Tag: Syria
Deputy foreign minister: Syria has right to employ armed struggle to free Golan
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said in a March 22, 2019 interview on Mayadeen TV (Lebanon) that the Trump administration is acting against the basic interests of the American people and imposing coercive...
‘It is time’ to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights: Donald Trump
Amid recent calls for such a move, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday his support for Israel to remain in control over the strategic Golan Heights region.
“After 52 years it is time for the United...
After eight years of civil war, the return of Syria to the Arab world
Nearly eight years into the civil war in Syria, the government forces led by Syrian President Bashar Assad—and supported by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah—have regained control of the majority of Syria. As the war appears...
American troop withdrawal from Syria would be ‘giving away a strategic bargaining chip’
A decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull some 2,000 American special force troops from eastern Syria will provide a boost to Russia and Iran, but Israel should not play a prominent role...
Report: Israel discovers new Iranian precision missile factory in Syria
Iran has constructed a new precision missile factory in Syria, reported Israel’s Channel 12 on Thursday.
It’s in the same location where Israeli airstrikes destroyed another factory last year.
Israel uncovered the factory, built just outside Latakia,...
Trump: US military to stay in Syria, Iraq to combat Iran and ‘to protect...
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to reverse course on his desire to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, now saying that they will stay there and in Iraq to combat Iran, which he stated is...
Israel’s prime minister: ‘We are determined to prevent Iran’ in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Qasem Soleimani on Wednesday about the activities of his army and proxies in Syria.
“Instead of interfering in the elections, Soleimani would do well to...
Russia warns Israel to stop ‘arbitrary’ airstrikes in Syria
Russia warned Israel on Wednesday to stop its “arbitrary” airstrikes in Syria, saying that they should be “ruled out.” This comes just days after Israel launched a massive attack on numerous Iranian targets in Syria such...
Is the American and Israeli strategy on Iran succeeding?
Israel appears to be on the same page with the Trump administration regarding Iran, with the United States focusing on reimposed economic sanctions and overt diplomatic stances while Israel handles covert and military components.
Airstrikes...
Israel is still doing America’s dirty work in Syria
For some observers, this past weekend’s revelations about Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in Syria was just politics as usual in the Jewish state. Some pundits treated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public acknowledgement...