Rebels abducted and killed a pro-regime imam from the eastern Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood of Aleppo, then mutilated his body and dragged it through the streets. Rebels claim that order is being maintained in Raqqa, but lawlessness is increasing in some rebel-held areas, and infighting is reported between secular and jihadist factions. The opposition claims that […]
Colonel Riyad al Assad, the founder of the Free Syrian Army and a top commander, called al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria “our brothers in Islam,” and commended the terror group for its prowess on the battlefield.
At least 20 people in the northern town of Hretaan were killed by what opposition activists claimed was a Scud missile. The Syrian Military Council claimed that a number of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commanders were killed yesterday when Free Syrian Army forces attacked a plane allegedly carrying arms from Iran as it landed at Damascus […]
Turkey and Israel Feel the Effect as Syria’s Civil War Fuels Tensions at Borders
NSC urged Obama to give body armor to Syrian rebels
The FBI arrested Eric Harroun two days ago at Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC. Harroun admitted to fighting with al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.
UN arms treaty blocked by Iran, North Korea and Syria
Rebel forces have encircled much of Damascus and are intensifying their attacks. Mortar rounds hit the architecture department at Damascus University, killing at least 15 civilians in what state media are calling a terrorist attack. Government forces are retaliating against rebel strongholds in the suburbs, resulting in civilian casualties. Fighters attacked a bus carrying Public […]
Al-Nusra doubles as Syrians join from Iraq
Omar al Chechen has formed Jaish al-Muhajireen wa Ansar, or Army of the Emigrants and Helpers, and merged his Muhajireen Brigade with several Syrian jihadist groups.
Today’s suicide attack is the second in the Syrian capital in five days.
Rebels warned citizens yesterday to leave Damascus due to planned strikes on government and military targets in the city. Today a car bomb near a military supply office in Damascus killed at least three people, and mortars hit two schools, a hospital, and an office of the government news agency. The UN is relocating most […]
Syria’s Shiites offer different picture of war
The role of Tunisians in the Syrian war has become a hot topic in recent weeks. Ansar al Sharia Tunisia continues to lionize Tunisian “martyrs” and recently devoted a chant to them on its Facebook and YouTube pages.
Backing up Obama’s warnings to Syria creates tough challenges on two fronts
Arms Airlift to Syria Rebels Expands, With CIA Aid
IDF turns attention to Lebanon as Syrian army falls apart
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria teamed up with several rebel groups to overrun an air force base and several checkpoints in Dara’a province. The operation put Al Nusrah and its allies in effective control of an area that borders both Israel and Jordan.
Lebanon Premier’s Resignation Exposes Lebanon to Instability
I flew secret missions carrying cash and weapons into Syria for Assad, pilot reveals
The leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition tried to resign, saying the SNC was too heavily influenced by Islamists and foreign powers, but the SNC rejected the resignation. Rebels continued their offensive near the Jordanian border. The Arab League transferred Syria’s seat in the organization to the opposition. The EU failed to reach an […]
Syrian with ties to 9/11 hijackers still in US, virtually immune from deportation
Syria chemical weapons: finger pointed at jihadists
A decade after Iraq invasion, America’s voice in Baghdad has gone from a boom to a whimper
Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast
Syria’s Continuing Civil War
Syria fires on Lebanon: Lebanese seethe, government mum
Rebels loyal to the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front and the Al Yarmuk Brigade captured a strategic military base south of Damascus. Crowds gathered in Damascus for the funeral of a pro-government cleric killed in a suicide attack earlier this week. Alawites opposed to President Assad met in Cairo to plot an alternative to his […]
Lebanese Premier Resigns as Syrian War Fuels Sectarian Split
New terror threat to Tunisia