Posts Tagged: syria
Netanyahu: Syria Won’t Be Used as Front Against Israel; IDF Preventing Weapons From Reaching Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israel is working to ensure that Syria does not become a front against the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday, according to Israeli news site nrg. The prime...
Putin Says Israel and Russia Will Continue Sharing Intelligence on Anti-Terrorism
Russia will continue to share anti-terrorism information with Israeli leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to government-owned news website Sputnik. "We will continue to maintain contacts with the Israeli...
An Interim Solution for Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently claimed that the US lacks a coherent Syria policy, and is instead adopting a "wait and see" approach that will not help...
UN Adopts Resolution Demanding Israel Return Populated Territory to Syria
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding Israel give back territories it captured nearly 50 years ago -- as well as the...
Iran Denies Elite Quds Force Commander Wounded in Syria, Being Treated in Tehran
Iranian military sources are denying reports that a key commander was wounded in Syria, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement...
Report: Iran Considers Russian Operations in Syria Threat to Islamic Republic’s National Security
An Iranian official purportedly said that Russian involvement in Syria now poses a national-security threat to Iran, the Saudi-owned daily Al Arabiya reported on Monday. According to the report, Iranian...
Report: Russia’s Deployment of Anti-Aircraft Missiles in Syria Not Worrying Israeli Defense Establishment
Russia has set up advanced anti-aircraft missile batteries in Syria that can shoot down planes as far away as Tel Aviv, Israeli news site nrg reported on...
Netanyahu to Washington Think Tank: US-Israel Alliance Pivotal for Future of the World (VIDEO)
The US-Israel alliance is "pivotal for the future of world," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at the Washington, DC think tank American Enterprise Institute on...
Report: Iran and Russia at Odds Over Future of Syria’s Assad
Points of contention have begun to emerge between Russia and Iran over Syria, Saudi-owned pan-Arab news channel Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday. According to the report, Major General Mohammad Ali...
Ahead of International Syria Talks, Israeli Minister Elkin Meets Russian FM Lavrov to Lay Out Israel’s Red Lines
Israel's Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Strategic Affairs and Jerusalem Affairs Ze'ev Elkin laid out Israel's red lines in Syria in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
Report: Israel, Russia Coordinating Military Activity Over Syria, Golan Heights
The Russian military and Israel Defense Forces are coordinating activities on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, the pro-Western Lebanese daily An-Nahar reported on Tuesday. The report...
Iran State-Media Claims Russian Strikes Near Syrian Border Intended to Send Message to Israel
Recent Russian airstrikes near Syria's border with Israel were intended as a warning signal to Jerusalem, Iran's semi-official state news agency Fars claimed on Tuesday. The report said...
Israeli, Russian Pilots to Carry Out Joint Exercise
Russian and Israeli Air Force pilots will begin carrying out joint training exercises, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry revealed, Maariv reported on Thursday. Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov...
Report: Assad May Have Requested Russian Support to Stem Tide of Iranian Influence in Syria
The real motive behind Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's request for Russian military intervention against opposition forces may have been to stem the tide of Iranian influence in...
