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Commentary / World Nov 16, 2013

Syrian conflict endangering aid groups

by Magne Barth

International Red Cross workers are suffering casualties as they cross the front lines of Syria to help millions of needy people amid escalating violence and worsening security conditions.

Commentary / World Jul 21, 2013

Syrian refugees take the final hit in a brutal war

by Cesar Chelala

What makes the plight of Syrian refugees especially painful is that Russia, the U.S., China, Iran, Britain and France have been reluctant to take them in.

Commentary / World May 5, 2013

The West's absurd beliefs about Syria's needs

by Ribal Al-Assad

Western notions of channeling assistance to certain elements of the Syrian opposition are absurd, as is the concept of "nonlethal" aid. Syria is now an enclave for extremism.

Commentary / World May 2, 2013

Barren legal ground for U.S. airstrikes in Syria

by Walter Pincus

Would the U.S. have any legal justification for launching airstrikes against Syrian government radars, antiaircraft sites and air bases — and killing civilians?

Commentary / World Mar 18, 2013

The sounds of neighbors being ravaged in Syria

by Cesar Chelala

How does one assess Syrians' losses? People are behaving at the most base level in a conflict that shows no sign of ending two years after it started.

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