Topic: Syria

Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq

PBS

President Obama defended the administration's decision to "ramp up" their support to Syrian rebel forces by, among other things, providing some lethal aid, during a sprawling interview with Charlie Rose that aired late Monday night on PBS.

By Connor Simpson

Aug 18, 2011

Assad: Military Operations Against Protesters Have Stopped

Obama and Euro leaders to ask Assad to step down; war crimes charges pending at the UN

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 10, 2011

Propaganda Parade

China Lands an Ai Weiwei Scoop, North Korea Cooks Some Fish

It's time for our regular roundup of propaganda from around the world

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By Adam Martin

Aug 10, 2011

U.S. Announces Sanctions on Syrian Companies

Americans are prohibited from doing business with a major telecommunications firm and a bank

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 10, 2011

Bashar Assad Could Be Charged With War Crimes

A case is being prepared and sponsored by an unknown Western country

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 9, 2011

U.S. Reportedly Planning to Suggest Assad Step Down

The White House appears to have given up on engaging Syria

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By Eric Randall

Aug 9, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

Russian corruption, Hitler's Olympics, and Chris Christie's rage

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 8, 2011

Saudi Arabia Deepens Syria's Regional Isolation

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have recalled their ambassadors to Syria

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 8, 2011

Anonymous Hacks Syrian Ministry of Defense Website

Hacking group takes over with a message to the Syrian people

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 5, 2011

Syrian Protesters Aren't Turning Out at Pre-Hama Offensive Levels

But they're still marching in the face of an escalating crackdown

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By Adam Clark Estes

Aug 5, 2011

Nine Dead in Syria on the First Friday of Ramadan

Syrian security of forces continue the bloodshed as tanks shell Hama

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 5, 2011

Syrian State News Depicts Hama as Ghost Town Under Regime Control

Activist claim security forces are brutally besieging the city

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By Adam Clark Estes

Aug 4, 2011

Death Toll Rises to 200 in Syria's Latest Siege of Hama

The New York Times says the death toll is twice as bad as previously thought

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 4, 2011

Assad's Promises of Reform Have Failed to Placate

A multi-party political proposal is the latest in a long line of concessions

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 3, 2011

Security Council Breaks Silence on Syria's Violence Against Civilians

The U.N. body condemned the regime's attacks and human rights abuses

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By Adam Martin

Aug 3, 2011

Syrian Tanks Storm Resistance Center of Hama

Military moves into the center of a city at the fore of anti-government activism

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By Eric Randall

Aug 3, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

Chinese media, Arab societies, and American debt

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 1, 2011

Based on the Rhetoric, Don't Expect Any Intervention in Syria

Though citizens appear to be getting murdered, the international community is cautious

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By Eric Randall

Aug 1, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

Republican intransigence, Democratic disarray, and powerful Syrian minorities

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By Ujala Sehgal

Jul 31, 2011

Ramadan Massacre: Videos Show Horror of Syria's Deadliest Day

As many as 136 were killed in the government crackdown

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 29, 2011

What It Looks Like When Syrian Security Forces Raid Your Home

A human rights group claims 3,000 Syrians have been arrested since March

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 28, 2011

Syrian Protesters Have New Ally in Al Qaeda Chief

Ayman al-Zawahri has posted his first video address as al-Qaeda's leader

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 28, 2011

A Syrian 'Forcibly' Disappears Every Hour, Activists Say

Human rights group says the regime has abducted close to 3,000 people

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 22, 2011

Six Killed as Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Syria

Government attempts to recast protests as sectarian

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 21, 2011

The Story of a Man Behind Syria's Protest Anthem

"Come on Bashar, Leave" has spread from Hama to other cities

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 21, 2011

How Ramadan Will Influence the Arab Spring

Will it stall momentum in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Egypt?

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 21, 2011

Reports of Random Shooting and Strewn Bodies in Syria's Homs

The city has reportedly been under siege since Monday

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 18, 2011

Attention Foreign Media: The Syrian E-Army Is Marching Your Way

The virtual army is battling protesters and the western world

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 15, 2011

Syrian Security Forces Fire on Protestors

Protesters claim another massacre. "Nothing has changed," said one activist

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 13, 2011

A Tour of the World's Worst Photoshop Propaganda

A photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is only the latest installment

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 12, 2011

Syrian Embassy Spokesman Calls It Quits

Ahmed Salkini says he's been "pained by every drop of Syrian blood lost"

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 12, 2011

The Creation of a Syrian Activist

A scientist in the Philadelphia suburbs is hit by the Syrian crackdown

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 12, 2011

Hillary Clinton: Syrian President 'Has Lost His Legitimacy'

Secretary of State supports regime change after attacks

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 11, 2011

The Gripping Reports From Undercover Journalists in Syria

The Economist reports from the ever-volatile Hama while VBS files from the Turkish border

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By Adam Martin

Jul 11, 2011

Syrian Protesters Break Into U.S. Embassy Compound

Demonstrations at the French and U.S. embassies turned violent

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By Elien Becque

Jul 9, 2011

U.S. May Be Doing Something Useful in Syria

U.S. ambassador Robert Ford's visit is being welcomed by demonstrators

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 8, 2011

The U.S. Ambassador Visits the Syrian Uprising

The State Department says "we stand with those Syrians" protesting the regime

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jul 7, 2011

Cartoon

I'll Take a Dialogue With a Side of Death, Please

Cartoonist Tony Auth on Syria's swift move to violence

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 5, 2011

Unlike 1982, Syria's Crackdown in Hama Will Be Documented

Cell phones and the internet are ensuring that the regime's actions are broadcast

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By Uri Friedman

Jul 1, 2011

As Syrian Regime Talks Reform, Protests Just Keep Getting Bigger

Syria's biggest rally yet appears to have taken place in Hama today

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 30, 2011

Kucinich Tells Media Critics to Give Diplomacy in Syria a Chance

The congressman has come under fire for meeting with Syria's Bashar al-Assad

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 29, 2011

What Dennis Kucinich Really Said in Syria

Kucinich claimed that many Syrians love Assad but not the regime

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 29, 2011

Kucinich's 'Mistranslation' Excuse, Unpacked

Will the visit with Syria's Assad hurt the congressman's reputation?

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 29, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

On Obama and gay marriage, bringing Assad to the Hague and Chavez's health

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 28, 2011

Kucinich in Syria: Media Has 'Wrong Picture' of Uprising

The Ohio congressman is on a "fact-finding mission" to Syria

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 28, 2011

Pawlenty May Be Weak, But He's the Best Hawk the GOP's Got

Pawlenty attacks "decline, retrenchment, and withdrawal"

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 27, 2011

The Horrible Syria Video Al Jazeera's Been Playing All Day

The channel has been playing it as a backdrop to reports of meetings with the opposition

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 27, 2011

What Is Dennis Kucinich Doing in Syria?

The anti-war congressman praised Assad in 2007 for pursuing peace

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 27, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

On Obama's prudence, the Syrian people, and Shakespeare's appeal in China

Comments | 1,412 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 24, 2011

Foreign Reporters Return to Syria on Another Deadly Friday

Journalists are back in Damascus, but under the watch of government "minders"

Comments | 647 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 21, 2011

The Arab Spring's Three-Speech Rule and Syria

Tunisia's Ben Ali and Egypt's Mubarak stepped down after their third speech

Comments | 1,474 Views

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