Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Says Group Will Fall if Assad Deposed in Syria
Ynet - Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime cannot fall, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said, as it would also mean the fall of...
Hezbollah Working to Conceal Significant Losses in Syrian Civil War
Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah has devised a strategy to conceal its losses in the ongoing Syrian civil war as it fights alongside its ally Bashar...
Syrian Mortars That Fell in Israel Likely Errant Fire, IDF Says
JNS.org - Two mortars from Syria fell in Israeli territory on Tuesday following warning sirens in the Golan Heights. Local residents reported hearing blasts, but the...
Catholic Charity Group Pledges $2.8 Million to Syria’s Persecuted Christians
JNS.org - The international Catholic charity group Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has pledged $2.8 million in emergency aid to Christians in Syria. According...
Injured Syrian Boy Undergoing Treatment in Israel Loves Matzah
A Syrian boy being treated for wounds he sustained in his home country's civil war is spending this Passover receiving treatment in an Israeli hospital,...
Iran-Supported Syria Praises Framework Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - The Syrian government praised on Friday the framework deal reached between Iran and p5+1 powers on Thursday. "Syria welcomes the statement issued on...
Islamic State Forces Take Over Palestinian Refugee Camp in Damascus
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group has taken over a large part of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, reports indicate. "Fighters from...
Israeli Medical Students ‘Adopt’ Wounded Syrian Boy
JNS.org - Six Israeli medical students have "adopted" a 14-year-old Syrian boy who was badly injured in his home country's civil war and is...
In ‘America in Retreat,’ a Real-Life Risk Board
JNS.org - "Risk: The Game of Strategic Conquest," the classic Parker Brothers board game, requires imperial ambitions. Players imagine empires and are pitted against...
Jordan Concerned About Iranian Expansion Near Its Borders
The expansion of the areas in Syria under the control of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps towards contested areas near neighboring Jordanian villages and towns constitutes...
IDF Officer Lightly Wounded in Shooting on Syrian Border
JNS.org - An officer from the Israel Defense Forces' Givati infantry brigade was lightly wounded on Tuesday after Israeli troops came under fire in...
Syrian Boy Who Lost Leg in War Fitted With Prosthesis in Israel
JNS.org - A 13-year-old Syrian boy who was seriously injured by a mortar in the Quneitra region three months ago as a result of...
Syria’s Civil War Could Stabilize Its Region
Population shifts resulting from Syria's four-year-long civil war have profoundly changed Syria and its three Arabic-speaking neighbors: Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. (Turkey and Israel have changed too, but less so.)...
Multifaith Relief Effort for Syrian Refugees Not About Israel, But Israel May Benefit
JNS.org - When members of the pro-Israel community think of populations in need of relief, Syrian refugees are probably not one of the first...
