Is The Western Media Narrative on Syria Being Manipulated?

The centuries-long history of how media has been used to whip the nation into wartime frenzy, dehumanize the supposed enemies, and even to manipulate the public into believing in causes for war that, decades later, were admitted to be completely fictitious. - Media Manipulation and ...

Syrian Rebels Claim to have Found Ready-to-Launch Chemical Weapon Missiles

Rebel forces from the Free Syrian Army claim to have found 10 ready to launch missiles after taking control of an army base in Damascus, some of which had been converted to carry non-conventional warheads capable of delivering chemical weapons. The Supreme Military Council of the ...

Syria: Increased Strikes, but Assad Resignation could be Considered

The Deputy Prime Minister of Syria, Mr Qadri Jamil, has said on a state visit to Moscow that his government is willing to consider the exit of Bashar Assad from office as part of negotiations, but that this cannot be a pre-condition for talks. The news ...

Assad Regime in Talks with China

The BBC reports today that a senior aide to President Assad, the beseiged leader of the Syrian government, has travelled to Beijing for talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. This will undoubtedly be seen by many in the West as China aligning itself with ...

Iran Pledges Support for Assad’s Government in Syria

Contrary to speculations President Bashar Assad has not become a victim of the violence in Syria, and made his first public appearance for three weeks on Tuesday. Assad appeared alongside Saeed Jalili the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who pledged that his country ...

Syrian Army Renews Assault on Aleppo and Other News from Syria

Today's News Stories about Syria Today's news from the fighting in Syria seems pretty varied. One thing is for certain - the Syrian army of President Assad is renewing its assult on the rebel stronghold sity of Aleppo today. As Yahoo news points out, the fight ...