Conflict in Syria
The White House shot back at Russian President Vladimir Putin who lashed out against President Obama's call for military intervention in Syria in an unusual op-ed published in the New York Times Thursday.
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House in a 17-minute speech laying out his strategy to approach Syria in wake of the nation's alleged use of chemical weapons.
President Obama will address the nation Tuesday night to make his case for military action against Syria's regime which is believed to have used chemical weapons against its civilians and rebel forces on August 21st.
Recent polls show that President Obama faces an uphill battle in making the case for U.S. military action in Syria as more Americans oppose conducting military airstrikes against Syria in response to reports that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its civilians in Aug.
On Wednesday, a sharply divided Senate panel approved President Obama's resolution to launch a limited military strike against Syria.
On Tuesday, members of the Senate Foreign Relations committee agreed on a Senate resolution authorizing President Barack Obama to use limited military force against Syria.
In light of Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians, President Obama issued a draft resolution authorizing the use of military force in Syria to both houses of Congress on Saturday.
On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States "should take military action against Syrian targets" over its alleged use of chemical weapons in a speech delivered at the White House Rose Garden. However, he he will seek congressional authorization before launching any military action against the Syrian regime.
In the last installment of "Battle for Syria," Latinos Post brings together the latest developments from Syria and analyzes what the future may hold for the country.
In the fourth installment of "Battle for Syria," we take a look at the Syrian rebel opposition, including the Free Syrian Army and the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces.
United States officials say the embattled Syrian dictatorship of Basar al-Assad is preparing batches of chemicals used to make sarin gas, a deadly chemical weapon.
In the third installment of "Battle for Syria," we take a look at Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle.
The world has been somewhat slow to react to the 20-month-old conflict in Syria, but recent developments may change that.
The conflict in Syria between pro-democracy rebels and the Syrian government has waged on for over 20 months, leaving tens of thousands dead.
