Posts Tagged: Free Syrian Army
Israeli Residents Along Northern Borders: ‘We Don’t Fear Hezbollah – or Anyone Else’
Local leaders of Israeli towns and villages along the Syrian and Lebanon borders said they weren't frightened or surprised by warnings on Sunday by IDF...
The Free Syrian Army Can’t Shake Al Qaeda Ties
Cooperation between the Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) and al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra, continues even as the FSA tries to obtain more American arms. The...
Report: CIA Began Delivering Small Arms to Syrian Rebels Two Weeks Ago
The Washington Post - The CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised...
Syrian Opposition Says West Must Enable ‘Syrian People to Defend Themselves,’ Not Just Carry Out ‘Punitive Strikes’
Khaled as-Saleh, media officer for the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, said that the Syrian Opposition hopes for more than just the...
Israeli-Arab Student Arrested After Joining Syrian Rebel Forces
A 26-year old Israeli-Arab was arrested by Israeli security forces after sneaking into Syria to join rebel forces battling the army of Syrian President Assad...
Syrian Rebels Claim Assad Motorcade Attacked; Assad Appears in Public Unharmed
Al Arabiya - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade, which was heading to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers on Thursday in Anas bin Malik Mosque in...
Contrasting Strategies, Same Results
Whereas former President Bush and President Obama are ideologically a world apart, their policies toward Middle Eastern conflicts produced the same damning reaction. Bush's misguided...
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...
The Troubling Timing of Obama’s Syria Epiphany
Last August, President Obama declared that the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons was a "red line." About four months later, Al jazeera released unconfirmed...
Violence in Syria Increasing as Assad Loyalists Gain in Homs
Wall Street Journal - HOMS, Syria—Forces loyal to the Syrian regime are slicing through the heart of this rebel stronghold, spurring the opposition to brutal...
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...
Syrian Refugees Quietly Treated by Israel while UN Makes Latest ‘Parody of Itself’
A Syrian refugee is treated at Ziv Medical Center in Israel's northern city of Safed. Photo: Ziv Medical Center....
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...
EU to Lift Arms Embargo on Syrian Opposition
Times of Israel - The European Union has decided to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition while maintaining all other sanctions...
