An anticipated U.S.-led strike on  Syria  has not only put government forces on alert, it has also alarmed rebels, in particular Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda who worry they too are targets, Reuters reported. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, al-Qaeda-linked group...

      This is a very interesting  wide-ranging interview with Ahmed Jarba , the president of the Syrian opposition’s National Coalition, with the Lebanese television channel LBC. Perhaps unlike previous public appearances, he looks very confident,...

 The U.N. experts investigating last week's alleged chemical weapons strike outside Damascus left Syria early Saturday and crossed into neighboring Lebanon, departing hours after President Barack Obama said he is weighing "limited and narrow" action against a Syrian regime that the...

So the U.S. launches a military strike. Then what? As the Obama administration and the  U.S. military  plot military action against Syria, they should be spending just as much time — and arguably more — considering what happens next. Once Washington crosses the threshold of...