Posts Tagged: Syrian President Bashar Assad
Israeli PM Netanyahu Flies to Moscow for Talks on Syria With Russian President Putin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Monday to discuss Israeli concerns about any expansion of Iran's military foothold in Syria with Russian President...
Western, Arab States Sidestep Assad Fate in Syria Proposals
Five Western and Arab states that have backed the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad make no reference to his future in a document proposing...
Turkey Urges Russia, Iran to Stop Syrian Army Offensive in Idlib
Turkey called on Russia and Iran on Wednesday to pressure Syrian authorities to halt a military offensive in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, which Damascus launched...
Syrian Rebels Set to Depart Enclave in South, as Army Gains in North
Syrian rebels prepared to evacuate an enclave in southwestern Syria on Friday in a surrender deal with the government, state media said, as the army...
Less Than 1,000 ISIS fighters Remain in Iraq and Syria, Coalition Says
Fewer than 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, the United States-led international coalition fighting the hardline Sunni militant group said on Wednesday,...
During Surprise Syria Visit, Putin Orders Pullout of ‘Significant Part’ of Russian Forces From Country
President Vladimir Putin ordered "a significant part" of Russia's military contingent in Syria to start withdrawing on Monday, saying Moscow and Damascus had achieved their...
Russia Working to Remove Iranian Forces From Syria, Israeli Lawmaker Says
JNS.org - “Russia is working so that [Syrian President] Bashar Assad will control Syria and that the country will be clean of foreign forces, including Iranian...
Golan Heights Residents on Edge After Latest Cross-Border Exchange of Fire; ‘After Syria Civil War Ends, Guns Will Be Turned on Israel’
Residents of Israel’s Golan Heights region are on edge following the latest exchange of fire on the border with Syria. Early Saturday morning, five rockets were...
Washington Post: With Recent Strike on Syrian Chemical Weapons Facility, Israel May Have ‘Done a Service to Humanity’
US President Donald Trump should heed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent warnings about the danger posed by Iran’s effort to establish a permanent military...
‘Conflict Management’: The Collapse of a Concept
"…to remain at peace when you should be going to war may be often very dangerous." -- Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War, 431 BCE. ... This...
Syria Investigator: There Is Enough Evidence to Convict Assad of War Crimes
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has gathered enough evidence for President Bashar al-Assad to be convicted of war crimes, a prominent member of...
To Honor Elie Wiesel’s First Yahrzeit, Israel Should Bomb Syria’s Crematoria
This month, on the 26th of Sivan, we will mark the first yahrzeit of Elie Wiesel. Almost no one in my life has touched and inspired...
US Launches Airstrikes in Syria Against Pro-Assad Regime Forces
The US military launched fresh air strikes against pro-Assad troops in Syria after they ignored repeated warnings from both coalition and Russian forces, officials told...
Report: Israeli Airstrike Hits Hezbollah-Operated Iranian Arms Supply Hub in Damascus
JNS.org - Syrian state media reported Thursday that large explosions during the early morning hours near Damascus International Airport were allegedly the result of an...
