Tony Karon is a senior editor at TIME, where he has covered international conflicts in the Middle East, Asia and the Balkans since 1997. A native of South Africa, he now resides with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
U.S. Steps Up Aid, But Syria’s Rebels Want Arms
The rebels will receive $60 million in new aid, but the bloodletting in Syria is still likely to get a lot worse before it gets any better.