Aug 06 Watch With Government Defections on the Rise, Is Conflict in Syria at a Tipping Point? With Government Defections on the Rise, Is Conflict in Syria at a Tipping Point?… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Syrian Prime Minister and Cabinet Members Are Latest to Defect From Assad Regime The Syrian government suffered another blow when the Prime Minister, along with three other cabinet members, defected. And in Damascus, the Syrian rebels claimed they had captured 48 Iranians they say were connected with Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Iran insisted the… Continue watching
Aug 03 Syrian Conflict Takes a Toll on Refugees — and the Military By Larisa Epatko While fighting rages between government and rebel forces in Syria, and the international community debates what to do about the conflict, Syrian refugees are just trying to survive and make their lives as normal as possible away from home. Continue reading
Aug 03 Big Plans But Smaller Bucks for Asia Soldiers raise the Chinese flag in Sansha city. Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images. So far the Obama administration's strategic "pivot" to Asia and increasing tensions between China and its neighbors have produced far more think tank reports and… Continue reading
Aug 03 Free Syrian Army and Assad Forces Clash Over 10th Street in Aleppo By News Desk In Aleppo, GlobalPost reports from the single street that separates the rebels from the regime. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch News Wrap: European Central Bank Buys Bonds to Bring Down Borrowing Rates News Wrap: European Central Bank Buys Bonds to Bring Down Borrowing Rates… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Diplomatic Failure in Syria May Foreshadow Military Resolution Diplomatic Failure in Syria May Foreshadow Military Resolution… Continue watching
Aug 02 Timeline: Syria’s Bloody Conflict By Ja'anai Delaney Hundreds of Syrians marched in Damascus on March 25, 2011, chanting: "Dara'a is Syria" and "We will sacrifice ourselves for Syria." Photo by AFP/Getty Images. A violent conflict has wracked Syria since March 2011. Energized by the Arab Spring… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Finding No Peace Solution to Syria Conflict, Kofi Annan Quits Post as U.N. Envoy The U.N. Envoy for Peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, has resigned, citing unwillingness from both Syrian factions, and disunity and name-calling in the U.N. Security Council. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Syrian Conflict Sparks Humanitarian Crisis as Civilians Move to Refugee Camps Syrian Conflict Sparks Humanitarian Crisis As Civilians Move to Refugee Camps… Continue watching