swollenhoudini

Were you witness to any violations of the geneva conventions by rebel forces?

Hi Ms. Khodr,

Thank you for doing this AmA. I have a few questions

1) Have you noticed the influx of Croatian arms that was reported by the NYT?

2) what are people's view on the Al Nusrah Front? Were you able to interview any members of Al Nusrah?

3) How much of Aleppo is now completely under rebel control?

4) It seems as though many Syrians are locked into the stalemate mentality regarding the war. Do people in Aleppo seem to share that sentiment or do they see recent rebel advances as marking the "end game" of the conflict?

thank you for your time.

Thank you for your response. When you say "stronger" do you mean in terms of armaments? training? numbers?

that's the basis for nonintervention right now. Especially after 2 years where minorities stuck with Assad, each side has so much blood on their hands that fears that int'l intervention would end in bloody score settling and end up with minorities being driven out or killed.

here is a great feature on how rebels are getting their arms, from where, and what kind. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/world/middleeast/in-shift-saudis-are-said-to-arm-rebels-in-syria.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Bump for great journalism. C.J. Chivers