Posts Tagged: syria
U.S. Prepares for Possible Strike on Syria
CNN - Warships armed with cruise missiles plow the waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cabinet-level officials hold a National Security Council meeting...
Report: Syrian Opposition Told to Expect U.S.-Led Attack on Assad Forces ‘Within Days’
Reuters - Western powers have told the Syrian opposition to expect a strike against President Bashar al-Assad's forces within days, according to sources who attended...
Israeli Official: Severity of Syrian Regime’s Chemical Attack was Likely an ‘Operational Mistake’
As U.S. President Barack Obama weighs possible responses to a deadly chemical weapons attack said to have been carried out by the Syrian regime last...
Syrian FM Says U.S. Intervention in Country Would Serve Israel
JPost - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem on Tuesday "categorically denied" that the country's military used chemical weapons against its own people last...
Israel Dismisses Claims it Was Responsible for Beirut Bombing; Syrian Arrested for Similar July Attack
Lebanese politicians pointed a finger at Israel Thursday after a devastating car bomb, detonated in terror group Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold, left 24 people dead. President Michel...
Report: Russia Yet to Deliver S-300s to Syria; Plans Remain for Summer 2014 Delivery
Russia has not yet delivered the promised advanced S-300 missile systems to Syria, but maintains it plans to by next Summer, Russia's Vedomosti daily reported...
Lebanese Forces Leader: Hezbollah Impeding Lebanese State
The Leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, the second largest Christian political party in Lebanon, Samir Geagea said on Thursday that Lebanon based terror...
Expert: US Leaks on Alleged Syria Strikes ‘Attempt to Harm Israeli Interests’
JPost - Unnamed US officials leaked information Thursday on alleged Israeli air strikes in Syria, and told The New York Times they expect an additional...
Report: Further Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Weapons Cache Likely
Further Israeli strikes inside Syria are now expected after American intelligence analysts concluded that a recent attempt to destroy a stockpile of weapons there did...
Assad: We Will Win War
Ynet - The Syrian president has lauded his military troops, saying they are fighting the "fiercest" war but that he is confident they...
Report: Hamas Soldiers ‘Ready to Revolt’ After Wages Go Unpaid; Qatar Pulls ‘Millions’ in Monthly Gaza Financial Support at Request of Egypt
As the world focuses on Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, representing the ruling Fatah party in the start of peace talks this week in Washington,...
Al-Qaeda-Linked Fighters Abduct Jesuit Priest in Syria
JNS.org - Rebels linked to Al-Qaeda have abducted Italian Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio, Vatican Radio reported. Father Dall'Oglio—who is a well-known advocate of Christian-Muslim dialogue and...
Syria’s Graphic Beheading Videos
Based on a widely circulated video and statements from the Vatican, it was believed that Fr. Francois Murad, a Catholic Syrian priest, was recently beheaded...
Official: Israel Prepared to Defend Against S-300 Missiles if Russia Delivers Weapons to Syria
An Israeli official has disclosed that the country is prepared to deal with the threat posed by the powerful S-300 air defense missile system promised...
