Many opposition leaders have praised women for their role in the uprising against the Assad regime. But women remain marginalized in opposition politics, portending an uncertain future for female participation in the post-conflict Syrian political sphere.
The Israeli military rhetoric may be focused on a threat from Iran, but in recent days the Israeli army has fired tank shells in response to shots fired in the Israeli-held Golan Heights and launched an airstrike in Gaza.
The horror of the Syrian conflict appears to know no bounds. Every day brings news of a new atrocity and it is clear that both the rebels and the Assad government are guilty of human rights abuses on an enormous scale.
As Syria’s civil war enters its third year, the country’s humanitarian crisis worsens each day and the Levant grows increasingly vulnerable to the conflict’s spillover.
Moaz al-Khatib, the former Damascus cleric and leader of the Syrian opposition coalition, has resigned his post to “work with freedom”