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nce: Riad el- Solh and the Makers of the Modern Middle East (Cambridge University Press). Article 4. The Washington Post What path now for Syria? David Ignatius February 12, 2013 -- Syrian opposition fighters appear to be making significant gains on the battlefield this week, following an offer by their top

e movement toward a breakup of the country, as Alawite supporters of the regime retreat to their ancestral homeland in the northwestern region around Latakia. And there’s no sign that either Assad or his Russian patrons are paying any more than lip service to a political settlement. One potential game-cha

endence: Riad el- Solh and the Makers of the Modern Middle East (Cambridge University Press). Article 4. The Washington Post What path now for Syria? David Ignatius February 12, 2013 - Syrian opposition fighters appear to be making significant gains on the battlefield this week, following an offer by their top po

e movement toward a breakup of the country, as Alawite supporters of the regime retreat to their ancestral homeland in the northwestern region around Latakia. And there's no sign that either Assad or his Russian patrons are paying any more than lip service to a political settlement. One potential game-chan

ject: April 18 update Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:28:01 +0000 18 April, 2012 Article 1. The Washington Post The stage is set for a deal with Iran David Ignatius Article 2. Council on Foreign Relations 'New Atmosphere' In Iran Negotiations Interview with Ray Takeyh Article 3. RCR The Brotherhood's Walking

unities in the cities. Between 1943 and 1957, Alawite migration tripled the population of Hama, and between 1957 and 1979 it quadrupled the size of Latakia. Many Alawites also joined the military. Since Ottoman times, Sunni Arabs had largely spurned army careers, but Alawites welcomed the opportunity

ready to respond — by siding decisively with those in Syria seeking genuine change. Washington Post Bashar al-Assad stages his own coup Op-ed by David Ignatius March 29, 2011 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is attempting a new survival tactic in this Arab Spring — organizing what looks like a coup again

is chief of security. Security forces opened fire on the demonstrators and some were killed. The protests then began to spread, most dangerously to Latakia, a city in the north with a mixed population of Sunni Muslims and Alawite Muslims, the latter a minority sect from which Assad and other members of

le 4. Foreign Policy The Fall of the House of Assad Robin Yassin-Kassab Article 5. Article 6. The Washington Post Obama's partnership deficit David Ignatius The Daily Beast Obama's Secret Afghan Exit Formula Leslie H. Gelb EFTA_R1_02029334 EFTA02689709 2 Article 1. Foreign Affairs Turkish Populi

tarian war is one of the regime's preferred tactics. In March, Syrian friends have told me, its shabiha militia tried to spark social breakdown in Latakia by pretending to be a Sunni mob while it shot up Alawi areas and an Alawi mob as it terrorized Sunni neighborhoods. Syrians say the regime is armin

. Saab Article 5 Foreign Policy Assad's Chemical Romance Leonard Spector Article 6. Washington Post 10 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda is down but not out David Ignatius Article 7. Hurriyet Why Golda Meir was right Burak Bekdil HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031913 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2 Article 1. The Daily Beast Obama's True Claim

four, and potentially five, chemical weapons production facilities in Syria. One or two are located near Damascus, the other three situated in Hama, Latakia, and al-Safira village, near the city of Aleppo. Hama is one of the hotbeds of the Syrian revolt, which Assad's tanks attacked in early August and wh