US, Russia announce Syria ceasefire set for Feb 27

BEIRUT: Washington and Moscow announced on Monday (Feb 22) that a cessation of hostilities in war-torn Syria will go into Continue reading →

Obama’s Syrian Rebel training program in jeopardy due to its tactical and strategic failures

By Robert A. Vella President Obama’s much-publicized military program to train Syrian rebels, as an integral part of the U.S. Continue reading →

U.S. Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel group

(Reuters) – The Hazzm movement was once central to a covert CIA operation to arm Syrian rebels, but the group’s Continue reading →

Islamic State, Nusra combine to rout US-backed forces in Syria

Istanbul: Islamist militants backed by al-Qaeda have stormed the base of the most prominent civilian commander in the US-backed Syrian Continue reading →

It’s official: US won’t be working with current Syrian rebel groups to battle Islamic State

WASHINGTON — John Allen, the retired Marine general in charge of coordinating the U.S.-led coalition’s response to the Islamic State, Continue reading →

America’s newest and most important ally against ISIS is already balking

By Robert A. Vella In the U.S. fight against the Islamic State (a.k.a. ISIS), no other ally – or partner Continue reading →

Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers in Golan Heights

BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes erupted between al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels and U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights on Saturday after the Continue reading →

Western-backed rebel coalition is ‘blowing up’ in Syria

President Obama’s catastrophically bad idea of arming Syria’s rebels is exploding in his face like one of Laurel and Hardy’s Continue reading →