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What Is Al Qaeda Doing in Syria?
Yesterday, Iraqi forces arrested the head of Ansar al-Sunna, an Iraqi insurgent group Iraqi leaders say has links with Al Qaeda, as he tried to enter the country through its border with Syria.
February 23, 2012
U.N. Report Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity
The Syrian state has committed "gross human right violations" amounting to crimes against humanity a panel of independent U.N. investigators concluded in a 72-page report released today.
February 23, 2012
How Has Syria’s Assad Managed to Hold Power for So Long?
Eleven months into a violent uprising that has taken the lives of more than 5,400 Syrians, how has President Bashar al-Assad managed to hold onto power while his counterparts in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya were toppled?
February 7, 2012
Violence Intensifies in Homs after U.N. Resolution on Syria Fails
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the 11-month-long crisis in Syria have stalled after a resolution condemning the regime's crackdown on protesters failed in the United Nations Security Council on Saturday.
February 6, 2012
On 30th Anniversary of Hama Massacre, Syrian Troops Lock Down City
Thirty years ago today, the regime of then-Syrian President Hafez al-Assad launched what's known as one of the bloodiest chapters of modern Arab history: the Hama Massacre.
February 2, 2012
High-Stakes Showdown Over Syria at the U.N.
The fight to end the Syrian government's brutal 10-month crackdown moves to the United Nations today.
January 31, 2012
Marine to Serve No Time in Haditha War-Crimes Case
Marine Lt. Col. David Jones sentenced Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich to demotion in rank to private for negligent dereliction of duty for his role in the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq in 2005.
January 24, 2012
Syria: "We No Longer Want Arab Solutions to the Crisis"
Calling it a "conspiratorial scheme" hatched against the country, the Syrian government rejected an Arab League peace plan yesterday proposing that embattled President Bashar al-Assad cede power.
January 24, 2012
Marine Pleads Guilty in Haditha War-Crimes Trial
The biggest war-crimes case out of the war in Iraq came to a close this morning when Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich pleaded guilty to one count of dereliction of duty in the November 2005 deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
January 23, 2012
Trial Resumes of Marine Accused in Haditha Killings
Following an abrupt two-day break, the trial of Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich resumed today at Camp Pendleton, indicating that Wuterich declined to accept a deal offered by the prosecution.
January 20, 2012
Possible Deal for Last Suspect in Haditha Court-Martial?
A deal may be in the works to end the last war crimes trial stemming from the war in Iraq.
January 19, 2012
As Drone Use Surges, Pilots Report High Stress Levels
Nearly half of the military’s drone operators report high stress levels, according to a new Air Force survey, the first one to assess the psychological state of the people who operate one of the signature weapons of the campaign in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
December 19, 2011