Tag: Syria

In Lavrov's view, the biggest threat in Syria today is posed by US-backed opposition forces, some of which are also aligned with Israel.

"I have clarified to our friends in Washington and our friends in Moscow that we will operate in Syria, including southern Syria, in accordance with our understanding and in accordance with our security needs."

Those genius peacemakers at the Pentagon permitted Iran's armies to deploy 12 to 3 miles from Israel's border.

Tariq Ramadan is persona non grata in Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria, and Israel. So, hey, there's at least one thing everyone in the region agrees on.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have established a new militia named Brigade 313 in Southern Syria.

The UAV was made in Russia, and launched by the Assad army, apparently for gathering intelligence about the deployment of anti-government forces along the border with Israel.

The drone was flying over the demilitarized zone on the Northern Golan Heights.

What's going on in the Middle East? What's the situation on the Syrian side of the Golan? How will the sudden resignation of the Lebanese Prime Minister due to the Iran/Hezbollah influence the country? Joshua Hasten interviews journalist Seth Frantzman on today's Israel Uncensored.

Druze residents in the Golan Heights maintain a complicated relationship with Israel.

The Islamic Republic is trying to establish a permanent military presence it Syria, along Israel's northern border, Netanyahu warned.

The IDF is prepared to prevent a military takeover of the Syrian-Druze village of el-Hader, adjacent to the Israel-Syria border,

Syrian weapons are shared with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrilla group that is dedicated to Israel's annihilation.

Hezbollah has the political clout of a government, the firepower of an army and the strategic approach of a terrorist organization.

IDF military intelligence says Sha'iti is now taking his orders from Qassem Soleimani, head of the Qods Force that leads the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Europe, reeling from successive waves of refugees and migrants, desperately needs the end of the Syrian civil war, which for the first time seems in the offing. But the emerging peace will only increase the emigration.

The IDF has in the past targeted the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, after a November 2016 attack on an Israeli soldier in the Golan Heights.

The Syrian Democratic Forces coalition on October 20 officially announced at a news conference that the city had been liberated from ISIS.

The IDF issued a statement following the operation: We will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israeli sovereignty.

Some frank exchanges were reported about Shoigu's meetings with PM Netanyahu and Minister Liberman, and they were all about the Iranian threat to Middle east peace.

Netanyahu also said that Iran would have an arsenal of nuclear weapons within 8-10 years if the nuclear deal is not changed.

“We will not allow the transfer of advanced weaponry by Iran through Syria to Lebanon."

The attack was a response to anti-aircraft fire aimed at IAF planes on a routine photographic mission flight over Lebanon.

“There’s the nuclear threat of a deal that will lead to a nuclear Iran, and also an aggressive Iran that is spreading terror throughout this region."

"The Lebanese army has lost its independence and become an integral part of the Hezbollah network."

While Peretz just stood and stared silently at his attacker, another member of the Israeli delegation, former Deputy Foreign Minister Majalli Wahabi, a Druze, defended Peretz, or, actually, attacked the Moroccan MP.