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The Times of Israel

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Founding editor:
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Writer: Elizabeth A. Kennedy

December 14, 2012
11:21 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, stands next to Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha, right, and Chief of Staff Gen. Fahed al-Jasem el-Freij, left, during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war, in Damascus, Syria, last year (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

As Syrian rebels close in, Assad still has cards to play

Slow-moving diplomatic process, sectarian loyalty, superior firepower, regional turmoil and chemical weapons help keep dictator in power

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

December 14, 2012
12:52 am

Kurdish members of the FSA are seen on a tank stolen from the Syrian Army in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012. (photo credit: Manu Brabo/AP)

Russia positions itself for fall of Syrian regime

Assad’s greatest ally admits his rule is susceptible to overthrow by rebels

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

November 20, 2012
3:21 am

A rebel fighter poses for a photographer while holding a Russian weapon acquired from the Syrian army by Free Syrian Army rebels in the northwestern city of Maraat al-Numan, Syria, on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. (Mustafa Karali/AP)

Syria’s Islamist rebels declare a state in Aleppo

Group rejects Western-backed opposition

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

November 13, 2012
10:06 am

In this file photo from October 2012, Syrian rebel fighters belonging to the Liwa al-Tawhid unit pose after several days of intense clashes in Aleppo (photo credit: AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)

Newly unified, Syrian rebels seek arms while government forces have ‘more than enough weapons’

‘As long as Bashar Assad has the money to pay his military, it will keep fighting,’ says analyst

By Brian Murphy and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

November 7, 2012
11:43 pm

A Syrian rebel fires at sniper positions in the town of Harem, Syria, near the Turkish border, Tuesday (photo credit: AP/Mustafa Karali)

Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria

Turkey says NATO members have discussed using Patriot missiles along the Syrian border

By David Stringer and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

October 23, 2012
12:46 am

Illustrative photo of Lebanese Army soldiers patrolling during October clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)

Syria exposes Lebanon’s thin veneer of stability

‘The fear is not if the Syrian conflict will spill over — but whether it has already reached the streets of Beirut’

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

October 19, 2012
12:12 am

This undated image released by Showtime shows actress Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in a scene from the second season of "Homeland," filmed in Israel. (photo credit: AP/Ronen Akerman/Showtime)

‘Homeland’ irks Lebanese — for portraying Tel Aviv as Beirut

Tourism minister considering a lawsuit

By Bassem Mroue and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

October 8, 2012
9:13 pm

Turkish soldiers patrol a military station at the border crossing with Syria in Akçakale, across from the Syrian rebel-controlled town of Tel Abyad in October. Syria and Turkey exchange fire across their troubled border for a sixth straight day, attacks that look increasingly like an intentional escalation by President Bashar Assad to send a message to his northern neighbor that it will pay dearly for supporting the rebels. (photo credit: AP)

Damascus knows Ankara can’t afford to ‘go a step further’

Syria is aware Turkey won’t want to undermine the West’s commitment to a political solution by using force, expert says

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

October 3, 2012
10:19 pm

Smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The U.N.'s deputy secretary-general says U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon made a strong appeal to Syria's foreign minister to stop using heavy weapons against civilians and reduce the violence that is killing 100 to 200 people every day. (Manu Brabo/AP)

Turkish military fires into Syria, raising fears of regional conflagration

NATO, UN Security Council convene emergency meetings following deadly exchange of fire along Syrian-Turkish border

By Christopher Torchia and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

October 2, 2012
10:16 pm

This image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show smoke rising from buildings due to government forces shelling in Daraa, Syria, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (photo credit: AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Hezbollah commander’s death in Syria raises fears that civil war may engulf region

Death of several terrorists could stoke soaring tensions over Shiite group’s role in Assad’s 18-months long crackdown

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

September 18, 2012
9:36 pm

Pro-Assad supporters chant slogans during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad (photo credit: AP/Muzaffar Salman)

Pressure on Assad declines as world focuses on anti-film riots

Syrian regime, Hezbollah enjoy lull in global attention on civil war, aim to provoke further protests

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

August 8, 2012
12:57 am

Rebels gather on a corner during fighting with Syrian troops in a suburb of Damascus, Syria (photo credit: AP/File/Mohammad Hannon)

Syria’s bleak post-Assad future

Stability seems unlikely after 17 bloody months in a country more ethnically splintered than Iraq

By Bassem Mroue and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

July 31, 2012
11:09 pm

Syrian rebels in the city of Aleppo. (photo credit: AP/Alberto Prieto)

Power cuts, food shortages intensify as fighting in Aleppo continues

200,000 have fled Syria’s largest city, which enters eleventh day of siege

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

July 13, 2012
1:26 am

Black smoke rises from buildings near a mosque from purported forces shelling in Homs, Syria on July 11, 2012. (photo credit: Shaam News Network/AP)

More than 100 killed in latest Syrian massacre

Activists report slaying in Homs by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

July 3, 2012
12:47 am

Black smoke rises into the air from shelling near a mosque in Talbiseh, the central province of Homs, Syria, in amateur video released on Monday, July 2. (photo credit: Ugarit News via AP video)

85 Syrian soldiers defect to Turkey

Group led by general, colonel, several captains is one of the largest to cross the border yet

By Aya Batrawy and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Elizabeth A. Kennedy

As Syrian rebels close in, Assad still has cards to play

Slow-moving diplomatic process, sectarian loyalty, superior firepower, regional turmoil and chemical weapons help keep dictator in power

Russia positions itself for fall of Syrian regime

Assad’s greatest ally admits his rule is susceptible to overthrow by rebels

Syria’s Islamist rebels declare a state in Aleppo

Group rejects Western-backed opposition

Newly unified, Syrian rebels seek arms while government forces have ‘more than enough weapons’

‘As long as Bashar Assad has the money to pay his military, it will keep fighting,’ says analyst

Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria

Turkey says NATO members have discussed using Patriot missiles along the Syrian border

Syria exposes Lebanon’s thin veneer of stability

‘The fear is not if the Syrian conflict will spill over — but whether it has already reached the streets of Beirut’

‘Homeland’ irks Lebanese — for portraying Tel Aviv as Beirut

Tourism minister considering a lawsuit

Damascus knows Ankara can’t afford to ‘go a step further’

Syria is aware Turkey won’t want to undermine the West’s commitment to a political solution by using force, expert says

Turkish military fires into Syria, raising fears of regional conflagration

NATO, UN Security Council convene emergency meetings following deadly exchange of fire along Syrian-Turkish border

Hezbollah commander’s death in Syria raises fears that civil war may engulf region

Death of several terrorists could stoke soaring tensions over Shiite group’s role in Assad’s 18-months long crackdown

Pressure on Assad declines as world focuses on anti-film riots

Syrian regime, Hezbollah enjoy lull in global attention on civil war, aim to provoke further protests

Syria’s bleak post-Assad future

Stability seems unlikely after 17 bloody months in a country more ethnically splintered than Iraq

Power cuts, food shortages intensify as fighting in Aleppo continues

200,000 have fled Syria’s largest city, which enters eleventh day of siege

More than 100 killed in latest Syrian massacre

Activists report slaying in Homs by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad

85 Syrian soldiers defect to Turkey

Group led by general, colonel, several captains is one of the largest to cross the border yet

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