Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Hezbollah and Iran Rage Against Germany’s Ban
Iran is not reacting well to last week's decision by the German government to label Hezbollah, Iran's terrorist proxy, as a terror group. The move...
Iran Works to Overcome Losing Soleimani
The US drone strike killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3 has the real potential to dent Iran's malign activity in...
Turkey Destroys Scores of Syrian Army Targets: Defense Minister
Turkey said on Sunday it had destroyed air defense systems, more than 100 tanks, and downed two planes belonging to the Syrian army as part...
Having Fled Bombing, Syrian Children Learn to Read in Tent Schools
Syrian teacher Ahmad al Hilal listens to his young pupils sitting on a mat reciting the Arabic alphabet in a makeshift school in a tent...
French Islamic State Suspects Want to Go Home and ‘Go on With My Life’
Three French women who escaped from a camp for suspected jihadists in northern Syria say they want to go home and face whatever legal action France requires over their alleged links to...
Syria Upheaval Opens New Door for Tehran’s Attack Plans
The latest upheaval in northeast Syria caused by Turkey's invasion, and the division of the Syrian plunder among Turkey, the Assad regime, and Russia, presents...
Turkey’s Assault on the Kurds: The Silence of the Islamists
A stateless people comprised of a large number of Sunni Muslims is being bombarded by a country with an overwhelming military advantage. It's the kind...
Israel’s Netanyahu Condemns Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria, Pledges Humanitarian Assistance to ‘Gallant’ Kurds
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denounced the just-launched Turkish invasion of the Kurdish region of northern Syria. “Israel strongly condemns the Turkish invasion of...
Erdogan Says Turkey to Launch Military Operation in Northeast Syria; Kurds Pledge ‘All Out War’
Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters...
Iraq to Open Border-Crossing With Syria on Monday
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has approved the reopening on Monday of the Qaim border-crossing with Syria, state news agency INA said, the latest...
Turkish Military Enters Syria to Begin Joint US ‘Safe Zone’ Patrol
Armed Turkish military vehicles crossed into Syria on Sunday and headed southwest with US counterparts to begin planned joint patrols to establish a "safe zone"...
Syrian Refugee Mother Thanks Israeli Doctors After They Save Young Child With Heart Defect
Israeli doctors at a Jerusalem hospital have saved a one-and-a-half-year-old Syrian toddler with a heart defect whose parents fled with him from the carnage of...
Civilian Death Toll Mounts as Syrian Offensive Widens
Air strikes have killed more than two dozen civilians in northwestern Syria in the last two days in an escalation of a Russian-backed offensive against...
Russian-Led Assault in Syria Leaves Over 500 Civilians Dead: Rights Groups, Rescuers
At least 544 civilians have been killed and over 2,000 people injured since a Russian-led assault on the last rebel bastion in northwestern Syria began...
