Bashar al-Assad

The Globe and Mail opposes Canada’s war against Islamic State entering Syria. Michael Petrou explains why that’s wrong.

Michael Petrou on why Harper’s plan to have airstrikes in Syria will work, but the mission continues to have a major flaw

Syria’s refugee crisis could explode across the Middle East and beyond—and the West’s lack of action will come back to haunt it.

Hundreds of Westerners have travelled to Syria to fight the Assad regime. Do they really pose a threat?

Also: More sanctions against Russia, Assad for president, Internet Explorer flaws and a potentially explosive whale

Fearful of what might replace him, the West appears to be warming up to the Syrian dictator

Real evidence of crimes against humanity and war crimes

Saddam and Gadhafi are dead. Egypt’s Mubarak is deposed. Yet Syria’s blood-soaked tyrant remains.

Those fighting Bashar al-Assad’s regime have never been fully united, but divisions are growing increasingly deadly

John Kerry’s suggestion that Syria turn over chemical weapons finds broad support