March 2012
2 posts
Islamism and the Syrian uprising
By Nir Rosen
Thursday, March 8, 2012
James Clapper, the United States Director of National Intelligence, warned last month of al Qaeda taking advantage of the growing conflict in Syria. The Syrian regime and its supporters frequently claim that the opposition is dominated by al Qaeda-linked extremists. Opposition supporters often counter that the uprising is...
Syria’s Alawite activists stuck in the middle
Despite fears of sectarianism if the regime falls, some in the Alawite minority are speaking out against Assad.
Nir Rosen 08 Mar 2012
Journalist Nir Rosen recently spent two months in Syria. As well as meeting members of various communities across the country - supporters of the country’s rulers and of the opposition alike - he spent...
