Here’s Your Plan B
The conflict in Syria has been transformed over the last year — and American policy has to change, too. Almost exactly one year ago, I recommended a set of measures designed to pressure President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to support a negotiated political transition while avoiding limited military intervention. This was motivated by fears of a "hard landing" — a failed state riven by ethnic and sec
The Syria debate, continued
My column last week arguing that American intervention would probably not have helped Syria has generated a lot of discussion, both positive and negative. Some of the discussion has been productive and useful, even if some has been of the predictably low caliber which anyone who has has been immersed in the Syria debate over the last two years would regrettably expect. Robin Yassin-Kassab publishe
Dozens Killed as Explosions Hit Syrian University (Published 2013)
Explosions erupted at Aleppo University as students were taking exams on Tuesday. The attack's source was unclear.Credit...Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least two deadly explosions, possibly caused by airstrikes or bombs, devastated the campus of Aleppo University in Syria on Tuesday as students were taking exams, a major escalation of the violent struggle for control of
Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines
By Ravi Somaiya January 3, 2013 8:07 pm January 3, 2013 8:07 pm Toshifumi Fujimoto’s vacation pictures, posted on his Facebook page, show him in poses familiar to any tourist. He lines up with interesting people, tries local activities and shows the sights. Except in the case of Mr. Fujimoto, a Japanese tourist, that means images of what appear to be Syrian rebel fighters engaged in battle, of him
Syrian crisis 'could kill 100,000 in next year'
The international envoy to Syria has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die in the next year if a way cannot be found quickly to end the country's civil war. Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy for the Syrian crisis, told reporters in Cairo on Sunday that if the crisis continued Syria would not be divided into states "like what happened in Yugoslavia" but would face "Somalisation, w
Syrian jet fires rocket at Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus
A bomb dropped by a Syrian air force jet killed and wounded scores of Palestinians on Sunday in the largest refugee camp in Damascus, sending thousands of residents fleeing for other areas of the capital now besieged by civil war. The exodus has sparked fears that the flood of refugees into neighbouring countries, which is already straining resources in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, will further int
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