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terrorism. Nothing tangible emerges from the Swiss meetings.
February 2014: Ayman al-Zawahri, head of al-Qaeda internationally, formally expels ISIS from al-Qaeda and throws his support behind the al-Nusra Front, another al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. The third round of peace talks end in Geneva without progress. Israel launches another missile attack near the SyrianâLebanese border.
March 2014: After an offensive lasting months, Syria and Hezbollah forces take back Yabroud, a rebel town near Lebanon.
April 2014: Chlorine gas is used in the rebel-held village of Kafr Zeta, Hama Governate. Each side blames the other for use of chemical weapons. UN human rights commission issues a report detailing systematic torture by Syrian government. It also criticizes instances of torture used by extremist rebels.
May 2014: Through a negotiated settlement, rebels evacuate the old city area of Homs. The government claims a victory. Arab League and UN negotiator Lakhdar Brahimi resigns, telling the UN Security Council it must stop the flow of all outside arms to Syrian combatants. The United States, France, and other countries offer a UN Security Council resolution to allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Syrian war crimes. The measure excludes any possible prosecution of the United States or Israel for its actions in the Golan. Russia and China veto the measure.
June 2014: Syria holds presidential elections and Assad wins 88.7 percent of the vote; critics say the poll is meaningless. ISIS seizes wide swath of territory in northern Iraq, giving it greater credibility in Syria as well. Kurdish forces take control of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk and assert the right to form an independent Kurdish state. Kurdish leaders continue negotiations continue with the Baghdad government.
To see an updated timeline, visit www.reeseerlich.com .
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February 2014: Ayman al-Zawahri, head of al-Qaeda internationally, formally expels ISIS from al-Qaeda and throws his support behind the al-Nusra Front, another al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. The third round of peace talks end in Geneva without progress. Israel launches another missile attack near the SyrianâLebanese border.
March 2014: After an offensive lasting months, Syria and Hezbollah forces take back Yabroud, a rebel town near Lebanon.
April 2014: Chlorine gas is used in the rebel-held village of Kafr Zeta, Hama Governate. Each side blames the other for use of chemical weapons. UN human rights commission issues a report detailing systematic torture by Syrian government. It also criticizes instances of torture used by extremist rebels.
May 2014: Through a negotiated settlement, rebels evacuate the old city area of Homs. The government claims a victory. Arab League and UN negotiator Lakhdar Brahimi resigns, telling the UN Security Council it must stop the flow of all outside arms to Syrian combatants. The United States, France, and other countries offer a UN Security Council resolution to allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Syrian war crimes. The measure excludes any possible prosecution of the United States or Israel for its actions in the Golan. Russia and China veto the measure.
June 2014: Syria holds presidential elections and Assad wins 88.7 percent of the vote; critics say the poll is meaningless. ISIS seizes wide swath of territory in northern Iraq, giving it greater credibility in Syria as well. Kurdish forces take control of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk and assert the right to form an independent Kurdish state. Kurdish leaders continue negotiations continue with the Baghdad government.
To see an updated timeline, visit www.reeseerlich.com .
Aldington, Richard. Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Enquiry . Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1976.
Barr, James. A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914â1948. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012.
âââ. Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia 1916â1918. New York: W. W. Norton, 2008.
Borne, John E. The USS Liberty: Dissenting History vs. Official History. New York: Reconsideration Press, 1995.
Chomsky, Noam. The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel & the Palestinians. Boston: South End Press, 1983.
Choueiri, Youssef M. Islamic Fundamentalism. Boston: Twayne Publishers, Division of G. K. Hall, 1990.
Collins, Larry, and Dominique Lapierre. O Jerusalem! New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 1972.
Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar (Arar Commission). Canadian Government Publishing, 2006.
Crooke, Allistair. Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution. New York: Pluto Press, 2009.
Erlich, Reese. Conversations with Terrorists: Middle East Leaders on Politics, Violence, and Empire . Sausalito, CA: PoliPoint Press, 2010.
âââ. The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of US Policy and the Middle East Crisis . Sausalito, CA: PoliPoint Press, 2007.
Fisk, Robert. Pity the Nation: The Abduction of Lebanon. New York: Nation Books, 2002.
âââ. The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East. New York: Alfred Knopf, 2005.
Gould, Elizabeth, and Paul Fitzgerald. Crossing Zero: The Afpak War at the Turning Point of American Empire. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 2011.
Graves, R. Perceval. Lawrence of Arabia and His World . London: Thames and Hudson, 1976.
Hashemi, Nader, and Danny Postel. The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran's Future . Brooklyn: Melville House, 2010.
âââ. The Syria Dilemma. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2013.
Ingrams, Doreen. Palestine Papers 1917â1922: Seeds of Conflict . London: John Murray, 1972.
Kaplan, Robert D. The Arabists: The Romance of an
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