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Members of ‘Free Men of Syria’ (Ahrar Suriya) brigade, operating under the Free Syrian Army, gesture and hold their weapons as they head in a convoy to Sadd al-Shouhadaa on the Euphrates river in the eastern countryside of Aleppo to declare the formation of the Eastern Front August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

Debate: The West never stood with the Syrian opposition

by Haitham Al-Maleh | Aug 23, 2013 | Debate

From the time it came to power in Syria in a military coup on March 8, 1963, the pan-Arab Ba’ath party has endeavored to alter the social makeup of Syria. The authorities put Syrians under pressure, prompting many to leave the country, while others were assassinated...

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This citizen journalism image shows an unexploded rocket from a Syrian warplane, in the neighborhood of Karam Alqasir, near Aleppo International Airport, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP)

Assadization: A Political Cancer

by Hussein Shobokshi | Jan 18, 2013 | Opinion

We are still witnessing the repercussions of the criminal assault undertaken by Bashar al-Assad’s forces – with “MiG” aircraft – on the University of Aleppo campus. This assault, which left more than 200 dead, is a scene from a new chapter of death...