Israel Closer Than Ever To Getting Drawn Into The Syrian Conflict
Multiple news outlets are reporting that Israeli military vehicles have occupied the Golan Heights after the region was hit by gunfire coming from neighboring Syria.No injuries have been reported."A...
View ArticleBritish PM David Cameron Supports Safe Haven And Possible Immunity For Bashar...
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would support granting President Bashar al-Assad a safe passage out of Syria to end the nation's bloodshed, in a television interview Tuesday.Asked what he...
View ArticleSyrian Rebels Are Now Firing Directly At Assad's Palace
As the world was eagerly awaiting the results of last nights U.S. presidential election, Syrian rebels planned a major offensive, bombing a hilltop area in Damascus mostly populated by members of...
View ArticleSyrian President Bashar al-Assad Vows To Die In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday rejected calls that he seek a safe exit, vowing he would "live in Syria and die in Syria" in an interview with Russian-backed international channel RT."I am...
View ArticleIsrael Fires Into Syria For The First Time Since 1973
Israeli troops fired warning shots into Syria Sunday, the army said in a statement, in what public radio said was the first Israeli fire directed at the military in the Golan Heights area since the...
View ArticleDisturbing Fake Videos Are Making The Rounds In Syria
ALEPPO, Syria — Videos posted to the internet have played a key propaganda role in Syria's bloody civil war. The footage typically shows brutal attacks, beatings and mass executions. Many clips show...
View ArticleUS Citizen Fighting For Syrian Rebels Has Been Branded A 'Terrorist' By Assad...
American Citizen and self professed "freedom fighter"Matthew VanDyke was shocked when TV broadcasts in Syria labeled him a 'terrorist,' but he wasn't surprised."I'm not the first one they've called a...
View ArticleHow The Syrian Conflict Is Going To End
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has assumed personal command of the military and in spite of numerous signs that his grip of power has loosened significantly, he has vowed to fight to the death to...
View ArticleSyrian Rebels Tighten The Noose On Assad
Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just ten miles east of Damascus on Sunday, the second military facility on the outskirts of the capital to fall to President Bashar al-Assad's opponents this...
View ArticleMedvedev Slams 'Unacceptable' Western Support For Syrian Rebels
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slammed as "unacceptable" the recognition and support by France and other states of the Syrian opposition battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.In a...
View ArticleRussia Has Been Sending Syria Huge Amounts Of Cash To Keep Assad's Regime Afloat
This past summer, as the Syrian economy began to unravel and the military pressed hard against an armed rebellion, a Syrian government plane ferried what flight records describe as more than 200 tons...
View ArticleThe War For Syria Is Also A War For Iraq
Divided by history, geography and God, Abu Mohammed and Abu Hamza both smoke Marlboro cigarettes and agree on one point: The war for Syria is also a war for Iraq.Driven from their homes by the 2003...
View ArticleSyria Has Totally Shut Down Internet Across The Country
According to US-based Internet monitoring sites, the internet in Syria has been completely shut down.Rensey posted a note on its website today that said "in the global routing table, all 84 of Syria's...
View ArticleThe Turkish President Says A Syrian Attack On Turkey Would Be 'Madness'
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Thursday he considered a Syrian attack on Turkey unlikely because that would be "madness", as Ankara asked NATO to deploy surface-to-air missiles along their...
View ArticleThe Syrian Military Just Did Something No Other Force On The World Will Do...
The Syrian regime was the only government in the world to lay new landmines this year, campaigners said Thursday as they issued an annual report on the use and effect of the devastating weapons.Mark...
View Article'The Gates Of Hell' Are Opening Around Damascus As Rebels Close In On Assad
For days Syrian warplanes and artillery have been relentlessly bombing rebel-held positions on the outskirts of Damascus as they try to secure that area around the capital, Patrick J. McDonnell of The...
View ArticleUS Official Believes Syria Has Begun Preparing Deadly Nerve Gas
Reports suggest that the regime of Bashar Al-Assad has begun mixing the two chemicals needed to weaponize sarin gas.An unnamed U.S. official told Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman of Wired that some...
View ArticleRussian Diplomats: Bashar Al-Assad Has Lost All Hope Of Victory Or Escape
Russian diplomats who recently met with Bashar al-Assad about two weeks ago say the Syrian president has lost all hope of victory or escape, a Russian political analyst tells Anne Barnard and Ellen...
View ArticleBashar Al-Assad Bombs Own Capital As Rebels Close In On His Position
Warplanes on Wednesday pounded suburbs of Damascus as regime forces fought to reclaim rebel-held areas of the capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The Britain-based watchdog, which...
View ArticleBashar Al-Asad Is Likely To Stick Around A Bit Longer Than Commonly Expected
The United States Senate has issued an order to the Pentagon to come up with a "military options" for the Syrian Civil War.The options must come within 90 days of the enactment of the National Defense...
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