Posts Tagged: Syria Civil War
Escalation in the Golan: Roadside Bomb Targets IDF Patrol
For the first time in decades, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was the direct target of an attack in the Golan Heights, where an improvised...
Sunni, Shi’a Strife Brings Uncertainty to Israel
JNS.org - The recent double suicide bombing outside of Iran's embassy in Lebanon by an al-Qaeda-linked terror group is the latest attack in...
We Cannot Ignore the Human Rights Abuses of Dictators
It seems that when we can't face the truth, we devise our own. America did this in Iraq, believing that all civilized people when given...
Cyprus Emerges as Middle East Power Player
The Republic of Cyprus has entered the maelstrom of the world's most volatile region thanks to new-found gas and oil reserves combined with an erratic...
KFC Leaves Syria Amid Food Shortage: Starving Syrians Face Critical Winter
Last month, Kentucky Fried Chicken was forced to shut down its Damascus franchise due to operational difficulties amid the country's crippling food shortage and bloody...
How Assad Has Stayed in Power: Cunning and U.S. Fumbling
When Basil Assad, oldest son and heir apparent to the late President Hafez Assad, was killed in a car accident in 1994, the father turned...
Israeli Security Official: Assad Still Transferring Advanced Weaponry to Hezbollah
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has not given up on his effort to move advanced weapons to Lebanon's Hezbollah, behavior Israel considers to be crossing a...
The Syrian War is Not What Romantics Want it to Be
Not saying that it will happen -- not even that it might. But if you don't watch the confluence of events in Syria, you'll miss the...
Al Qaeda-Linked Rebels Attempt to Capture Syrian Christian Village
JNS.org - Al-Qaeda-linked rebels are attempting to capture the ancient Syrian Christian village of Sadad. The assault on Sadad began on Monday when rebels from...
Assad Says Syria Doesn’t Need Chemical Weapons Against Israel
Times of Israel - Syria has shifted the focus of its military industry from Israel to the internal insurgency, President Bashar Assad told a...
Syria Chemical Weapons Watchdog Pleads for Ceasefire
BBC - The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to some sites through rebel-held...
Video of Hezbollah Militants Executing Syrian Rebels Surfaces Online (VIDEO)
A video purporting to show Hezbollah militants executing captive Syrian rebels is making the rounds on the internet, and could revive tensions in Lebanon between...
For First Time, IDF Soldiers Wounded From Syria Fire
Two soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces were injured by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired from Syria along the Israeli border, in the northern...
Israeli PM’s Office Denies Claims Made by U.S. Ambassador Oren; Israel to Remain Neutral in Syria
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied claims made by the country's ambassador to the U.S. Tuesday that Israel is backing rebels battling...
