Posts Tagged: Syrian President Bashar Assad
Pretend Ambiguity Is Useless
JNS.org - One can criticize the Israeli government’s policy on Iran, but not without presenting an alternative other than sitting idly by and hoping the...
In Fresh Push to End Syria War, US Blacklists ‘Key Enablers’ of Assad Regime
The United States on Wednesday blacklisted what it called "key enablers" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, reinforcing efforts to push Damascus back to United...
US Imposes Syria-Related Sanctions on Six Individuals
The United States on Thursday blacklisted senior Syrian government officials and leaders of several Syrian military units as Washington continues to impose sanctions aimed at...
Syria Slow to Free Prisoners Despite Coronavirus Risk in Crowded Jails: Rights Groups
Syria is dragging its feet on releasing prisoners under an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, raising fears of mass infections if the new coronavirus...
Russia’s Putin Makes Rare Visit to Syria, Meets Assad
Vladimir Putin met Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday, the Russian leader's second trip to Syria since Moscow intervened decisively on the Syrian president's behalf...
Assad Meets Khamenei in First Iran Visit Since Syrian War Began
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of Syria's war in 2011, meeting Ayatollah...
Syrian State Media: Israel Launched Strikes Along Golan Heights Border
JNS.org - Israel launched strikes along the Golan Heights border region, reported Syrian state media on Monday evening. Israel Defense Forces’ tanks struck a razed hospital and...
‘We Had an Opportunity to Assassinate Assad,’ Top Israeli Official Reveals
JNS.org - Israel has targeted dozens of Iranian and Hezbollah assets in Syria during the seven-year civil war there but has intentionally refrained from any action...
Israel Says Struck Iranian Targets in Syria 200 Times in Last Two Years
Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in the last two years, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday, in a...
US Redirects Syria Funds, Emphasizes It Is Not Withdrawing
The US State Department said on Friday it will redirect $230 million in frozen funding away from Syria and emphasized that the move did not...
Wave of Strikes Hits Syria’s Last Rebel-Held Bastion
Dozens of air strikes and shelling hit parts of the last swathe of Syrian territory still held by rebels on Friday, according to rebels, rescue workers...
Israel Sees Syrian Army Growing Beyond Pre-Civil War Size
Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday that Syria was building up its ground forces beyond their pre-civil war size, an assessment that suggests President Bashar...
Israeli Strike Kills Seven Islamist Insurgents on Syria Border in Golan
Israel said on Thursday it saw potentially stabilizing benefits to President Bashar al-Assad winning the Syrian civil war, after the Israeli military said it killed seven Islamist...
For Buoyant Assad, Syrian War Enters Tricky Phase
President Bashar al-Assad's path to a final victory in the war in Syria is strewn with diplomatic landmines that will complicate his attempt to recover "every inch"...
