Posts Tagged: Syrian civil war
Assad Ally Hezbollah Does Not See ‘Total War’ Over Syria
Lebanon's Hezbollah does not believe the latest Syria crisis will spiral into a direct US-Russia conflict or a wider all-out war, its deputy leader said...
Prospect of US Attacks in Syria Raises Security Concerns in Israel
Israel held top-level security consultations on Wednesday amid concern it could be targeted by Syria or Iran if the United States strikes Syrian government forces...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Iran’s Presence, Drone Program in Syria
In recent months, tensions between Israel and Iran have evolved from covert and proxy battles to direct confrontation. Early Monday, Israel targeted the Syrian regime's T-4...
Special Report: How a Secret Russian Airlift Helps Syria’s Assad
In a corner of the departures area at Rostov airport in southern Russia, a group of about 130 men, many of them carrying overstuffed military-style...
Assad Closer to Ghouta Victory, as Some Rebels Prepare to Quit
The Syrian government moved closer to ending rebel resistance in eastern Ghouta as civilians streamed out of one of its besieged, bomb-battered towns on Thursday...
Turkey Says Its Forces Won’t Stay in Syria’s Afrin Region
Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its "real owners," once it has been cleared of "terrorists," Turkey...
Syrian Ruler Assad Films Himself Driving to Ghouta to Demonstrate Victory
President Bashar al-Assad flaunted government advances in Syria's seven-year war by filming himself driving to meet frontline soldiers near Damascus, making a video of the...
Syrian Jets Hit South in First Such Attacks Since Truce, Rebels Say
Syrian jets struck rebel-held towns in the country's south on Monday, the first aerial attacks on the area since the United States and Russia brokered...
First Aid Convoy Reaches Syria’s Ghouta, Stripped of Medical Supplies
An aid convoy began to cross into Syria's eastern Ghouta on Monday, bringing the first relief to the besieged enclave since one of the deadliest government assaults of the seven-year war began two weeks...
Proposed Weapons Sales by US Companies to Turkey, Qatar Raise Concerns
Advanced anti-tank missiles that the US companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin plan to sell to Turkey and Qatar could end up in the hands of jihadists. That...
Report: Iran Is Building Another Syrian Base to Target Israel
Iran has constructed another military base in Syria, with the ability to host missiles that can strike any part of Israel, according to ImageSat International satellite...
Israeli General Dismisses Iran’s Claim Jewish State’s Invincibility Is Crumbling
A retired IDF general dismissed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s claim on Sunday that the downing of an Israeli fighter jet last week demolished...
Where’s the Outrage for Turkey’s Deadly Assault on the Kurds?
A full-fledged military assault on a predominantly Muslim community typically sparks a global wave of protests, condemnation, and sometimes calls by Islamist leaders for retaliation. This...
Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem Warns That Syrian Chemical Weapons May Spillover Into Israel
JNS.org - A classified cable sent to Israeli ambassadors by Israel’s Foreign Ministry warned that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad may again utilize chemical weapons in an...
