Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
IDF Says it’s Ready for Any Possible Confrontation with Hezbollah
JPost - Wary of a spillover from the conflict in Syria, Israel is preparing to take on the Hezbollah militia that it suspects is...
8 Filipino UN Soldiers Abandon Post, Cross Into Israel
Ynet - Two days after 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers were kidnapped by Syrian rebels in the village of Jamlah, situated less than a...
Israel Confident UN Can Secure Release of Peacekeepers Captured by Syrian Rebels
Reuters - Israel voiced confidence on Thursday that the United Nations could secure the release of U.N. peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels near the...
Mideast Defies U.S. ‘Pivot’ Hopes
Wall Street Journal - The Obama administration hopes to "pivot" away from a hyper-focus on the Middle East during its second term, but John...
Syrian Rebels Seize UN Peacekeepers Near Golan
Jerusalem Post - Syrian rebels say they have seized a convoy of United Nations observers near the Golan Heights, according to videos posted on...
UN Seeks $10 Billion in Funding for 2013
Al Arabiya - The United Nations and humanitarian agencies are seeking $10.4 billion in aid to assist millions people in Syria and 23 other...
Israel Envoy Urges UN Action to Stop Fire from Syria
Times of Israel - Israel will not stand by while its citizens' lives are in danger, Israel's Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor...
Six Syrians Released from Israeli Hospital
An IDF spokesman announced this morning that, following completion of their medical treatment, six of the seven injured Syrians that recently received medical aid in...
Syrian Tank Shell Hits Golan Heights
Ynet - Residents of a town in the Golan Heights reported hearing a loud blast in the area Wednesday morning. A 100 mm tank shell...
Jihadi Forum Claims Israel-US-Iran Alliance in Ongoing Syrian Civil War
An online Jihadi forum is claiming that Israel, the United States and Iran have formed an alliance in order to exploit and capitalize on the...
Syrian Rebels Control Territory Neighboring Israel
Times of Israel - The Syrian villages along the border with Israel have been taken over by anti-Assad rebels, and forces loyal to ...
A Hard Reckoning
This article by Shoshana Bryen was originally published by the Gatestone Institute. Bashar Assad faces a hard reckoning. Not the one that comes from ...
Catholic Church: Syrian Christians Should Remain in the Region
The head of the Vatican's international humanitarian aid organization, Cardinal Robert Sarah, traveled to Jordan this week to discuss relief options. Cardinal Sarah, 67, a possible...
Hezbollah and Free Syria Army Heading Toward War in Lebanon
Al Arabiya - Recent clashes between members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Hezbollah militias across the Syrian-Lebanese border have raised the specter of...
