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…ordered the Golanis to drop their weapons, one of them did, and the Company A men followed suit. They were all taken to Damascus, held in solitary confinement, beaten and tortured. 57 One of the captured Golani soldiers was a 19-year-old named Uri Ilan, the son of a member of the...

…ant to move on the issue. On 12 March 2005, I was airborne with a small UN team, among them Fabrice Aidan, on my way to Damascus for a new round of talks with the President. Midway, the captain informed me that he was requested to change course and land in Aleppo. Afterwards I wa...

…merica's broken house, not chasing around the world trying to fix everyone else's. The future of America isn't Cairo or Damascus; it's Chicago and Detroit. Aaron David Miller is a distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Article 3. Agence Glo...

…, to the north of Jezzin and beyond the 40-kilometer line, and began winding its way through a valley toward the Beirut-Damascus road. They waded into a Syrian ambush, and for hours found themselves in a fierce battle with Syrian units. I don’t believe Arik specifically planned...

…, to the north of Jezzin and beyond the 40-kilometer line, and began winding its way through a valley toward the Beirut-Damascus road. They waded into a Syrian ambush, and for hours found themselves in a fierce battle with Syrian units. I don’t believe Arik specifically planned...

… about it. It is November 2010. Within hours protests begin in Sidi Bouzid. They spread to Tunis. 81 Then Tripoli. Then Damascus. You watch as the anger, moving on once-invisible technological lines of video and text, demolishes the stability of all of North Africa. Over the next...

another Israeli unit broke through to the Beirut-Damascus road. On the far side of Lebanon’s capital city, they linked up with Bashir Gemayel’s Phalangists. I remember a mix of feelings at the time. Partly, amazement that through sheer determination and political maneuvering, Ar...

2011 -- “Damascus has seen all that has ever occurred on

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…ietly dream of finishing off Hamas once and for all. Syria has been a strong supporter of Hamas and has given a base in Damascus to the head of its political bureau, Khaled Mashal. Turmoil in Damascus could deal Hamas a severe blow. On all these fronts -- Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Leb...

…ant to move on the issue. On 12 March 2005, I was airborne with a small UN team, among them Fabrice Aidan, on my way to Damascus for a new round of talks with the President. Midway, the captain informed me that he was requested to change course and land in Aleppo. Afterwards I wa...

…ble ally -- no doubt to Israel's great satisfaction. Meanwhile, Turkey is deeply concerned by the Syrian disturbances: Damascus has been the cornerstone of Ankara's ambitious Arab policy. Turkey-Syria relations have flourished in recent years as Turkey-Israel relations have grow...

and only 25 from Damascus. We had been attacked by two huge

he’d approved a visit to Damascus by the

short of bombing Damascus or sending arms. That all eyes are currently on Assad is certainly bad news for the dictator.