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Strike Syria now...with cyber attacks
September 06 by James P. Farwell and Darby ArakelianBy James P. Farwell and Darby Arakelian As Congress debates strikes at Syria for using chemical weapons against its own people, much attention has focused on using Cruise missiles for limited stri...
Should the US vote to strike against Syria? No.
September 01 by Defence IQ PressLast Thursday, Defence IQ commissioned a poll to see where public opinion was on the Syria issue – should Obama and his allies take military action against Assad after the chemical weapons attack last...
Hagel, Hague and Haggling over Syria: The 5 Minute Debrief
August 29 by Defence IQUSA While the civil war in Syria has been raging for 29 months, president Obama always maintained that it is not …unless chemical weapons were used. That would be his "red line." Known for...
Poll: Should Obama respond to the use of chemical weapons in Syria with military force – yes or no?
August 28 by Defence IQ PressNow that Obama’s red line has been crossed, will he respond with proportional force? After the ‘undeniable’ use of chemical weapons in Syria last week every newswire is hanging on...
HRW: Syrian forces remove wounded from hospitals
September 09 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySeptember 09, 2011 Human Rights Watch says Syrian security forces have "forcibly removed" 18 wounded people from a hospital in Homs during a raid on the city this week. The rights group cit...
Syrian security forces reportedly kill eight in fresh raids
July 14 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 14, 2011 Syrian activists say security forces have killed at least eight people and arrested dozens as part of a military crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators during the past 24 hour...
Syrian tanks pull back from Hama
July 04 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 04, 2011 Tanks are reported to have pulled back from the central Syrian city of Hama. Residents said tanks and armored vehicles moved north after moving close to the city of 650,000 an...
Assad orders new amnesty amid pro-government rallies in Syria
June 22 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySyrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a new presidential pardon for prisoners, as tens of thousands reportedly took to the streets across Syria to support him. The decree grants general amn...
Assad cousin quits as Syrian troops operate in North
June 17 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 17, 2011 With Syrian troops and armored vehicles continuing their campaign against anti-regime protesters in the north of the country, Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President B...
Turkey calls for halt in Syria violence
June 15 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 15, 2011 Turkey's prime minister has called on the Syrian regime to halt the violence as President Bashar al-Assad's military forces counter deadly unrest. The developments came as Syria...