Debts will have to be paid for the casualties of this war, and some soldiers are becoming rather too over-confident Robert Fisk Hama, Syria @indyvoices Thursday 1 February 2018 A […]
By Reuters – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighbourhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria, on Friday (AP photo by Hassan Ammar) ASTANA — Russia and regional powers Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria’s warring parties […]
KSA continues military support for moderate Syrians ARAB NEWS | Published — Wednesday 1 June 2016 Previous Rebel fighters from the First Regiment, part of the Free Syrian Army, fire a Grad rocket from Aleppo’s Al-Haidariya neighbourhood, towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad stationed in Talet al-Sheikh Youssef, […]
A 30-year-old man from canton Vaud has been given a suspended sentence of 600 hours of community service for attempting to join the Islamic State terror group in Syria. This […]
The Obama administration and the governing media hope to draw a distinction between the “good” anti-Assad rebels in Syria and the ones who are affiliated with Al Qaeda. But Robert […]
The Obama administration and the governing media hope to draw a distinction between the “good” anti-Assad rebels in Syria and the ones who are affiliated with Al Qaeda. But Robert […]
Foreigners fueled by Islamic fury are rushing to Syria to fight President Bashar Assad at a faster rate than the flow of rebels into Afghanistan in the war against a Soviet-backed regime in the 1980s, analysts say. By Kristina Wong The Washington Times An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 foreign fighters […]
PARIS — “I am French”, explains the young man in the YouTube video carrying a Kalashnikov and wearing a kufiya cotton headdress as he sits in front of a waving […]
A group of Takfiri militants in Syria have reportedly killed a senior commander of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) amid growing infighting among the foreign-sponsored armed groups in the […]
Source: Asiatimes. THE ROVING EYE Assad talks, Russia walks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wasted a golden opportunity in an interview to explain to the Western public, even briefly, why petro-monarchies Saudi Arabia and Qatar, plus Turkey, have the hots for setting Syria on fire. While he was talking, Russia was […]
DAMASCUS — The Free Syrian Army (FSA) pledged on Wednesday to punish atrocities amid outrage over a video showing the mutilation of a corpse, as the regime ruled out discussing […]
BY AFSIN YURDAKUL | APRIL 28, 2013 FOREIGN POLICY SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN SYRIA — On a chilly morning in late March, I met the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Chief of […]
Foreign instructors are training Syrian rebels in modern warfare in Jordan, suggest media reports from Europe. Sources claim the trainees will be the security force if Assad goes, while the […]
AFP | Mar 02, 2013 | 23:09 Updated: Mar 02, 2013 | 23:09 DEIR EZZOR, Syria — Victory in Syria’s civil war is still up for grabs, but some rebel […]
By Karen DeYoung, Published: December 25 Planning for the day after the anticipated fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has become a race against time that many proponents of a pluralistic, democratic Syria fear they are losing. In Washington, Istanbul and elsewhere, opposition activists and their supporters are establishing databases […]
Over the past month, rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government’s military dominance. The Russians – who have […]
American who fought with anti-Gadaffi rebels turns up in Aleppo and claims to be filming a documentary Share209 Katie Rogers, guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 November 2012 An American who fought alongside […]
by Taylor Luck | Dec 08, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities have arrested six jihadists along the northern border over the past 48 hours, officials said on Saturday, amid a reported rise in attempts by Islamic militants to infiltrate Syria. According to a security source, authorities arrested four […]
CAIRO: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday he feared that the militarization of the conflict in Syria could turn the country into a “regional battleground.” “We are deeply concerned […]
Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent THE terrified men lie huddled in a group on the dusty floor of an abandoned building as armed opposition fighters kick and stamp on their bodies. Amid the chaos, the prisoners protest their innocence, but their cries go unheeded. Their captors – apparently fighters from […]
