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First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

“Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of Syria’s Future,” by Joshua Landis

Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Detailed Vision of Syria’s Future By Joshua Landis,June 15, 2013Will Obama be content if the Free Syrian Army can keep the North of Syria and finish taking Aleppo?Will he decide that Syria should be divided into three ... [Published Syria Comment - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Joshua Landis, Barack Obama

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against Regime’s Shiite Allies, Egypt Cuts Syria Ties

Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against Regime’s Shiite Allies by Matthew Barber The last post contained a question from a reader wondering why Egypt has been largely off-the-radar as a important regional presence in the Syrian conflict. With ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Syria, Egypt, Sunni Islam, Jihad

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Blog post

Arming the rebel groups in Syria By Joshua Landis,For Syria Comment – Expanded from a BBC article June 15, 2013 Will Obama be content if the Free Syrian Army can take Aleppo and the north of Syria, dividing the country into two, as is presently the ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Syria, Barack Obama, United States, Aleppo

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Hizballah

Round Up: Qusayr, Hezbollah, Regional Sectarianism, Ehsani on Economics, Foreign Jihadis Behead & Kill for Blasphemy, US Intervention Proposal

From Our Readers Yamin sent the following in an email: The Syrian Government ignores 70 percent of the Opposition fighters being Free Syrian Army and label all of them as al-Qaeda or Jabhat al-Nusra. To them any fighters, regardless of their just ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Syria, Hizballah, al-Qusayr (Syria), Sunni Islam

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

“Let ‘Lawfare’ Shape the Conflict, Not the Flow of Arms” – By David Falt

Let ‘Lawfare’ Shape the Conflict, Not the Flow of Arms By David Falt for Syria Comment If we fail to act swiftly, the decision to lift the arms embargo will most likely backfire and serve only to fuel the opposition’s existing frustration with the ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Syria

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Ayman al-Zawahiri rants about Syria

by Aron Lund for Syria Comment The al-Qaida emir, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, is a grumpy old man, but who wouldn’t be in his position. Like his late predecessor Osama bin Laden, and indeed many grumpy old men, he has a habit of haranguing the world ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Syria, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 2 reports

Turkey Engulfed in Protests, Syria Conflict Worries Turkish Alevis, Syrian Turkomen Support Opposition

<img class="" alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/turkey060213/s_t03_RTX103XA.jpg" width="514" height="365"/> Turkish riot police spray a woman in the face with tear gas at a demonstration in Istanbul. Photo: Reuters/Osman Orsal <img ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Syria, Turkey, Alawite, Hafez al-Assad

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Interviewed by Syria Comment

Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Interviewed by Syria Comment by Matthew Barber Matthew Barber interviews Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi in Rabat, Morocco, April 2013. Photo: Syria Comment /p> !--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]-->/p> In a previous ... [Published Syria Comment - May 30 2013]

Entities: Syria, Alawite, Hafez al-Assad, Islam, Sufism

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Has the War Reached Lebanon? Meanwhile, Obama Updates War on Terror

Lebanese soldiers patrol Tripoli, Lebanon. Photo: Daily Star We previously discussed the advent of Lebanese Sunni and Shi’ite fighters facing off on Syrian soil. Increasingly, this fight is moving home, as well. Just as the Syrian conflict has involved ... [Published Syria Comment - May 28 2013]

Entities: Lebanon, War On Terror, Barack Obama, Tripoli (Libya), Al-Qaeda

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

Brotherhood Figures Block Yaqoubi’s Appointment, Post-Confirmation

Appointment of New Members Reversed The opposition talks in Turkey have ended in disappointment for many. A Reuters article reports: A crisis in Syria’s opposition deepened on Monday when liberals were offered only token representation, undermining ... [Published Syria Comment - May 27 2013]

Entities: Syria, Coalition, Qatar, Geneva, National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and...

