Michel Kilo is a Syrian opposition activist, writer and analyst
Comment: Blaming the entire Alawite community for the crimes of the regime risks Syria's destruction, says Michel Kilo.
The absence of the state in "modern" Syria has been deliberately engineered to serve the interests of the regime's apparatus of repression.
Comment: The US supported Kurds with weapons, training and air cover in their fight against the Islamic State group. So what about the FSA, asks Michel Kilo.
The idea that Syrians are synonymous with the Islamic State group is gaining ground. Syrians have to prove to the world they are not.
The world says: “Get your house in order so we can help you.” The coalition answers: “Help us so we can get our house in order.”