Syrian Conflict: New Phase on Track

Syria: a minefield At its fourth conference on December 12, 2012 in the picturesque Moroccan city of Marrakech, the Friends of Syria Group made no bones about changing the Bashar Assad regime, thus unveiling a new stage of the Syrian crisis. Although the second seven-year presidential term of Assad Jr. expires in 2014, his chances of staying in his post for the full term seem slim, despite the 2012 Constitution that allows him to run two more times and retain power through ...