Chris Hayes has the news stories that “You Should Know,” after the UN Security Council yesterday voted to send more unarmed observers to active war zones in Syria in response to President Bashar Assad …
Syria, Gaza: How the IDF handles different threats to Israel – analysis
Early Wednesday morning there were reports of a massive attack attributed to Israel near Al Bukamal and Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria. Some 60 Syrians and Iranians were killed, and headquarters and …
Chemical stockpile that caused Beirut explosion ‘was shipped by business with ties to figures linked to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’
Three figures with strong ties to the Syrian government were found to have shared a London office with Savaro Ltd, which reportedly purchased the ammonium nitrate.
Could Kazakhstan Efforts to Repatriate Foreign Fighters Be a Model?
Kazakhstan has been leading the way in repatriating Kazakh foreign fighters and their families held in Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps in northeastern Syria, with experts debating whether such …
Crisis in Syria
The shelling continues in the Syrian city of Homs as activists say that close to 200 people have been killed in the last two days. President Obama has said that the “world cannot be bystanders” as the …
US likely to call for Syria’s Assad to step down
The United Nations said Syria’s brutal crackdown on its own citizens “may amount to crimes against humanity,” and the Obama Administration is expected to call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to …
Israel and the U.S.: Maintaining the Alliance Against Iran | Opinion
Hezbollah’s budget has been cut, Iran’s formerly 80,000-strong militia in Syria, commanded by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers, has been reduced to approximately 10,000, and the …
UN observers blocked from alleged Syria massacre site
Rebels in Syria say Assad’s forces had slaughtered at least 78 people, including women and children, but Assad’s people say it was the rebels and the numbers were far fewer. ITN’s Paul Davies reports.
How to Save Lebanon From Financial Ruin and Starvation
Lebanon is in crisis. It is now home to 1.6 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees and their descendants. The government is democratic but barely functions as numerous political parties, mostly …
Syrian businessmen linked to firm that bought Beirut explosives
One of the businessmen had previously been accused of trying to procure ammonium nitrate for the Syrian government.