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Sheikh al-Yaqoubi Elected to the NC–its first non-Brotherhood-aligned religious figure

The Rise of the Sufis by Matthew Barber—This story first appeared on Syria Comment Newly-elected to the Syrian National Coalition, Sheikh Mohammad al-Yaqubi is moderate, influential, and ready to go to work From the beginning of the ... [Published Syria Comment - May 22 2013]

Entities: Sufism, Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, Syria, Muslim Brotherhood

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart?

by Aron Lund for Syria Comment There’s been some very interesting reports about conflicts within Jabhat al-Nosra, the salafi-jihadi rebel group that has been designated an al-Qaida-connected terrorist organization by the USA and several other countries. ... [Published Syria Comment - May 22 2013]

Entities: Al-Nusra Front, Abd al-Rahman AL-FAQIH, Al-Qaeda, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, jihadist

Quotes

BN 02/03 11:01 *DAVUTOGLU SAYS ` "IRRESPONSIBLE’ SYRIAN LEADERS COMMIT WAR CRIMES "

Syria’s Islamic Front Militias and How they Think about Minorities [Published Syria Comment - Feb 03 2013]

">Violent Acts by Regime Supporter – Video (Very graphic) "

“Syria’s chaos isn’t America’s fault,” by Miller; “Abu Ali’s wake-up call,” by Abdul-Ahad [Published Syria Comment - Jan 02 2013]

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“Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of S... [Published Syria Comment - 15 hours ago]
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Round Up: Qusayr, Hezbollah, Regional Sectarian... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 14 2013]
“Let ‘Lawfare’ Shape the Conflict, Not the Flow... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 08 2013]
Ayman al-Zawahiri rants about Syria [Published Syria Comment - Jun 06 2013]
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“The Turkish-Syrian Border Dispute: A View From... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 02 2013]
Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Interviewed by Syria... [Published Syria Comment - May 30 2013]
Has the War Reached Lebanon? Meanwhile, Obama U... [Published Syria Comment - May 28 2013]
Brotherhood Figures Block Yaqoubi’s Appointment... [Published Syria Comment - May 27 2013]
Sheikh al-Yaqoubi Elected to the NC–its first n... [Published Syria Comment - May 22 2013]
Is Jabhat al-Nosra breaking apart? [Published Syria Comment - May 22 2013]
Documentary: Where the war still echoes [Published Syria Comment - May 22 2013]
Do the Massacres in Bayda and Banyas Portend Et... [Published Syria Comment - May 13 2013]
New report on the Muslim Brotherhood [Published Syria Comment - May 09 2013]
Major salafi faction criticizes Jabhat al-Nosra [Published Syria Comment - May 04 2013]
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“Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Vision of S... [Published Syria Comment - 15 hours ago] Obama Owes Syrians and Americans a Detailed Vision of Syria’s Future By Joshua Landis,June 15, 2013Will Obama be content if the Free Syrian Army can keep the North of Syria and finish taking Aleppo?Will he decide that Syria should be divided into three ...
Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against ... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 17 2013] Clerics in Egypt Call for Global Jihad Against Regime’s Shiite Allies by Matthew Barber The last post contained a question from a reader wondering why Egypt has been largely off-the-radar as a important regional presence in the Syrian conflict. With ...
Blog post [Published Syria Comment - Jun 15 2013] Arming the rebel groups in Syria By Joshua Landis,For Syria Comment – Expanded from a BBC article June 15, 2013 Will Obama be content if the Free Syrian Army can take Aleppo and the north of Syria, dividing the country into two, as is presently the ...
Round Up: Qusayr, Hezbollah, Regional Sectarian... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 14 2013] From Our Readers Yamin sent the following in an email: The Syrian Government ignores 70 percent of the Opposition fighters being Free Syrian Army and label all of them as al-Qaeda or Jabhat al-Nusra. To them any fighters, regardless of their just ...
“Let ‘Lawfare’ Shape the Conflict, Not the Flow... [Published Syria Comment - Jun 08 2013] Let ‘Lawfare’ Shape the Conflict, Not the Flow of Arms By David Falt for Syria Comment If we fail to act swiftly, the decision to lift the arms embargo will most likely backfire and serve only to fuel the opposition’s existing frustration with the ...