Posts Tagged: Assad
IDF Chief Gantz: Flames Creeping Up on Nasrallah
JNS.org - In Lebanon, the "flames have begun to lick [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah's robe," IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Thursday...
Free Syrian Army Accuses Hezbollah of Using Chemical Weapons in Damascus
Al Arabiya - The opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) reported that chemical weapons were used on Wednesday in a Damascus town by Hezbollah fighters and...
Israel, U.S., Jordan Reportedly Coordinating Attack on Syrian Weapons
JNS.org - While the U.S. administration has officially adopted the position that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons and has declared publicly that it...
U.S. and Syria: Strategic Choices
Two years and three months after the start of the Syrian revolution and its subsequent transformation into a full-fledged civil war, the United States stands...
U.S. and Israeli Officials Planning Possible Syria Action
JNS.org- Israeli and American officials are working closely behind the scenes on possible strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's unconventional weapons arsenal, according to...
Syrian Civil War Death Toll Approaches 93,000, U.N. Official Says
JNS.org - The death toll from the Syrian civil war continues to rise with no end in sight, with 92,901 killings documented through the...
Israel Expresses Concern Over Austria Evacuation of Golan
Jerusalem Post - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon scrambled on Thursday night to find troops to replace some 380 UN peacekeepers on the Golan Heights that...
Syrian Rebels Briefly Seize Control of Golan Border Crossing, Austria Pulls Peacekeepers
JNS.org - Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad briefly took control of the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria in the...
Syrians Attempt to Flee Into Israel
Times of Israel - Syrians fleeing fierce fighting near the Israeli-Syrian border tried to escape through the Quneitra border crossing into Israel on Thursday. IDF soldiers...
French Foreign Minister: Tests Show Syria Used Sarin Gas
Al Arabiya -French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday that tests on chemical samples from Syria make it certain that Sarin was used, adding...
Former Israeli Defense Minister on S-300 Missiles: ‘Our Air Force Can Deal with Them’
The Weekly Standard - Former Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens said that he doubts Russia transferred missiles to Syria, but if it turns out...
Russia Denies Advanced Missiles Delivered to Syria, but Determined to Complete Transaction
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with his wife Asmaa in Moscow. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org - Russia has denied Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's reported announcement that he...
Assad Says he is Pressured to Open ‘Golan Front’
Ynet - Syrian President Bashar Assad gave an interview to the Hezbollah affiliated television network Al Manar Thursday and commented on the state of...
State Department Calls for Hezbollah to Withdraw from Syria
Jerusalem Post - The US State Department called on Lebanon's Hezbollah militia on Wednesday to withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately, saying their ...
