Anne Barnard
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 10:06
As American warplanes cross the Syrian sky dropping bombs on Islamic State militants, another set of air raids has sown destruction across the country, as the Syrian government returns with new intensity to its longstanding and systematic attacks on rebellious towns and neighborhoods.
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 07:49
They are sworn enemies who insist they will never work together, but in practice, Hezbollah and the United States are already working — separately — on a common goal: to stop the extremist Islamic State from moving into Lebanon, where Hezbollah is the most powerful military and political player and currently shares with Washington an interest in stability.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 07:42
Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued Tuesday, despite Israel’s initial embrace of an Egyptian cease-fire proposal, which the Islamist Hamas movement appeared to reject.
Monday, May 19, 2014 - 07:00
Mr. Abdul Rahman claims to have contacts among government supporters and the security forces, and has provided rare estimates of the toll among pro-government forces: currently 61,170 Syrians, including 37,685 from the military and 23,485 from pro-government militias.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 05:57
If the deal holds, it could be the most complex and far-reaching yet struck between combatants in a three-year conflict that has taken more than 150,000 lives.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 06:28
Syrian state television and antigovernment activists reported Saturday that poison gas had been used in a rebel-held village in the central province of Hama, with each side blaming its enemies for an attack they both said sickened more than 100 people.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 06:57
Yet many say they have not given up, but are merely reassessing their plans and goals with an eye to the future.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 07:45
Because of a widespread view that “they are all bad guys” and “do not deserve this help,” said António Guterres, the head of the United Nations refugee agency, “the victims become double victims — of the conflict and of the perception.”
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:22
Even as Syria’s epic suffering is remaking the human geography of the Middle East and beyond, initiatives to ease the crisis have sputtered and failed to offer effective help.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:39
Syrian government forces on Sunday swept into the center of Yabrud, a town long held by rebels near the Lebanese border, in an advance that appeared to be a significant blow for insurgents as the Syrian conflict entered its fourth year.