Posts Tagged: President Bashar al-Assad
Civilian Evacuation Delayed in Aleppo as Shelling Resumes in Syrian City
Artillery shelling resumed early Wednesday on besieged eastern neighborhoods of the Syrian city of Aleppo, delaying the evacuation of thousands of civilians and medical staff...
Russia Tells Rebels to Leave Aleppo by Friday Evening, Signaling Moratorium on Air Strikes
Russia on Wednesday told anti-government rebels holed up in Syria's Aleppo to leave by Friday evening, signaling it would extend a moratorium on air strikes...
Top Hezbollah Commander Killed in Mysterious Blast in Syria
JNS.org - Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in what was described by the terror group as a “major explosion” at Damascus International Airport on...
Obama Admin Secretly Communicated With Assad Regime for Years, Officials Say
The Obama administration pursued secret communications with elements of Syria’s regime over several years in a failed attempt to limit violence and get President Bashar al-Assad to...
Under Russian Cover, Iran Sends Troops to Syria
JNS.org - Iran has sent hundreds of troops to Syria in its first open deployment of forces to the civil war-torn country. Iranian forces are joining...
Islamic State Reportedly Gains Ground Near Israeli Golan Heights
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group is reportedly making gains in the Golan Heights region near the Israeli-Syrian border as rebel groups operating in the...
Netanyahu Tells Ban Ki-moon: Israel Faces Double Standard at U.N.
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday that Israel faces a double standard at the world...
ISIS Soldier Behind Brussels Jewish Museum Killings, Says France’s Hollande
Mehdi Nemmouche, the primary suspect in the Brussels Jewish Museum shooting of four people, including two Jews, last month, was a jihadist fighter for...
New Hezbollah Unit Training Shiite Guerrillas Across Mideast
The Lebanon-based, Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah has assembled a new group named Unit 3800" which is tasked with arming and training Shiite militants in Iraq,...
Voting Begins for Syrian Presidential Election; Assad Likely to Win
CNN - Polls for the Syrian presidential election opened Tuesday against the backdrop of a bloody and protracted civil war. The outcome is hardly in doubt:...
Report: U.S. Skeptical Syria Will Get Rid of Chemical Weapons Stockpile
Officials in the United States government, citing intelligence reports, say they are skeptical that the Syrian government will fully declare its chemical weapons stockpile, CNN...
Report: Netanyahu Backed U.S.-Russia Chemical Weapons Deal for Syria
Ynet - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US Secretary of State John Kerry last week to try to reach an agreement with Russia to seize Syria's chemical...
Iran Boosts Presence in Syria
Wall Street Journal - At a base near Tehran, Iranian forces are training Shiite militiamen from across the Arab world to do battle in Syria—showing...
Syrian Army Fears Rebel Onslaught if U.S. Strikes
Jerusalem Post - It isn't the US cruise missiles that terrify Saleem, a pro-government militia fighter who survived some of the toughest battles of Syria's...
