Posts Tagged: Syria Civil War
China Criticizes Syria Strikes as Netanyahu Arrives in Country for Visit
Times of Israel - When Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived in Shanghai Monday hailing Israel-China trade relations, Beijing appeared to be rebuking Israel for...
Obama’s Seat on the Fence
NOTE: This article references a piece by Shimon Shapira that can be found at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs' website. The number of Syrians killed...
Obama’s “Red Lines” on Syria Resemble Zebra Stripes
If zebras had pink stripes, they would resemble President Obama's "red lines" on Syria. Obama's policy has communicated the following incoherent and spineless message: "In Libya...
White House ‘Horrified’ by Reports of Mass Execution in Syria
Politico - The White House says it is "horrified" by reports that more than 100 people were executed Thursday in a western Syrian town. White ...
Hagel: US Rethinking Opposition to Arming Syrian Rebels
New York Times - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed Thursday that the Obama administration was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels in ...
Erdogan: Assad Used Chemical Weapons
Ynet - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Bashar Assad's regime has been using chemical weapons against the rebels, adding...
Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance on May Day
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance on Wednesday, visiting an electrical plant in central Damascus to mark Labour Day, the presidency's...
Turkey: Iran Behind Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons
A source in Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development party told Kuwait's Al-Seyassah newspaper that Iran's Revolutionary Guard were overseeing...
Report: Obama Preparing to Arm Syrian Rebels
Ynet - US President Obama is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition and has taken steps to assert more aggressive US...
Israeli Official: We’re Certain Assad Has Used Chemical Weapons
JPost - Israel has clear evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad's army using chemical weapons against rebels, a senior diplomatic source said Monday. The ...
Report: Syrian Prime Minister Survives Bomb Attack
Reuters - Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus on Monday, state media and activists said,...
Report: Israeli Aircraft Spotted Over Assad’s Palace
A spokesman for the rebel military in Syria has said that Israeli Air Force jets were spotted flying over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's palace in...
Free Syrian Army Leader: Mossad Has “Many, Many” Security Personnel Operating in Syria
A Syrian rebel military leader said Wednesday that it would be logical for Israel to know whether or not the regime of Syrian President Bashar...
IDF Intelligence: Assad Used Lethal Sarin Gas Against Syrian Rebels
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used lethal chemical weapons, mostly sarin gas, against armed rebels several times in the past few weeks, and...
