mission in Syria

Maintaining a stalemate should be America’s objective. And the only possible method for achieving this is to arm the rebels when it seems that Mr. Assad’s forces are ascendant and to stop supplying the...

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You Can’t Get a Little Bit Pregnant

First, who gains by the action. I do not see what Assad could have gained from this gas attack. It is evident that while the area in which it took place is generally held to be “disputed” territory,...

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The Perilous Stakes of Obama’s Congressional Muddle (and AIPAC’s, too)

On the Jewish calendar, the current days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the ‘Yamim Nora’im': the Days of Awe. Traditionally considered the days on which G’d ordains matters of life...

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Interesting Perspective on FSA Momentum

Whole story here. “As for the “momentum” question, one of the greatest shibboleths of the last three months has been assessments that put the rebels on the losing side of this war. No one seemed to...

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What to Watch for: Possibility of Russian-Backed Chemical Weapons Deal to...

[UPDATE: it now seems the Russian proposal may have originated with comments by former Israeli intelligence chief Amos Yadlin. Here.] Did the Russia-Iranian-Assad axis just spectacularly outfox Obama’s...

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Syria: It will get worse before it gets better

Following a month hectic month of diplomatic to-and-fro over the aftermath of Syria’s use of chemical weapons, the spotlight is now on Iran. At least, so it seems. The main concern during these...

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The Crucial Syria Battles You’re Not Hearing About (SPOILER: Assad seems in...

While in recent weeks Western attention has shifted from Syria to Ukraine, some critical battles between Assad and the opposition appear to be unfolding at this very moment. And while it is early days...

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Al-Manar Footage Shows Ghouta Explosion Purportedly Killing Dozens of Rebels

As has been widely reported this morning, dozens of rebels (and/or civilians) appear to have been killed in an SAA/Hezbollah ambush on a road near Ghouta east of Damascus. Numbers vary, but casualties...

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Video of an Iraqi and a Russian ISIS fighter inside Kobani

This video is supposedly shot in the centre of Kobani. Two men, one probably Iraqi and the other speaking with Russian accent – judging from his accent he has almost certainly learned Arabic in Egypt –...

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Jamal Maarouf, “Abu Khalid”, leader of SRF, breaks with Nusra Front

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