Tag: Bashar al-Assad

US Again Accuses Syrian Regime Brutality of Being ‘Recruiting Tool’ for ISIS

by Joshua Spurlock • February 26, 2015 • 0 Comments

The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad is thought to have killed 12,000 people through the use of barrel bombs, most of them civilians, in that nation’s lengthy civil war. And the United States believes tactics such as that one…

Germany Backs Syrian Rebel Leader Amidst Reports of Disunity

by Joshua Spurlock • April 11, 2013 • 0 Comments

The Syrian opposition is appearing increasingly fractured and complicated, even as some in the West seek to publicly prop up the rebel leadership. With internal divisions already prevalent, the recent announcement that one of the major backers of the fight…