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Assad is feeling lonely, though not yet lonely enough. First the Turks, Americans and Europeans de-friended him. Now formerly fraternal leaders at the Arab League want him deposed. The Syrian strongman's forces have killed more than 5,400 people in 10 months and turned a peaceful protest movement into a virtu
has signed a $550 million contract to sell Syria 36 combat jets. Two weeks ago, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov called at the Syrian port of Tartus and, according to reports, dropped off a few tons of ammunitions. The Russians have a stronger stomach for the Syrian's brutality than does the Ar
s with Iran. The two countries began to consider the resumption of direct flights between the two nations after 32 years. Also in 2010, the head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, urged member countries to acknowledge the new geopolitical realities in the region: namely, the rise of non-Arab countries such as Tu
ossible, for the opposition to topple him. At the UN and elsewhere, Syria enjoys the protection of Russia -- perhaps concerned for its naval base at Tartus. The Russian view is that the Syrian crisis poses no threat to international peace and EFTA_R1_02031589 EFTA02690698 15 security. China, India,
possible, for the opposition to topple him. At the UN and elsewhere, Syria enjoys the protection of Russia -- perhaps concerned for its naval base at Tartus. The Russian view is that the Syrian crisis poses no threat to international peace and HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030169 --- PAGE BREAK --- 15 security. China
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030170 →ons with Iran. The two countries began to consider the resumption of direct flights between the two nations after 32 years. Also in 2010, the head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, urged member countries to acknowledge the new geopolitical realities in the region: namely, the rise of non-Arab countries such as Turke
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030174 →Entities connected to both the Arab League and Tartus

Barack Obama
PERSON
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
Damascus
LOCATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Tunisia
LOCATION
George W. Bush
PERSON
Yemen
LOCATION
Hillary Clinton
PERSON
Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Bahrain
LOCATION
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Middle East
LOCATION
al-Qaeda
ORGANIZATION