Posts Tagged: syria
Syrian Legal Expert: Hezbollah to Confer With Tehran, Damascus Before Avenging Death of Kuntar
A Syrian legal expert said that Hezbollah would confer with Tehran and Damascus before retaliating for the assassination of terrorist Samir Kuntar, semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday. Niam...
Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah: We Will Retaliate Against Israel for Kuntar Assassination as We See Fit
In a televised speech on Monday evening, the leader of Hezbollah announced that his organization is reserving the right to respond to the assassination of official...
Knesset Majority Leader Says Russian Involvement in Syria Works to Israel’s Advantage
Russia's recent intervention in Syria in support of the country's embattled President Assad is working to Israel's advantage, the Majority Leader of Israel's Knesset said on Saturday...
Security Breach Made Kuntar Assassination Possible, Arab Paper Claims
A security breach may have allowed Israel to pinpoint the location of Hezbollah official Samir Kuntar in Syria and carry out his assassination late Saturday...
Report: Israel Estimates Massive Hezbollah Losses in Syria
Israeli officials estimate that one third of Hezbollah's active fighters have been killed or wounded in the Syrian civil war, Israeli news site Walla reported on Tuesday. According to...
Kerry Claims Assad Was Ready to Make Peace With Israel Before Arab Spring
Syrian President Bashar Assad was ready to make peace with Israel in exchange for the Golan Heights before Arab Spring protests began to spread in 2011,...
Report: Iran Withdrawing Special Forces From Syria as Tensions With Russia Intensify
Iran has started to withdraw its elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces from Syria, the Saudi-aligned London-based daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Sunday. Among the reasons for the retreat...
Report: First-Ever Case of IDF Reservist Joining ISIS in Syria
An Israeli Arab who previously served in the Israel Defense Forces has become the latest ISIS recruit from Israel, Israeli site Walla reported on Thursday. The man -- reported to be the first...
Israeli Defense Minister in Washington Predicts Iran and Its Mideast Proxies Will Grow Stronger Over Next Several Years
Iran and its Middle East satellites like Hezbollah and other groups are going to become stronger in the coming years, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon...
IDF: ‘We Don’t Move a Centimeter in Syria Without Informing the US’
A high-ranking IDF commander said that, in spite of Israel's military coordination with Russia, Israel takes no action in Syria without informing the United States,...
Senior IDF Commander: ‘We Never Dreamed We’d See Russian Missile Systems in Our Back Yard’
A senior Israeli Army official said that Russia's deployment of an advanced anti-aircraft defense system in Syria took Israel slightly by surprise, Israel's Channel 2 reported...
Islamic State Manifesto: Sleeper Cells Sent to Europe Posing as Refugees
The Islamic State claims that it has sent highly trained sleeper agents to Europe through Turkey, posing as refugees, as far back as 2012. A...
Iranian Diplomat: Russia Motivated by Self-Interest; Reaping Fruits of Tehran’s Labor in Syria
With tensions between Moscow and Tehran surfacing, an Iranian diplomat said that Russia has been reaping the fruits of Iran's sacrifices in the war-torn country, pro-Saudi Al Arabiya reported on Monday. Javed...
Report: Israel Seeking to Extend Cooperation With Russia in Syria to Include Ground-Based Operations
The Israeli defense establishment has conveyed messages to Russian officials in an effort to establish coordination of ground based operations in Syria, and to bolster...
