Tag: Syrian Civil War
US sanctions senior officials affiliated with Assad-led Syrian government
The United States sanctioned Syrian President Bashar Assad’s top press officer and a prominent member of the Syrian Ba’ath Party, in addition to three senior Syrian military officials. on Thursday.
Luna Al Shibl is a prominent member...
US sanctions Syrian leader’s oldest son, other individuals and entities
The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s oldest son, Hafez Assad, named after his grandfather. He was sanctioned along with three other individuals and 10 entities.
The sanctions were imposed under the Caesar...
US sanctions Syrian government, including President Bashar Assad
The United States imposed sanctions on 39 Syrian individuals and entities on Wednesday, including Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma, in an attempt to choke off revenue for the regime.
The sanctions were imposed under...
The threat of the new Shi’ite ‘Afghan alumni’
Iran has long experience organizing and operating armed militias to promote its interests. During the Bosnian war in the 1990s, thousands of Afghan “alumni” (Mujahideen) arrived in Bosnia to help the local Muslims.
One of...
Russia and Iran in ‘hectic race’ for the future of war-torn Syria
In a scathing April 22 column in the Syrian daily Al-Watan, which is affiliated with the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Rif’at Ibrahim Al-Badawi accused Syria allies Russia and Iran of individually pressuring Syria...
By pulling out, America leaves Syria ‘deserted’ for Israel’s foes
The Israel Air Force carried out airstrikes on Tuesday night against a series of targets involving Iranian weapons’ transfers to Hezbollah, as well as several senior members of the terror organization. Syrian air defenses...
Friend or foe? Russia and Israel grapple with geostrategic interests in Mideast
The announcement this month that Russia planned to transfer the advance S-300 surface-to-air defense system to Syria in response to the recent accidental downing of a Russian military plane in Syria, raised alarm bells...
Israel, US blast Russia over S-300 transfer to Syria
Israel and the United States strongly criticized Russia over its decision to transfer the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Moscow’s decision to...
Leading Syrian chemical-weapons and Iran missile developer killed in bombing
A senior Syrian scientist involved in Syria’s chemical-weapons development and Iran’s missile program was killed in a bombing, according to Syrian news reports on Sunday.
Aziz Azbar, the head of the Syrian Scientific Research and...
IDF officially shuts down Syrian field hospital
The IDF announced on Friday that it was shutting down the field clinic it used to treat thousands of Syrians injured in the country’s seven-year civil war.
Mazor Ladach “relief for the suffering” field clinic...