Tag: Bashar al-Assad
US Cancels Drone Contract With Turkey
The US canceled a 10 Predator Drone deal with Turkey. Speculation centers on Turkey's increasing relations with Iran.
Why is AIPAC Suddenly Part of the Syria Strike Push?
Team Obama came down hard on AIPAC to use its political muscle to convince members of congress to vote in favor of the U.S. strike on Syria.
U.S. Sen Foreign Relations Comm Queued Up to Vote for Strike on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey made their case for the use of military force against Syria on September 3, in a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Syrian Crisis Not Serious (Yet)
President Obama feels boxed in by his ‘red line’ promise.
Pakistani Taliban Pitch Camps in Syria, Join Anti-Assad Rebellion
Will America and the EU repeat the dreadful mistake of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, whose CIA assembled and trained the nascent al-Qaida Mujahedeen?
Yet Another Enemy of Israel Poised to Join US Foreign Policy Team
Whether Robert Malley will be the most anti-Israel person on Secretary of State John Kerry's foreign policy team may be a tough call, but he sure will fit right in
Obama-Backed Rebels Beheaded Christian, Fed to Dogs
There have been a growing number of accounts of atrocities carried out by rogue elements of the Syrian Free Army.
Turkey and Israel Should Launch Non-Violent Intervention in Syria
An alliance between Turkey and Israel will make the current Syrian regime tremble in their boots.
Tank Shell from Syria Falls on Golan Heights Community
Stray fire from the Syrian civil war sent a Syrian army tank shell on a northern Golan Heights community Wednesday after three months of...
UN Handing Assad $519M in ‘Humanitarian Aid’
The more than 60,000 deaths during the Syrian Civil War, are referred to in UN-speak as "the events in Syria since March, 2011," or, sometimes, as "the current events."
US: Syrian Chem Weapons ‘Locked and Loaded’ on Rockets
Syrian military is just waiting for the "go" order from the embattled President Bashar Al-Assad.
Cyber Warfront: Hacker Group Warns Israel of ‘Reign of Terror’
The group was responsible for exposing an email exchange in which Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was coached on how to conduct himself in a US interview
Report: Almost 50% of Syrian Territory No Longer Under Regime’s Control
Claim made by Riad Al-Assad, commander of the Free Syrian Army.
Report: Russia to Sell Syria Fighter Jets
36 aircraft would be delivered to Syria at a total cost of $550 million.
Assad Rejects Arab League Call to Resign
Arab League has decided to extend its observer mission.
Syria UPDATE: Obama calls on Assad to resign; Russia to block UN Resolution
Approximately 5,000 people have been killed in Syrian government crackdown.