An Islamic Jihad militant stands guard during a rally in Gaza (Suhaib Salem/Courtesy Reuters).
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Zeinobia posts a documentary on Lieutenant General Saad el Shazly, a hero of the October 1973 War. [In Arabic-but even if you don’t speak Arabic, it’s worth eight minutes of your time.]
Ilhan Tanir writes firsthand on the efforts of Syrian towns to self-govern after driving out regime forces.
Michael Koplow argues that there won’t be a war between Turkey and Syria.









Arabic-speaking readers might also be interested in the series of interviews with el Shazly that were broadcast on Al Jazeera in 2009 as part of the show شاهد على العصر. First episode here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9em6D5UuI