Syrian opposition fighters appear to be making significant gains on the battlefield this week, following an offer by their top political leader for negotiations with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Iraq’s refusal to back Arab measures against Syria, which has since March been trying to crush a popular uprising, has confessional overtones and may boost sectarian division here, analysts say. Delete the scoop?
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Lebanese eagerly sell weapons to Alawite minority, fearing they may face retaliation over revolt against coreligionist President Bashar Assad. Delete the scoop?
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon — In the impoverished Jabal Mohsen area of the port city of Tripoli in north Lebanon, a small Alawite community is watching anxiously as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fights to stay in power. Delete the scoop?
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Syria's Alawite community have a history of persecution, but dominate the ruling family's security forces. Delete the scoop?
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