Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Israel Strikes Syrian Army Targets After Stray Fire Hits Golan Heights
Israel attacked Syrian army targets after errant fire from fighting in Syria's civil war struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the military said on Monday. A spokeswoman...
Arrests Show Jihadists Infiltrating Europe Posed as Syrian Refugees
When Europe agreed to open its borders to Syrian refugees in response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our age, officials assured the...
Netanyahu Meets Russia’s Putin, Visits Israeli Technology Exhibit in Moscow
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, marking the 25th anniversary of resumed diplomatic relations between...
Syrian Quagmire Delays Hezbollah’s Ultimate Pursuit of Israel’s Destruction
A brutal Sunni-Shiite war is raging across the Middle East, and the Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah, originally formed to wage jihad on Israel, now finds...
Islamic State Threatens Israel With Global War
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group said in its newsletter this week that its “war against Israel will not be limited by geographical boundaries or...
Top Hezbollah Commander Killed in Mysterious Blast in Syria
JNS.org - Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in what was described by the terror group as a “major explosion” at Damascus International Airport on...
Leader of Syrian Islamist Group Threatens Kurds
A radio transmission between the commander of an Islamist brigade with ties to the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) and a Kurdish man contained a chilling message, threatening to...
Report: Iran May Send Hamas to Fight ISIS
Iran is reportedly planning to deploy Hamas operatives to fight the Islamic State in Mosul, according to a-Sharq al-Awsat and reported by the Jerusalem Post. The report suggests that Iran still...
US Seizes More Iranian Weapons at Sea
A US naval vessel intercepted a large Iranian weapons shipment, seizing massive quantities of arms and sophisticated weaponry destined for Yemen, the Pentagon announced on Monday. The...
Assyrian Christians’ Mideast Fate Seen as Tied to World Powers’ Agendas
JNS.org - It is widely presumed that the Islamic State terror group essentially bears full responsibility for the near-eradication of the entire Assyrian Christian population. But...
Report: US, Russia Agree to Assad’s Departure as Part of Process to End Syrian Civil War
US Secretary of State John Kerry informed several Arab countries that the US and Russia have reached an understanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad will...
Report: Syrian Forces Recapture Palmyra From ISIS
Syrian forces recaptured Palmyra from ISIS on Sunday, months after the city fell to the Islamic extremist group, state media reported. The army, along with militias...
Report: Iranian Commander Assures Hamas Tehran Will Never Cease Fighting Against Israel; Says Nuclear Deal Changed Nothing
Iran has been making serious attempts to restore relations with Hamas, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on Thursday. According to the report – based on an interview...
Israel’s Top Priority in Syria is Iran, Not ISIS, Analyst Says
Unlike Syria’s other neighbors, Israel has by and large stayed away from the war that is ripping the country apart. But that doesn’t mean it...
