Posts Tagged: syria
Pentagon Chief Visits Saudi Arabia as Tensions Simmer With Iran
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with tensions simmering between the United States and Iran, and Russia seeking to increase...
Why America Can’t Escape the Middle East
JNS.org - The excuses President Donald Trump and his loyal fans continue to put forward for his disastrous decision to give Turkey a green light...
Russia-Backed Syrian Forces Step in as US Retreats
Russia-backed Syrian forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt US retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of...
As Options Narrow on Syria, Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey
President Donald Trump's administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria, one...
Israel’s Netanyahu Condemns Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria, Pledges Humanitarian Assistance to ‘Gallant’ Kurds
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denounced the just-launched Turkish invasion of the Kurdish region of northern Syria. “Israel strongly condemns the Turkish invasion of...
Assad Is Trying to Stir Up Trouble Among Israel’s Druze
JNS.org - During the first week of September, a large group of Druze sheikhs from the Golan Heights sought to visit Syria, but were stopped...
Iranian Tanker Adrian Darya 1 Photographed Off Syrian Port of Tartus
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers, which went dark off Syria earlier in...
Car Bomb Hits Security Force in Northeastern Syria, at Least One Killed
A car bomb killed one member of a security force and wounded two others in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Sunday,...
Syrian Regime Claims Air Defenses Foiled Missile Strike
Syrian air defenses identified a missile that was fired toward the city of Masyaf near Hama late on Thursday and destroyed it before it hit...
The Second Syrian Refugee Crisis
JNS.org - The war in Syria is nearing its end. All the Damascus regime must do is seize control of Idlib province in the country’s...
Israel’s 2007 Decision to Attack a Syrian Nuclear Facility Stands as History — and Warning
Jerusalem Post editor Yaakov Katz probably had no way of knowing that this would be a perfect time to release his book Shadow Strike: Inside...
Lebanon Secures Release of American Citizen From Syria
Syrian authorities have released a US citizen and he has been handed back to his family, thanks to the mediation of Lebanon, a Lebanese security...
Russian-Led Assault in Syria Leaves Over 500 Civilians Dead: Rights Groups, Rescuers
At least 544 civilians have been killed and over 2,000 people injured since a Russian-led assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began...
Top Syrian Official Threatens Israel With Retaliation for Air Strikes
Following a series of air strikes on Syrian targets, which have been attributed to Israel, the Assad regime' deputy foreign minister has threatened the Jewish...
