Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Syria’s Assad in China, Seeks Exit From Diplomatic Isolation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, kicking off his first visit to the Asian nation since 2004 as he...
Hezbollah Conducts Large Military Exercise in Lebanon
i24 News - Hezbollah, a Lebanese terrorist group and Iranian proxy, organized a large-scale military training exercise this Sunday, and invited foreign reporters to attend....
German Court Convicts Former Palestinian Commander for Syria War Crime
A court in Germany on Thursday convicted a former Palestinian military commander of a war crime committed in Syria during 2014. The defendant, named only as...
Hezbollah Provokes Friction with Egypt and Scapegoats America
Lebanon is experiencing one of its roughest phases since the end of the civil war in 1990. The country has been without a president for...
Hamas and Iran Join Forces to Encircle Israel
A senior Hamas delegation that visited Iran in October — and met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei — is the latest sign of the close...
Russian Jets Hit Gas Facilities and Civilian Areas Near Turkish border, Witnesses and Rebels Say
Russian jets hit a gas facility, a cement factory and several towns and cities in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border on Sunday, as Syrian...
Syrian Army Shelling of Hospital Kills Seven in Rebel-Held Northwest Syria: Witnesses
Seven civilians were killed and at least 14 medics were injured when artillery shelling from a Syrian army outpost hit a hospital in a rebel-held...
Exiled Syrian Who Helped Light Fuse of Uprising Mourns the Terrible Cost
When Syrian teenager Basheer Abazed was arrested a decade ago for scrawling anti-government graffiti on his school wall, he never imagined an uprising would flare...
Pope Says 10th Anniversary of Syrian Civil War Must Spur Peace Efforts
Pope Francis called the Syrian civil war one of the worst humanitarian crises of current times on Sunday, saying its 10th anniversary should spur all...
Syrian Farmer Lost Wife and Sons to War; Grandchildren are His Solace
Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria's rural Hama province. Ten years after the civil war began, he is penniless, homeless and living...
Erdogan’s Neo-Ottoman Aspirations Inspire Islamists and Endanger World Peace
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's once hidden agenda of reviving a modern version of the Ottoman Empire is not so secret in light of recent...
Iran Trying to Return to ‘Business as Usual’ in Syria
When reports surface of Israeli air strikes on targets in Syria, that's usually a sign that Iran has once again been caught trying to turn...
Iran’s Anti-Israel Bill: Desperation Masquerading as Legislation
Iran’s Majlis recently passed a law entitled “Countering Israel’s Actions” (Tarhe Moghabele ba Eghdamat Israel). Describing Israel as a virulent and malign state, the bill...
Syria’s Warring Parties Agree to Geneva Talks: UN Envoy
Opposing sides in the Syrian civil war have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for negotiations on the constitution, United Nations Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said...
