Al-Qaeda-linked groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Jabhat al-Nusra have consolidated their power in Syria in recent weeks, particularly in the country’s north, but have they overshadowed moderate elements of the opposition?
Barack Obama–the man who was about to wage war in Syria, however reluctantly–must now fall from his high horse and become a man of peace.
12 bombs have exploded across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad over the last two days, killing at least 82 people and leaving scores more injured.
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to adopt a binding resolution to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles previously agreed by Russia and the US.
Whilst the EU has committed US$1.75 billion to relief efforts in and around Syria, making it the largest international donor, it has shown little solidarity with countries like Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, in terms of helping to shoulder an increasingly unmanageable refugee burden.