Posts Tagged: Assad
Syrian Kurds Say They Will ‘Chart Road Map to Decentralized Syria’
A Syrian Kurdish group said on Saturday it had decided with the government to "chart a road map to a democratic and decentralized Syria," but there was...
Echoing Other World Leaders, Assad Brazenly Lies on Syria Chemical Weapons Use
In an unprecedented television interview on May 30 on Russia Today, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made detailed comments about his army’s use of chemical weapons...
Iran and Russia Encourage and Aid Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program
The issue of the chemical weapons (CW) possessed and employed by Syria since it supposedly decided to get rid of them has become an increasingly tangled...
Israel’s Netanyahu Voices ‘Full Support’ for US Strikes on Syria Weapons Facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared Israel’s “full support” for Friday’s US-led air strikes in Syria. The US, allied with France and Britain, struck...
Report: Assad Offers Israel 25-Mile Buffer Zone on Syrian Border
JNS.org - During Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s surprise visit to Russia last week, Assad relayed a message to Israel via Moscow that Damascus would be willing...
Iran’s North Korean Path
Iran is reacting angrily to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's announcement on Tuesday, and to subsequent comments by US Defense Secretary James Mattis Wednesday,...
Report: Russian-Brokered Cease-Fire in Syria Holding Despite Minor Violations
A nationwide Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey that went into effect at midnight was holding Friday despite minor violations, marking a potential breakthrough...
AIPAC Remains Silent on Stalled Anti-Assad Bill
JNS.org -- Major Jewish organizations have expressed widespread support for bipartisan legislation that would penalize the Syrian regime, with the singular exception of the American Israel Public...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Director: Expansionist Iran Wants to Turn Syria Into Iranian Province
"Iran wants to turn Syria into a province of Iran," said the director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, on Monday, according to Business Insider. Iran, said...
Report: Germany Tells Hezbollah Israeli Response to Kuntar Retaliation Will be ‘Forceful and Costly’
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah rejected German diplomats' warnings against retaliating for the alleged Israeli assassination of a senior Hezbollah operative near Damascus, Lebanese newspaper Aliwaa reported on Wednesday. According to the report, German...
Russia Pushes Back Against Designating Hezbollah, Hamas Terrorist Organizations
While Washington and Moscow agree that ISIS, al-Qaeda and Jabhat al-Nusra constitute the main terrorist threats in Syria, Russia has pushed back against a similar designation for Lebanese Hezbollah...
Knesset Majority Leader Says Russian Involvement in Syria Works to Israel’s Advantage
Russia's recent intervention in Syria in support of the country's embattled President Assad is working to Israel's advantage, the Majority Leader of Israel's Knesset said on Saturday...
Report: Israel Estimates Massive Hezbollah Losses in Syria
Israeli officials estimate that one third of Hezbollah's active fighters have been killed or wounded in the Syrian civil war, Israeli news site Walla reported on Tuesday. According to...
Kerry Claims Assad Was Ready to Make Peace With Israel Before Arab Spring
Syrian President Bashar Assad was ready to make peace with Israel in exchange for the Golan Heights before Arab Spring protests began to spread in 2011,...
