Tag: Bashar Assad
US-sanctioned Syrian businessman dies in alleged Israeli strike
A businessman with close ties to the Syrian regime was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle on the Damascus-Beirut Highway on Monday afternoon, according to Syrian opposition sources.
“Two people were killed in an...
Did Israel lose the Syrian war? Not yet
Ehud Yaari’s recent op-ed “How Israel Lost the Syrian War” provides unequaled insight into Israel’s and other states’ actions during the Syrian civil war. He describes Israel’s tactical successes, noting that IRGC leader Qassem Soleimani’s “original...
Syria appeals to Israel for help via Russia following devastating earthquake
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime sent Israel a “near unprecedented” appeal for aid following the severe earthquake that hit the country on Monday.
Israel received the request through Russia.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake centered in southern Turkey killed...
Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to...
Russia has likely turned a blind eye to Syrian and Iranian transfers of Russian-made weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a new report by an Israeli defense research center has assessed.
Maj. (res.) Tal Be’eri, head of the...
Assad works to gradually return to embrace of Arab world
Despite the enormous atrocities it has committed since the outbreak of the 2011 Syrian civil war, the Assad regime is slowly but steadily returning to somewhat of an embrace in sections of the Arab...
Syria’s new demographics create recruitment options for Iran, Hezbollah
The Israel Defense Forces has identified a new threat in the form of demographic changes in Syria resulting in a significant rise in Shi’ite and Alawite populations, according to a recent report by Israel Hayom.
“The...
After Assad visit, UAE could play role mediating between Syria and Israel
Syria’s President Bashar Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates on March 18 after the Gulf country’s rulers signaled a willingness to strengthen ties with Syria again. Assad’s visit marks a potential warming in...
Israeli observers see Russia-Syria flights as sign of aspiring Putin hegemony, allegiance to Assad
A Russian Defense Ministry announcement on Monday regarding joint Russian and Syrian air-force patrol missions along the Golan Heights—in southern Syria near Israel and over the Euphrates River in northern Syria—represents significant messaging from...
Bashar Assad’s dangerous game
The resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and world powers does not appear to affect Israel, which continues its actions to curb Iran’s establishing itself militarily in Syria or transferring advanced weapons...
Reports name previously unknown senior Quds Force officer ejected by Assad
Recent reports have named a previously unknown senior officer working in Syria on behalf of the Iranian Quds Force, Israel’s Kan news reported on Thursday.
The report, citing an Arabic report by the United States-based Alhura Arabic-language media report,...