Palestinian Salafists stand outside a shop on the eve of Valentine’s day in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Credit: Said Khatib/AFP
The best reporting and analysis for the week 9-16 February 2014:
In Libya, a Coup. Or Perhaps Not. by David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times
Deferential Remarks in Martyrdom Video Said to Show Briton’s Last Words Before Suicide Attack in Syria by Robert Mackey and Christine Hauser, The Lede Blog | New York Times
Good Riddance to Sykes-Picot by Selim Can Sazak, The National Interest
Before Attacking the West, Syria’s Jihadis Have to Stop Fighting Each Other by David Kenner, Foreign Policy
Syria, Iraq and Lebanon: the new Af-Pak by Anno Bunnik, Syria Comment
ISIS losing ground in Syria to Jabhat al-Nusra by Abdallah Suleiman Ali, Al Monitor
Obama considers tougher action against Syria, The Guardian/Reuters
Saudi Arabia plans to pitch Obama for regime change in Syria by Bruce Riedel, Al Monitor
Salafists rally against Valentine’s Day in Gaza by Asmaa al-Ghoul, Al Monitor
Syrian Kurds recruit regime loyalists to fight jihadists by Andrea Glioti, Al Monitor
How to Build a Perfect Refugee Camp by Mac McClelland, New York Times
Obama Promises New Aid to Jordan in Refugee Crisis by Sarah Wheaton and Mark Landler, New York Times
Our Man in Khorasan 