January 10, 2014
7:20 pm

In this Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 citizen journalism image, Syrians hold copies of the Quran during a demonstration to stop fighting between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and rebels, in Aleppo, Syria (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center)

Who’s boss in Damascus, Tunis?

Syria’s bloody divisions sharpen, while the resignation of Tunisia’s Islamist PM offers hope of a march to democracy

By Elhanan Miller

December 20, 2013
10:55 am

Lebanese Army soldiers at the site of a car bomb explosion outside the Salam Mosque, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on August 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese Army on high alert at border with Syria

Troops receive intelligence tip on rebel movements; Human Rights Watch urges Beirut to rein in rising sectarian tensions

By AP and Times of Israel staff

December 16, 2013
1:38 am

A Free Syrian Army fighter firing an AK-47 during a battle against the Syrian army loyal to Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, in November 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)

Death toll in Aleppo air raid rises to 37

In separate incident, al-Qaeda-linked rebel group attack on town of Adra kills 32

By RYAN LUCAS

November 30, 2013
1:29 pm

Clashes in northern Lebanon over Syrian war kill 2

Guard of Sunni mosque killed, along with 16-year-old youth; heavy gunfire leaves children trapped in classrooms in 3 schools

By Diaa Hadid

November 27, 2013
9:41 pm

Mother Superior Agnes-Mariam Of The Cross walks with people fleeing the rebel held suburb of Moadamiyeh to the government held territory in Damascus, Syria, Oct. 29, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic)

Pro-Assad Palestinian nun emerges as power broker in Syria

Mother Superior Agnes-Mariam, derided by rebels for doubting claims of chemical attack, has been instrumental in bargaining for truces

By Diaa Hadid

November 13, 2013
1:01 am

Lebanese released hostage Wissam Khatib outside his pharmacy, in Zahleh town, in the Bekaa valley, east Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 (photo credit: AP)

Syria war leads to rise of kidnappings in Lebanon

Hostage-taking of wealthy businessmen has increased as drug smuggling has withered

By Diaa Hadid

November 4, 2013
11:49 pm

In this photograph taken on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, women stand during a service in an Armenian Orthodox church in Damascus, Syria (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic)

Social media highlights plight of Syrian Christians

Disturbing footage of attacks goes viral on Facebook, as opposition leader denies deliberate targeting

By Elhanan Miller

October 5, 2013
11:59 pm

The mother of a Syrian rebel cleaning a rifle, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village

Rebels surrender to regime forces in exchange for promise to be freed after repenting

By Bassem Mroue

September 25, 2013
3:53 pm

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, right, meets with French President Francois Hollande during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Craig Ruttle)

Arabs skeptical of West-Iran rapprochement

With news focusing on Obama’s speech, Hasan Rouhani’s overtures towards the West fail to impress Arab columnists

By Elhanan Miller

September 19, 2013
1:28 pm

An illustrative photo of a Turkish military station. (photo credit: AP)

Turkey closes border with Syria amid ‘confusion’

Oncupinar gate shut for ‘security reasons’ as al-Qaeda captures frontier town; meanwhile, explosion kills 19 in Alawite town

By AP and Times of Israel staff

September 16, 2013
8:39 pm

Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings

Jabhat al-Nusra claims responsibility for the killing at least 30 Alawites during village raids last week

By AP

September 13, 2013
11:17 am

A Syrian man (center), identifies dead bodies who were killed, according to activists, by Syrian forces loyal to Bashar Assad, in Bayda, outside the coastal city of Banias, Syria, on May 2, 2013. (photo credit: AP/The Syrian Revolution Against Bashar Assad)

Human rights group: Assad’s men executed hundreds

Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian government of mass murder of more than 248 Sunni Muslims in coastal towns in May

By AP and Times of Israel staff

September 12, 2013
12:58 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad (photo credit: AP/CBS)

West confounded by lack of alternatives to Assad

As the US and allies struggle to formulate a strategy, the prognosis for a postwar Syria might be just as bleak as its present

By Karin Laub

September 8, 2013
11:20 pm

A Syrian army soldier fires a heavy machine gun during clashes with rebels in the village of Maaloula, northeast of Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, September 7, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

Syrian rebels seize control of Christian village

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters overrun town that is home to two of the oldest surviving monasteries in Syria; hundreds of residents flee

By Jamal Halaby

September 5, 2013
9:07 am

Former Syrian defense minister and army chief General Ali Habib appears on Syrian TV in August 2011 to quell rumors of his execution. Habib reportedly defected in September 2013, arriving in Turkey on September 3. (Photo credit: Screenshot/YouTube)

Assad’s former defense minister reportedly defects

General Ali Habib, a member of the Alawite sect who served as minister in 2009-2011, said to have arrived in Turkey

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Alawites

Who’s boss in Damascus, Tunis?

Syria’s bloody divisions sharpen, while the resignation of Tunisia’s Islamist PM offers hope of a march to democracy

Lebanese Army on high alert at border with Syria

Troops receive intelligence tip on rebel movements; Human Rights Watch urges Beirut to rein in rising sectarian tensions

Death toll in Aleppo air raid rises to 37

In separate incident, al-Qaeda-linked rebel group attack on town of Adra kills 32

Clashes in northern Lebanon over Syrian war kill 2

Guard of Sunni mosque killed, along with 16-year-old youth; heavy gunfire leaves children trapped in classrooms in 3 schools

Pro-Assad Palestinian nun emerges as power broker in Syria

Mother Superior Agnes-Mariam, derided by rebels for doubting claims of chemical attack, has been instrumental in bargaining for truces

Syria war leads to rise of kidnappings in Lebanon

Hostage-taking of wealthy businessmen has increased as drug smuggling has withered

Social media highlights plight of Syrian Christians

Disturbing footage of attacks goes viral on Facebook, as opposition leader denies deliberate targeting

Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village

Rebels surrender to regime forces in exchange for promise to be freed after repenting

Arabs skeptical of West-Iran rapprochement

With news focusing on Obama’s speech, Hasan Rouhani’s overtures towards the West fail to impress Arab columnists

Turkey closes border with Syria amid ‘confusion’

Oncupinar gate shut for ‘security reasons’ as al-Qaeda captures frontier town; meanwhile, explosion kills 19 in Alawite town

Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings

Jabhat al-Nusra claims responsibility for the killing at least 30 Alawites during village raids last week

Human rights group: Assad’s men executed hundreds

Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian government of mass murder of more than 248 Sunni Muslims in coastal towns in May

West confounded by lack of alternatives to Assad

As the US and allies struggle to formulate a strategy, the prognosis for a postwar Syria might be just as bleak as its present

Syrian rebels seize control of Christian village

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters overrun town that is home to two of the oldest surviving monasteries in Syria; hundreds of residents flee

Assad’s former defense minister reportedly defects

General Ali Habib, a member of the Alawite sect who served as minister in 2009-2011, said to have arrived in Turkey

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