Posts Tagged: Bashar al-Assad
Report: Tension Building Between Russia, Iran Over Demand for Iranian Army to Withdraw From Syrian Areas
A major rift has developed between Russia and Iran in Syria over the former's demand for the withdrawal of Iranian and allied forces from strategic...
As Syrian Rebels Quit Ghouta, Douma Stands Alone
Syrian rebels began pulling out of several towns in their former enclave of eastern Ghouta on Saturday, surrendering them to the government and leaving the...
Syria Splinters, Even as Assad Regains Some Territory
JNS.org - As Syrian President Bashar Assad continues solidifying his hold around Damascus -- with the aid of Russian airstrikes -- it is becoming clear that the regime will...
Will We Ever Learn the Lessons of the Horrors in Syria?
JNS.org - On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the Ghouta region of Syria as “hell on earth." Approximately 400,000 people are trapped inside this embattled city -- located...
By Focusing on Humanitarian Aid, Israel Can Still Win in Syria
JNS.org - Despite working for several years with international and regional partners to limit Hezbollah and Iranian gains at the expense of the Syrian people -- and investing...
London Conference Promoting Trade With Iran Draws Strong Warning Over ‘Political, Reputational’ Risks
A global conference in London promoting trade with Iran has drawn a warning from a leading advocacy group opposed to the Tehran regime's nuclear program...
Radical Iran-led Axis Finally Meets US Resistance
The conflict in Syria has long ceased being a civil war; rather, it has become a clash between coalitions and opposing blocs battling for control of the...
The World Cannot Ignore Assad’s Crimes
JNS.org - It was one of the most dramatic moments so far in the five-year civil war that has torn Syria apart. In August 2014, a man...
AIPAC Reverses Course and Will Now Support an Anti-Assad Bill
JNS.org - Following public outcry over AIPAC's failure to support a bill sanctioning Syria and its leader Bashar al-Assad, the pro-Israel lobbying group has changed its stance...
As ISIS Loses Territory, Fighters Likely to Bring Jihad Home to Mideast
ISIS is steadily losing ground, personnel and financial assets in Syria and Iraq. Growing numbers of frustrated jihadists are fleeing the "caliphate," or are unable...
The BBC Reports Assad’s Propaganda as Fact
The synopsis to a filmed report that -- in addition to being shown on BBC television -- appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page on March...
K.A. Paul: Indian, Evangelical, Pro-Israel International Man of Mystery
JNS.org - On a rainy day in Huffman, Texas — on the outskirts of Houston, America’s fourth-largest city, yet seemingly in the middle of nowhere — I...
An Arab Journalist Tells the Truth About Israel’s Treatment of Prisoners
This week's air strike in Syria that killed a notorious Hezbollah terrorist generated the usual cries of "death to Israel," and promises of retribution. Samir Kuntar was one of...
An Interim Solution for Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently claimed that the US lacks a coherent Syria policy, and is instead adopting a "wait and see" approach that will not help...
