Al Nusrah Front, foreign jihadists overrun another Syrian military base
The al Qaeda affiliate, the Muhajireen Group, and the Free Syrian Army took control of the headquarters of the Syrian Army’s 80th Regiment near the main airport in Aleppo.
Tag Archives: Syria
Syria
Syrian rebels loot artifacts to raise money for fight against Assad
Ahrar al Sham
Ahrar al-Sham jihadists emerge from shadows in north Syria
Free Syrian Army
CNN exclusive: Fragile cease-fire holds in besieged Syrian town
Syria
Bombing on Syria border may have targeted opposition leader
Russia
Syria finds means of financial survival
‘Islamist factions’ seize Syrian airbase
A fighter from the Ahrar al Sham, a jihadist group in Syria, is heard saying on a video that the aircraft at the overrun al-Jarrah airbase “are now in the hands” of the group. The Al Nusrah Front also participated in the assault.
Suicide bombers kill 14 Syrian security personnel
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, executed the double attack, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s strategy: Rockets on Tel Aviv, raids on Galilee
Al Nusrah front spearheads capture of Syrian dam, claims suicide assault
The al Qaeda affiliate has gained control or has a major presence in several key cities and towns along the Euphrates River, securing its lines of communication into Iraq.
Syria
Iran, Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say
Syria
Syrian War Closes In on the Heart of Damascus
Syria
Islamist rebels captured the country’s largest hydroelectric dam. The government moved tanks to reenforce hard-pressed units in the eastern Jobar district of Damascus. The government said it was ready to meet with the leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition.
Germany
Code Name ‘Murat’: What Germany Knew About Ankara Bomber
Israel
Will the al-Qaeda affiliates ousting Assad turn to Israel next?
Hezbollah
Hezbollah moves into south Lebanon villages
Hezbollah
Iran and Hezbollah build militia networks in Syria in event that Assad falls, officials say
Syria
Syria’s Druze Grapple With Jabhat al-Nusra
Syria
Government and rebel forces battled for the fifth day for control of a key highway in Damascus that connects the city with the country’s north. Rebels fought for control of a military base outside the city of Dei el-Zour, using tanks they had captured previously.
Hezbollah
Israeli strike in Syria might be first in series
Syria
Did the CIA Betray Syria’s Rebels?
Egypt
Violent tide of Salafism threatens the Arab spring
Syria
Government aircraft struck targets across Damascus. Fighting broke out in the town of Daraya and in the eastern district of Jobar. The Minister of Information said the government was open to dialogue with the opposition without any preconditions.
Syria
Syria: how jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra is taking over Syria’s revolution
Syria
Rebels continued to push forward in Damascus, fighting while government forces fought back in an effort to retake sections of the strategic ring road. The UN reported 5,000 refugees per day are fleeing Syria.
Israel
Can Social Media Disarm Syria’s Chemical Arsenal?
Syria
Inching closer to the center of Damascus, rebels overran government positions on a key road. Government forces responded with air and artillery attacks. After 16 days of fighting, government troops took control of the central town of Karnaz.
Syria
Pentagon leaders favored arming Syrian rebels
Suicide assault team hits Syrian intelligence in Palmyra
Yesterday’s attack was likely executed by the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda in Iraq’s affiliate in Syria.
Satellite images reveal unscathed SSRC facility in Syria
Satellite images broadcast on Israel’s Channel 2 show an unscathed facility, but they also show that a road near the facility is clearly burnt, likely the location where a Syrian weapons convoy was struck.