This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...
Syria was poised for liberation. Instead, ethnic violence, sectarian dogma, and unchecked power are threatening to turn ...
Assad, who had ruled over a majority Sunni population ... are bedecked with the new three-starred flag, not long ago a symbol of Assad’s opponents. It flutters from poles and is plastered ...
“This is the smallest gesture of loyalty to present Halabja, and it is a symbol that is given to those ... along with disagreements between Sunni and Shiite blocs in the Iraqi parliament ...