Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
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...
US Lawmakers Demand New Iran Sanctions After Islamic Republic Arrests American Citizen
US lawmakers, angered by the recent arrest of an Iranian-American, demanded Friday that the White House take a tougher line against Tehran and impose fresh sanctions on...
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...
Competing Jihadists Place 2 Million Euro Bounty on Hezbollah Chief’s Head
The leader of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria placed a two-million-euro bounty on the head of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in the latest edition of Al-Risalah,...
Former State Department Official Says Nuclear Deal Will Not Moderate Iran
A former U.S. State Department official who served as an adviser on Arab-Israeli negotiations explained why he believes Iran will not moderate its stance after...
Report: High-Ranking Iranian Military Men Killed in Syria
Iran confirmed that five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members were killed in Syria over the past two days, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday. Among these were three...
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joe Dunford Meets With Netanyahu
JNS.org - The U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss mutual regional...
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...
Syrian Army in ‘Vast Offensive’ Against Opposition Groups as Russia Escalates Airstrikes
Syria's army announced Thursday a "vast offensive" to wrest back territory from armed opposition groups, as NATO voiced alarm at escalating Russian military activity in...
Syria Sizzles, Lebanon Stinks: Another Complex Day in Israel’s Neighborhood
JNS.org - As untouched mounds of trash piled up on the streets of Beirut, Lebanon, in recent months, with no one coming to clean it up,...
Iranian Forces Prepare for Ground Offensive in Syria Under Cover of Russian Airstrikes
According to Putin reports that civilians were killed in strikes is an "information attack" and says Moscow is coordinating with the U.S. on Syria. Meanwhile in...
Russia Notifies Israel Ahead of First Syria Airstrike
JNS.org - Russia notified Israel ahead of its first airstrike in Syria against the Islamic State terrorist group, marking a new chapter in the ongoing bloody...
Syria Caught Between Barbarism and Civilization
Remember how the terrorists fighting American forces during the occupation of Iraq gave us a chilling new acronym, IED, which stands for Improvised Explosive Device?...
