WEATHER ALERT
A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
Read full article: A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in SyriaA severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him.
Alone against a renewed insurgency, Assad may face the end of his rule without his strongest allies
Read full article: Alone against a renewed insurgency, Assad may face the end of his rule without his strongest alliesThe last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago.
Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
Read full article: Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, mattersOne of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre.