Posts Tagged: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad
Russia Blocks UN Security Council Effort to Condemn Deadly Syria Chemical Attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in Syria and push Moscow's ally...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman ‘100% Certain’ Syrian President Assad Ordered Deadly Chemical Attack
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of being directly responsible for a gas attack that killed dozens of people,...
US, Britain and France Propose UN Resolution Condemning Syria Chemical Attack
The United States, Britain and France on Tuesday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution to condemn a suspected deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria,...
Netanyahu Seeks Putin’s Reassurance to Keep Iran From Presence on Israeli Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow on Thursday seeking reassurance from Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country’s presence in Syria would help Israel block...
Russia-Led Syria Talks End With Ceasefire Agreement Amid Tensions With Iran
Russian-led talks on Syria ended with agreement Tuesday to bolster a cease-fire even as apparent disputes with Iran, a staunch supporter of Syrian President Bashar...
Kerry Accuses Syrian Government of Carrying Out ‘Massacre’ in Aleppo
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government of carrying out "nothing short of a massacre" in Aleppo, where thousands on...
Rebels in Aleppo Face Possible Collapse Following Syrian Regime’s Latest Onslaught
Civilians in Aleppo’s decimated rebel-held neighborhoods said their situation is growing increasingly desperate as signs mount that the opposition in the city faces potential collapse...
Following UN Confirmation, White House Condemns Assad Regime for Chemical-Weapons Attacks
The White House is condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for using chemical weapons against Syrians, after the United Nations and the Organization for the...
Syria Again Uses Deadly Sarin Nerve Gas, Israeli Official Says
JNS.org - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has used deadly sarin nerve gas for the first time since 2013, when Syria agreed to stop using chemical...
Aleppo Truce Extended as 13 Iranian Soldiers Killed in Fight Against Islamist Militants
Thirteen Iranian soldiers were killed in a battle with Islamist militants over a village near the Syrian city of Aleppo, Tehran said on Saturday, in...
Russia Urges Syrian President Not to Reject Cease-Fire Plan
President Bashar al-Assad was out of step with the views of his main ally, Russia, when he said he planned to fight on until he...
Israel Skeptical About Syrian Ceasefire, Suggests Sectarian Partition
Israel voiced doubt on Sunday that an international ceasefire plan for Syria would succeed, suggesting a sectarian partition of the country was inevitable and perhaps...
Russian Airstrikes in Syria Have Stabilized Assad’s Government, Top US General Says
Russia’s campaign of airstrikes against opponents of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has stabilized Mr. Assad’s government, America’s top general said Wednesday. That has probably...
Syria Sizzles, Lebanon Stinks: Another Complex Day in Israel’s Neighborhood
JNS.org - As untouched mounds of trash piled up on the streets of Beirut, Lebanon, in recent months, with no one coming to clean it up,...
