Analysis: Syria’s savagery will thwart reconciliation
By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens of times. … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed – newspaper
LIMA (Reuters) – Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to … Continue reading →
View ArticleIn Syria’s shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack … Continue reading →
View ArticleFighting in Syria’s Qusair; U.N. says world watching
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops and Hezbollah guerrillas besieging the border town of Qusair fought with rebels … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s chemical weapons program was built to counter Israel
By Anthony Deutsch and Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMSTERDAM/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria, defeated by Israel in three wars and afraid its … Continue reading →
View ArticleU.N. says half of Syria’s population will need aid by end of 2013
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations expects 10.25 Syrians, half the population, will need humanitarian aid by the end of … Continue reading →
View ArticleU.N. says half of Syria’s population will need aid by end of year
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations expects 10.25 million Syrians, half the population, will need humanitarian aid … Continue reading →
View ArticleAssad may prevail in Syria’s civil war: Israeli minister
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah, may prevail in the … Continue reading →
View ArticleUS officials start talks on arming Syria’s rebels
The Obama administration began discussing Monday whether the Assad regime’s rapid military advance across the heart of Syria necessitates a … Continue reading →
View ArticleIf U.S. does not arm Syria’s rebels, Arabs, Europeans may
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Among the consequences facing U.S. President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria's … Continue reading →
View ArticleU.N.’s Ban fears for 2,500 civilians trapped in Syria’s Homs
GENEVA (Reuters) – Some 2,500 civilians are trapped in the Syrian town of Homs, the scene of heavy fighting, the … Continue reading →
View ArticleFierce fighting batters Syria’s strategic city of Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state forces backed by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah hammered the central city of Homs on … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s Assad says he certain to defeat rebels
By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday he was confident of victory against rebels … Continue reading →
View ArticleAssad’s forces counter rebel gains in Syria’s Deir al-Zor
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces attacked rebel positions in the eastern city of … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s Assad says U.S. military will fail if it intervenes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington in an interview published on Monday in Russia that any U.S. … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s Assad denies chemical weapons use
Syrian president says he was behind a chemical weapons attack on his people and issues warning to the U.S. Full … Continue reading →
View ArticleKerry says Syria’s chemical weapons controlled by Assad, two others
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that the control of chemical weapons in Syria … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s chemical weapons; decades to build, years to destroy
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – If Saddam Hussein's Iraq is anything to go by, destroying Syria's massive chemical weapons … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria now full member of chemical arms pact: Syria’s U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria became a full member of the global anti-chemical weapons treaty on Thursday, the country's U.N. … Continue reading →
View ArticleSyria’s new opposition PM faces daunting al Qaeda challenge
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of Syria’s new provisional government pledged on Sunday to curb the … Continue reading →
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