Russia is rejecting American evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria as “inconclusive” and urging the United States to declassify all of its intelligence. “What we were shown before and recently by our American partners, as well as by the British and French, does not convince us at all,” Sergei Lavrov said, according to Interfax, in Russia’s…
Read MoreTUNIS, TUNISIA – Tunisia’s state news agency says 49 inmates broke out of jail in a southern coastal town after staging a prison uprising to escape.
Read MoreThe information wars are heating up in Egypt. Egypt‘s military-backed government over the weekend signaled an expanded crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood by announcing that deposed President Mohamed Morsi, who was elected president in June 2012 and deposed this July 3, would be put on trial for inciting violence.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The White House’s aggressive push for Congressional approval of an attack on Syria appeared to have won the tentative support of one of President Obama’s most hawkish critics, Senator John McCain, who said Monday that he would back a limited strike if the president did more to arm the Syrian rebels and the…
Read MoreSecretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that samples collected by first responders after the reported August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin.
Read MoreOn August 29, AIC Outreach Director Nasser Weddady spoke with PRI’s “The World” host Marco Werman about his recent experience on the Syrian border. Click here to listen to the interview.
Read MoreLONDON — The stunning parliamentary defeat on Thursday for Prime Minister David Cameron, which led him to rule out British military participation in any strike on Syria, reflected British fears of rushing to act against Damascus without certain evidence.
Read MoreThe Obama administration has refused to send gas masks and other chemical-weapons protection gear to Syrian opposition groups, despite numerous requests dating back more than a year and until the reported chemical-weapons attack that struck the Damascus suburbs August 21.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, President Obama appointed his administration’s third special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. The advocacy community is hoping that the third time is a charm for what they see as a failed strategy for responding to the ongoing conflicts in the region, which include the Darfur crisis and simmering tension between Sudan and South Sudan.
Read MoreSyrian activists took the YouTube videos that dragged America to the brink of war — and then paid with their lives.
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