Hell and Back
A firsthand account of Syrian atrocities. By Nir T. Boms & Farid N. Ghadry According to estimates, almost 100 Kurds were killed in the riots that followed a soccer match in the city of…
Syrian Peace Overtures: Timing is Everything
1/9/2005 Nir Boms and Elliot Chodoff Since he abruptly returned from Britain to Syria five years ago to inherit the regime from his ailing father, thirty-six year old Syrian strongman Basher…
The Coming Fall of Assad?
Mar. 18, 2004 By NIR BOMS & ERICK STAKELBECK Bashar Assad dodged another bullet by dispersing last weekend’s anti-government riots in northern Syria. And his Ba’ath Party…
The Kurdish Cry
Baathist oppression lives on in Syria. March 25, 2004. By Nir Boms & Erick Stakelbeck While the anti-government riots that raged throughout the Kurdish-populated areas of Syria for much…