Bashar Assad Syria

Undercover Syria - Trapped in a Syrian Safehouse

Ramita Navai | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK
Ramita Navai

The frantic call from the lookout comes at 6am: a few hundred members of the security forces and the dreaded shabiha militia, dressed in black, wielding guns and clubs, are marching towards the safe house in which we are hiding. They are raiding homes, looking for defected soldiers, opposition activists and anyone who's been at a protest. That means nearly half the town of Madaya. And we happen to be with three of the most wanted men in Syria.

Michael Rundle

Fresh Attacks In Syria As Protesters Claim Campaign 'Getting Bigger'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 09.10.2011 | UK

Syrian authorities have launched fresh attacks on cities across the country in defiance of international criticism. Activists said tanks had been u...

Oil Sanctions Against the Assads in Syria Can Work

Johnny West | Posted 30.09.2011 | UK Politics
Johnny West

An EU ban on commercial activity by a handful of Syrian oil companies could deprive the Assad regime of the foreign exchange they critically need to fund the repression of protests.