Alison Tahmizian Meuse is contributing editor for Syria Deeply https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/alison-tahmizian-meuse/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Sun, 08 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Alison Tahmizian Meuse https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/08/week-in-review-assad-in-the-ascendant-chemical-weapons-at-sea https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/08/week-in-review-assad-in-the-ascendant-chemical-weapons-at-sea With a series of battlefield gains and a consensus that it’s generally ahead in the fight, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad was vocally confident this week that it would keep the reigns of power. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Alison Tahmizian Meuse https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/06/a-blend-of-laws-keep-the-lid-on-crime-in-syrias-deraa-province https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/06/a-blend-of-laws-keep-the-lid-on-crime-in-syrias-deraa-province RAMTHA, JORDAN // The first case taken on by the Islamic court in Deraa was a trivial affair, especially viewed against the backdrop of a devastating conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people.