civil war

Lebanon's national rejection of returning to civil war coupled with the buoyancy provided by the Lebanese Armed Forces will keep it from sinking into the Syrian abyss.

The war in Syria is entering a critical new phase in which the regime’s lines of communication between its stronghold cities are being seriously threatened.

Without international intervention, Syria will continue to slip into deeper sectarianism, which is the worst case scenario for Iraq.

Lebanon has a political system, security force, and national memory to weather the current storm. 

The Free Syrian Army has taken the fight into Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power, invalidating the regime’s narrative of total control.

If we're to face a period of persistent global conflict, then officers are professionally obligated to consider the conduct of operations on U.S. soil.

Without a more unified and coercive strategy from the international community, Assad will likely remain in power for the immediate future. 

A much bandied about event.

Tyler Hicks' poignant "Bearing Witness in Syria" has drawn attention for a single sentence.

Adam Ahmad evaluates the prospect of Bashir al-Assad's survival in Syria.