Syrian military still loyal, say U.S. officials

U.S. officials say Syria's military remains loyal despite recent high-profile defections, while the opposition remains fragmented and unable to attack as a unified force, indicating a long, protracted ...
War on the Rocks

Training the Syrian Opposition: So, What’s The Plan?

The world is focused on the United States and its Arab partners pummeling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the air in Syria, but observers should be paying more attention to the ...
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As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the U.S. to lift sanctions on Syria

(JTA) — “Mouaz, what do you think, should I go?” The day after Henry Hamra learned that Islamist rebels had ousted Bashar Assad from power — ending more than six decades of Ba’athist rule over Syria — ...
Digital Journal

Syria opposition says ready for talks but Assad must go

Syria’s main opposition groups agreed at unprecedented talks Thursday to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime but insisted he step down at the start of any political transition. Gathered ...
Digital Journal

Chief of mainstream Syria opposition group resigns

The head of Syria’s umbrella opposition movement announced his resignation Monday, two days before a key conference aimed at forming a new delegation to upcoming peace talks in Geneva. In a statement ...
Time

Syria's Opposition Wins Western Backing, But What About Western Weapons?

Free Syria Army (FSA) fighters battle with regime loyalist soldiers, using heavy machine gun, to dislodge a sniper from its position overlooking the two main roads in the neighbourhood of Askar, in ...
KTLA

Opposition fighters reportedly drive Syrian leader from the country. Who are they and what now?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Syria’s government appears to have fallen ...