Tag: Syria
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...
Syrian foreign minister says country ‘can respond any day’ to Israeli airstrikes
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said that a reprisal by Damascus to reported Israeli airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in his country could occur at any time, Kan News reported on Monday.
“We can respond any day; we will not...
Russia reportedly ‘trying to recruit Syrian fighters’ for Ukraine war
Russia is attempting to recruit Syrian fighters for its war against Ukraine, an American defense official quoted by multiple American media outlets said on Tuesday.
The official said a report by The Wall Street Journal the previous...
Israel hits targets near Quneitra, reports Syrian media
Israeli missiles struck targets near Quneitra in southwestern Syria early on Wednesday, according to official Syrian media.
The missiles were launched from the Golan Heights just after midnight and caused material damage but no casualties,...
Video provides rare glimpse into Hezbollah’s entrenchment in southern Syria
Early on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army reported that the Israel Defense Forces fired a number of surface-to-surface missiles from the Golan Heights at military positions in Syria’s Quneitra region. There were no reports of injuries,...
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...
Syrian official slams Russia for ‘silence’ over alleged Israeli strikes
Recent airstrikes on Syria, attributed by Syrian officials to Israel, have led to friction between Syria’s military and their Russian counterparts, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported on Monday.
A senior Syrian official who spoke to the paper,...
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...
The US promised, Israel delivered
The two reported Israeli strikes on secret facilities where the Syrian regime planned to restart its chemical weapons manufacturing program had three goals. The first was to keep non-conventional weapons out of Syria’s hands,...