Posts Tagged: Latakia
Syria Imposes Curfew in Latakia Days After Protests Turn Violent, State Media Reports
Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of the country's Alawite minority, state media reported on Tuesday, days after four people were killed in protests that spiraled into violence. Syria has been rocked...
Syria: At Least 3 Dead in Blast, Cause Unclear
i24 News - A blast occurred in Syria’s coastal city of Latakia on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving 12 others wounded, local...
Israeli Air Attack Damages Syria’s Aleppo Airport, Takes It Out of Service
An Israeli air attack on Syria's Aleppo airport on Tuesday has damaged the runway and taken the airport out of service, the Syrian defense ministry...
Bashar Assad’s Dangerous Game
JNS.org - The resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and world powers does not appear to affect Israel, which continues its actions to...
Israel Concerned by Reported Pending Deal Between Iran and Assad Regime That Would See Islamic Republic Build Military Base at Mediterranean Port of Latakia
Iran is on the verge of reaching a deal with the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad to build a military base at the port...
Report: Russian Special Forces, Hezbollah Helping Assad Troops Reclaim Syrian Territory ‘Without Confrontation’
Russian special forces backed by Hezbollah have been helping Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops reclaim territory in the mountains and towns of coastal Latakia in Syria, Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai...
Report: Israeli Defense Official Says IDF, Russia to Coordinate Aerial Activities Over Syria
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Moscow tomorrow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an unnamed Israeli defense official said that the Israel...
U.S. Official: Israeli War Planes Hit Syria Base
CNN - Israeli warplanes struck a military base near the Syrian port city of Latakia this week, an Obama administration official told CNN on Thursday. An...
Report: Israeli Air Force Struck Syrian Military Base
JNS.org - Media outlets in Syria and Lebanon have linked Israel with a loud explosion heard on Wednesday night at a Syrian military base near the...
Report: U.S. Syria Strikes May Target Latakia, Assad’s Home Province
A Western diplomat has revealed that expected U.S. strikes on Syria may target Latakia, the home province of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to a...
Syrian Rebel Leader Appeals to Israel, US for Help Fighting Assad Regime Following Chemical Attack
A Syrian rebel leader on Wednesday said his group was desperate for outside intervention by Israel and the US to stop the regime of Syrian...
Iran’s President Rouhani Vows Continued Support for Assad’s Syria
Fox News / AP - Iran's new president expressed his country's support to Syria's embattled leader Bashar Assad's regime Sunday, saying no force in the...
Expert: US Leaks on Alleged Syria Strikes ‘Attempt to Harm Israeli Interests’
JPost - Unnamed US officials leaked information Thursday on alleged Israeli air strikes in Syria, and told The New York Times they expect an additional...
Report: Further Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Weapons Cache Likely
Further Israeli strikes inside Syria are now expected after American intelligence analysts concluded that a recent attempt to destroy a stockpile of weapons there did...
