Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Opinion: Clueless, Obama Harms the U.S. Without & Within
Imagine, the White House and Iran's president-elect agree. Both congratulated the Iranian people on their determination to participate in the "political process" of the purported...
US to Keep F-16s, Anti-Missile Weapons in Jordan
Al Arabiya - The United States will keep F-16 fighter jets and Patriot anti-missile weapons in Jordan after a joint military exercise ends this month, a...
Syrian Civil War Death Toll Approaches 93,000, U.N. Official Says
JNS.org - The death toll from the Syrian civil war continues to rise with no end in sight, with 92,901 killings documented through the...
Syrian Rebels Issue Desperate Request for Weapons From West
Wall Street Journal - A top Syrian rebel commander has issued a desperate plea for weapons from Western governments to prevent the fall of his forces...
Report: Over 60 Shiites Killed by Syrian Rebels in Eastern Syria
Washington Post - BEIRUT — Syrian rebels have battled Shiites in a village in the country's east, killing over 60 people including civilians, activists said...
Violence in Syria Increasing as Assad Loyalists Gain in Homs
Wall Street Journal - HOMS, Syria—Forces loyal to the Syrian regime are slicing through the heart of this rebel stronghold, spurring the opposition to brutal...
Assad Could Prevail in Syrian Civil War, Minister Says, Reflecting Shift in Israel’s Assessment
JNS.org - There is a "real possibility" that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "could survive Syria's civil war and even prevail in it" against...
Syrian Rebels: We Killed 100 Hezbollah Fighters in Aleppo
Syrian rebels claimed Monday that they killed 100 Hezbollah fighters as they were readying for an attack on rebel-held parts of the northern city of...
The Arab World Fears the ‘Safavid’
In an interview on Al-Jazeera this past May, the commander of the Free Syrian Army, Brig. Gen. Salim Idris, explained that the diversion of Hezbollah...
UN Declines Russian Offer to Replace Austrian Golan Peacekeepers
Jerusalem Post - UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW - The United Nations on Friday said it could not accept Russia's offer to replace peacekeepers from Austria in the Golan Heights...
Israel Expresses Concern Over Austria Evacuation of Golan
Jerusalem Post - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon scrambled on Thursday night to find troops to replace some 380 UN peacekeepers on the Golan Heights that...
Syrian Rebels Briefly Seize Control of Golan Border Crossing, Austria Pulls Peacekeepers
JNS.org - Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad briefly took control of the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria in the...
Syrians Attempt to Flee Into Israel
Times of Israel - Syrians fleeing fierce fighting near the Israeli-Syrian border tried to escape through the Quneitra border crossing into Israel on Thursday. IDF soldiers...
Happy Israel
In a typically maladroit statement, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry recently complained that Israelis are too contented to end their conflict with the Palestinians:...
