Fawaz Gerges

London School of Economics and Politics

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Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and fellow at the University of Oxford; Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of several books, including Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy and The Rise and Fall of al Qaeda

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Monitors for the United Nations have confirmed 108 victims , including 49 children and 34 women — many executed at close range — by Syrian soldiers last Friday.

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In the aftermath of Friday's massacre in Houla -- including at least 34 women and 49 children – Washington is divided over how to accomplish regime change in Syria.

Syria: Agonizing Questions with No Good Answers

In the aftermath of Friday's massacre in Houla -- including at least 34 women and 49 children – Washington is divided over how to accomplish regime change in Syria.

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