Posts Tagged: Syria Chemical Weapons
US to Keep F-16s, Anti-Missile Weapons in Jordan
Al Arabiya - The United States will keep F-16 fighter jets and Patriot anti-missile weapons in Jordan after a joint military exercise ends this month, a...
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...
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...
Lawmaker: Syrian Army Has Green Light to Attack Israel, Ready for ‘Open War’
Al Arabiya - The Syrian regime army has the green light to respond to any future Israeli attack without referring back to its "leadership," a...
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...
UN Believes Both Sides in Syria War Have Used Chemical Weapons
Guardian - UN investigators say there are reasonable grounds to believe that limited quantities of toxic chemicals have been used in at least four...
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 ...
Syrian Foreign Minister: We Will Retaliate Immediately if Israel Strikes Again
Times of Israel - Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, warning that Syria would "retaliate immediately" if Israel strikes Syrian soil ...
Netanyahu at Chemical Strike Drill: ‘We Are in a Changing Reality’
Speaking at an IDF Home Front Command drill Wednesday that simulated a chemical missile strike on a Jerusalem residential neighborhood, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Netanyahu: “We are Anticipating a Deterioration”
Lebanon Daily Star/AFP - Israel is gearing up for a deterioration in the regional situation, with a growing number of new threats facing the...
White House Slams Russian Sale of Arms to Syria
Times of Israel - The White House on Tuesday panned Russia over its planned sale of the advanced S-300 air defense system to Damascus,...
IDF Examining Reports of Blast Near Syria, Lebanon Border
While tensions in the region remained high due to the Syrian civil war, residents of Metula in northern Israel said they heard a blast late...
Hezbollah Stronghold in Lebanon Hit by Syrian Rockets
A pair of rockets hit a car dealership and a residential building in Hezbollah strongholds in south Beirut on Sunday, the Associated Press reported. The attack...
