CDS welcomes the Department of Homeland Security’s extension and re-designation of TPS for Syrians Nationals in the U.S.
Washington, DC – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has extended and re-designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians currently residing in America. This announcement comes after months of hard work by the partnership of the Coalition for a Democratic Syria and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. This past May, [...]
CDS Welcomes White House Statement on Assad Regime Use of Chemical Weapons
Today, the White House officially confirmed the use of chemical weapons in Syria by the Assad regime. The statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes stated that the United States intelligence community determined chemical weapons were used by the Assad regime and confirmed at least 100-150 [...]
“Syria Policy and Legislation” – CDS Webinar on Wednesday 6/5
Join the Coalition for a Democratic Syria’s (CDS) upcoming webinar: . CDS Webinar: Syria Policy and Legislation Wednesday, June 5, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT On June 5 at noon EST, Mouaz Moustafa from United for a Free Syria and Syrian Emergency Task Force as well as Robert [...]
CDS Hosts Webinar on Thursday 5/30, “The State of U.S. Syria Policy”
On Thursday, May 30th, Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS) is hosting its first webinar “The State of U.S. Syria Policy” at 9:00 pm EST. Representative members of CDS member organizations will discuss the results of National Advocacy Day for Syria and Bassel Korkor, board member of United for a [...]
CDS Commends Foreign Relations Committee Approval of S.960
Washington, DC — The Coalition for a Democratic Syria welcomes the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s overwhelming approval of the Syria Transition Support Act of 2013 (S. 960). The bipartisan bill, introduced by the Committee Chair Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Ranking Member Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), supports the Syrian [...]
