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Plenty of money for weapons in Syria, little for refugees
Libya
Syria groundwork began months ago
Syria
Deputy Prime Minister Jamil said the conflict has reached a stalemate and the government will call for a ceasefire at the Geneva Two conference. US intelligence indicates the Assad regime has been moving chemical weapons since the US-Russian deal was reached for their surrender. The Supreme Military Council said the Islamic State of Iraq and […]
Al Nusrah Front
Moroccan terror suspect arrested in Ceuta
Russia
Syria moves chemical weapons again, motive unclear
Al Qaeda
Court document references al Qaeda-linked chemical weapons program in Somalia
Salafi jihadist from Gaza reportedly killed fighting for ISIS in Syria
A Palestinian from the northern Gaza City of Beit Hanoun reportedly died recently in a “martyrdom operation” while fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria. Mohammed Za’anin is at least the fourth jihadist from Gaza to have been killed fighting in Syria.
Report: American-supplied arms fell into al Qaeda’s hands
According to Syrian opposition sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, some light weapons and ammunition “funneled” by the CIA into Syria have been captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al Qaeda affiliate.
Israeli Arab killed in Syria fought with Al Nusrah Front
An Israeli Arab recently killed in Syria is reported to have fought alongside the Al Nusrah Front prior to his death.
Syria
Snipers haunt Syrian Christian town of Maalula
Syria
President Assad said disposal of Syria’s chemical weapons would take about a year and cost $1 billion. He strongly denied that his government was behind the Aug. 21 gas attack, and said Syria is committed to the US-Russian agreement for the surrender of Syria’s chemical arsenal. Syria gave Russia materials said to implicate the rebels […]
Free Syrian Army
In enemy care: Syrians treated in Israeli hospitals
Russia
Russia handed materials by Syrian regime implicating rebels in chemical attack
Syria
UN Data on Gas Attack Points to Assad’s Top Forces
Syria
The pilot of a Syrian helicopter shot down over Latakia by a Turkish warplane may have been killed. The Syrian military said the helicopter had mistakenly crossed over into Turkish airspace while looking for infiltrating rebels. A car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey in Idlib, injuring […]
Israeli Arab reportedly killed fighting regime forces in Syria
Mueid Juma’a is thought to be the first Israeli killed in the ongoing Syrian civil war. At least 10 Israelis are believed to have fought alongside the rebels. Some have returned to Israel and been arrested by authorities.
Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham attack Syrian villages
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, has claimed that it and the Ahrar al Sham Islamic Movement attacked three Alawite villages in the province of Homs.
Iran
Iranian President’s Speech and Online Army Video Point to Iran’s Dueling Interests in Syria
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front said it and a rebel battalion attacked three villages in eastern Homs last week; 22 civilians were killed. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant executed two Alawite men in Raqqah city. A rebel battalion in Raqqah city detained a rebel commander for publishing articles critical of the rebel forces. […]
Islamists dominate Syrian insurgency
A recent study by a British defense consultancy estimates that nearly half of the Syrian opposition forces are aligned with extremists, and that only a small minority are affiliated with basically secular or nationalist groups.
Iran
UN Syria warcrimes team checking 14 alleged chemical attacks
Iran
Iranians Dial Up Presence in Syria
Iran
Inside White House, a Reversal on Syrian Arms
Iraq
Lessons from Iraq, Libya loom large as diplomats ponder Syrian weapons probe
Syria
Regime forces stepped up attacks on rebel-held areas of Damascus following the US-Russian agreement on Syria’s chemical weapons; the rebels, disappointed with the recent deal, want the focus shifted to tilting the war in their favor. A recent study by a British defense consultancy estimates that nearly half of the Syrian rebels are now aligned […]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
Russia
Pentagon in Back Seat as Kerry Leads Charge
Syria
The Syrian National Coalition elected “moderate Islamist” Ahmad Tumeh as the SNC’s provisional prime minister. Tumeh plans to run the SNC provisional government from northern Syria; its financing is expected to come primarily from the Gulf, and Saudi Arabia in particular. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant clashed with regime forces on the […]
Syria
Maaloula’s cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria’s latest front-line fight takes its toll