Syria

The brutal response by the regime of Bashar al-Assad to the popular revolt is exposing failures in western policy and the wishful thinking of policymakers who believed the president was a reformer

From WORLD 4:51pm

G8 leaders agree joint stance on Syria

US President Barack Obama, center, British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and French President Francois Hollande along with other G8 leaders take part in the second Plenary Session of the G8 summit on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Russia and the US agreed at the G8 summit to push for Syria peace talks, but Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama made clear their deep differences over the conflict. ©AFP

Communiqué falls short of calling for removal of President Assad

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Arming the Syrian rebels is justified
Obama’s decision has come very late but it is the right one
Lifting the EU embargo on Syria
Britain and France’s move is the correct one
Qatar and Syria
Emirate has boosted rebellion but created confusion, too
British Prime Minister David Cameron greets Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of a meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London ©AFP From WORLD 4:00am

G8 shifts on isolating Putin over Syria

Obama defends move to arm anti-Assad rebels

From MARKETS Jun 17, 2013

Oil prices edge higher on Syrian crisis

Concerns that conflict could spread propel crude rally

From UK Jun 17, 2013

UK political divisions over Syria resurface

Boris Johnson calls for ‘total ceasefire’ and warns against arming rebels

Members of the Free Syrian Army run to avoid a sniper in Deir al-Zor on June 13 ©Reuters From UK Jun 16, 2013

UK unlikely to arm Syria rebels

Advice and training more likely, says UK prime minister

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives to attend the Enniskillen G8 summit at the 38th Irish Brigade Flying Station Aldergrove on June 16 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland ©AFP From WORLD Jun 17, 2013

G8 opens amid dispute on Syria arms

Obama and Putin to meet on sidelines of gathering

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Qatar and the Syrian revolution

Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad and his wife (centre) being greeted by Bashar and Asma al-Assad in Syria, 2008 ©Reuters

FT magazine: How Qatar seized control of the Syrian revolution - a special investigation

From WORLD Jun 16, 2013

Egypt cuts ties to Assad regime

Clerics call for jihad in Syria

Members of the Free Syrian Army run to avoid a sniper in Deir al-Zor on June 13 ©Reuters From WORLD Jun 14, 2013

Syrian rebels ask US for heavy weapons

Fears Assad’s forces are planning to attack Aleppo

From WORLD Jun 14, 2013

Syria war fuels sectarianism in Gulf

Conflict stokes tensions between Shia and Sunni Muslims

From WORLD Jun 14, 2013

Divisions as US tiptoes into Syrian unrest

Internal split over how large a role the US should play

From WORLD Jun 14, 2013

Obama gives go-ahead to arm Syria rebels

US claims Assad regime has used chemical weapons ‘multiple times’

From WORLD Jun 13, 2013

UN puts death toll in Syria at 93,000

Human rights commissioner says actual figure likely to be higher

From WORLD Jun 12, 2013

Rebels clash with Shia in eastern Syria

Killings condemned as a ‘massacre’ of civilians

From WORLD Jun 11, 2013

Far-right British politician visits Damascus

Nick Griffin sends pro-Assad tweets on ‘fact-finding mission’

From WORLD Jun 10, 2013

Hizbollah warns of push on Aleppo

Clashes rage near Shia villages outside the city

From WORLD Jun 7, 2013

Hizbollah role in Syria stokes tension

Supporters and opponents of Bashar al-Assad clash in Lebanon

From WORLD Jun 6, 2013

Sunni clerics unite to criticise Hizbollah

Sign that Syrian conflict is bringing rival clerics closer

From UK Jun 6, 2013

MPs promised free vote on Syria rebels

UK premier bows to pressure after 81 Tory MPs demand a say

From WORLD Jun 6, 2013

Austria pulls peacekeepers from Golan

Withdrawal marks biggest loss to UN force monitoring Golan

From WORLD Jun 5, 2013

Syrian army claims control of Qusair

Regime and Hizbollah seize key town after two weeks of fighting

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