Topic: Hafez al-Assad - CSMonitor.com

The Monitor's View Revenge, or fear of it, must not lead Syria to chemical warfare

President Obama and other world leaders must speak directly to both Assad and rebel leader about avoiding revenge killings. That is necessary to prevent escalation of the war with chemical weapons.

Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile

Tunisians yearn for the good old days of a strongman

Could chemical weapons in Syria force Obama's hand?

Terrorism & Security UN peacekeepers pull out of Syrian-Israeli DMZ as civil war edges closer

Terrorism & Security Nearly 1 in 20 Syrians are now refugees (+video)

Rebels capture air base as Assad's forces come under pressure

When dictators fall, so do their banknotes

Terrorism & Security Fate of Syria's Assad complicates international peace efforts

Backchannels Takeaway from Assad's speech? There will be no meaningful dialogue. (+video)

Race is on to find rebel prime minister for Syria

Syria

Syria's iPhone insurgency makes for smarter rebellion

Backchannels In Syria, hardening sides, and risks of an even bloodier civil war

Four things Syria must do after Bashar al-Assad

Backchannels Does the CIA really have no idea about the nature of Syria's rebels?

Five reasons why Syria may be at a tipping point

Opinion The way forward in Syria after Bashar al-Assad

As blast rattles Syrian regime, defecting general reemerges in France

Evidence exists to bring Syria war-crimes case: French diplomat (+video)

Another day, another defector from Assad's Syria

Backchannels What war in Syria looks like: journalist killings, deadlier IEDs

Grim toll on Syrian children: UN report cites torture, execution

Backchannels Kofi Annan admits Syria plan failing, calls for international action

In Lebanon, a worrying sectarian spillover from Syria