Syria would like the Golan Heights back from Israel. Israel would like Syria to stop supporting Hamas and Hezbollah. Syria can negotiate with Israel because Israel failed to … [Keep reading >>]

The Iraqi government has now condemned the US raid into Syria, launched from bases in Iraq. Though as Juan Cole says, it is not clear whether this is a … [Keep reading >>]

Quite a bit of back analysis about the act of war created by US forces crossing into Syria to attack and kill. Joshua Landis’ Syria Blog

Why did the cross border … [Keep reading >>]

At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb in Damascus. Assad’s government hasn’t said who they think the killers were. A Syrian intelligence building is in the … [Keep reading >>]

“Today, Syria and Iran continue to harbor and assist terrorists. This behavior is completely unacceptable, and states that support terror will be held accountable.”

Bush in Crawford, July 21, 2003

“There are … [Keep reading >>]

Writing in Haaretz, Alon Liel writes an open letter to Bush seeking the kind of assistance that he has not been willing to provide over 8 long years: “Mr. President, … [Keep reading >>]

Pretty interesting to see Republican Peter Hoekstra on CNN saying that he and others felt used by Administration in its revelation to Congress that North Korea had helped Syria build … [Keep reading >>]

The Guardian’s Ian Black summarized what was clearly a less-than-successful Arab summit: “Lebanon’s western-backed government boycotted the summit completely. Saudi Arabia and Egypt set the pace for the heavyweights of … [Keep reading >>]

So what is going on here? Syria, in the form of one official who, it seems, would know is denying there is any nuclear facility or any Israeli air … [Keep reading >>]

As reported by Amir Oren of Israel’s Haaretz, constant pressure by the newspaper (with help from the BBC) has resulted in a disclosure that Israel did, indeed, strike at Syrian … [Keep reading >>]

In a blog new to me is a report that the Iranian defector/kidnappee Ali Reza Asgari, who was last seen on Dec 7, 2007 in Istanbul, provided information leading to … [Keep reading >>]

The Israeli bombing run on a Syrian location is still in the news with speculation, counter-speculation, assertions, denials all grabbing for top lines.

Syria and North Korea denied Tuesday they are … [Keep reading >>]