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October 15, 2016

Iran
Assad Bows to Iran, Even in Clothing

Check out these two photos of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, celebrating the Eid al-Adha in 2012 and 2016. The men to his left and right are the same people, dressed the same way. But Assad is no…

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (2nd R) performs prayers for Eid al-Adha, at al-Afram Mosque in al-Muhajirin area in Damascus October 26, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria’s national news agency SANA (SANA/Reuters).
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 14, 2011

United States
Accelerate Assad’s Departure

Demonstrators protesting against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad march through the streets after Friday prayers in Amude on November 11. A poster depicting President Assad dumped in a litter bin rea…

Accelerate Assad’s Departure
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

November 14, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
The Noose Tightens on the Assad Regime

The demise of the Assad regime in Syria is inevitable, as the French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said recently. The first Arab leader to call upon Assad to step down is King Abdullah of Jordan, who…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

November 28, 2011

Middle East and North Africa
Arab League Turns on Assad

The Arab League statement this past weekend marks a significant break with the Assad regime in Syria. I wrote a short piece about this in National Review magazine, concluding this way: "There were e…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

May 3, 2016

Middle East and North Africa
Assad Uses Chemical Weapons, and Now What?

"We struck a deal where we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out," said Secretary of State Kerry about Syria almost two years ago. This was in part a defense of President Obama’s infamous fa…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points