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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Elizabeth A. Kennedy

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, in 2011. (AP Photo/SANA)
December 14, 2012, 11:21 pm
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
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)
December 14, 2012, 12:52 am
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
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)
November 20, 2012, 3:21 am
Syria’s Islamist rebels declare a state in Aleppo
Group rejects Western-backed opposition
By Elizabeth A. Kennedy
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)
November 13, 2012, 10:06 am
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
A Syrian rebel fires at sniper positions in the town of Harem, Syria, near the Turkish border, Tuesday (photo credit: AP/Mustafa Karali)
November 7, 2012, 11:43 pm
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
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)
October 23, 2012, 12:46 am
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
Claire Danes plays Carrie Matheson in a scene from the second season of 'Homeland,' portions of which were filmed in Israel. (AP/Ronen Akerman/Showtime/File)
October 19, 2012, 12:12 am
‘Homeland’ irks Lebanese — for portraying Tel Aviv as Beirut
Tourism minister considering a lawsuit
By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Bassam Mroue
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)
October 8, 2012, 9:13 pm
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
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)
October 3, 2012, 10:19 pm
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
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)
October 2, 2012, 10:16 pm
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
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)
September 18, 2012, 9:36 pm
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
Rebels gather on a corner during fighting with Syrian troops in a suburb of Damascus, Syria (photo credit: AP/File/Mohammad Hannon)
August 8, 2012, 12:57 am
Syria’s bleak post-Assad future
Stability seems unlikely after 17 bloody months in a country more ethnically splintered than Iraq
By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Bassam Mroue
Syrian rebels in the city of Aleppo. (photo credit: AP/Alberto Prieto)
July 31, 2012, 11:09 pm
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
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)
July 13, 2012, 1:26 am
More than 100 killed in latest Syrian massacre
Activists report slaying in Homs by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad
By Elizabeth A. Kennedy
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)
July 3, 2012, 12:47 am
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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