Syria
Syria is a ’10-year issue,’ top US general says
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Iran
Iran’s Ayatollahs Blame Morsi’s ‘Pro-Israeli, Pro-US’ Stance For Egypt Crisis
Syria
The rebel Syrian National Coalition chose a new leader, Ahmad Assi Jarba, a Syrian dissident with close ties to Saudi Arabia; he has previously been charged with obtaining arms for the Free Syrian Army. Both state and opposition media reported a clash near the Turkish border in the town of al-Dana between rebels and an […]
Syria
A suicide bomber detonated in Aleppo. Regime forces increased shelling of Homs. Pro-regime forces along with Hezbollah clashed with rebels in Homs. Russia blocked a draft UN statement calling for humanitarian access to be granted “immediately “in Homs, and proposed instead that civilians be allowed to leave not only Homs but also Nubul and Zahra. […]
Syria
Two Syria shrine towns: Worlds apart yet united in battle
Hezbollah
The Lebanese mood shifts on Syria’s war
Lebanon
Tugged by Syria storm, Lebanon risks drifting into chaos
Syria
In official remarks, Bashar al-Assad called the overthrow of the Morsi government in Egypt a defeat for political Islam. The rebel Syrian National Coalition, which has been leaderless for months, is meeting in Istanbul today to name a new leader. A senior opposition source said the US and France are providing aid to rebel units […]
Syria
A Tunisian commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham was killed in fighting with a military motorcade near Ein Issa in Raqqah. Regime forces assisted by Hezbollah fighters attempted to retake rebel-held areas in Homs, but despite fierce regime shelling did not advance. The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council asked the UN to intervene […]
Syrian jihadists behead Catholic priest, 2 others
The Vatican reported last week that the priest was captured by fighters “linked” to the Al Nusrah Front for the People in the Levant, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. A graphic video of his beheading has been published on the Internet.
Free Syrian Army
Sending Missiles to Syrian Rebels, Qatar Muscles In
Syria
Regime forces launched a major assault on rebel-held areas of Homs, which they have been trying to regain for a year. Saudi Arabia is thought to have recently speeded up shipments of heavy weapons to the rebels. A German aid group announced that three of its employees were kidnapped over six weeks ago in northwest […]
Syria
The Trials of Running a Syrian Refugee Camp
Al Nusrah Front
Terror nexus threatens Tunisia
France
Syria: France’s evidence of chemical weapons use increases with 14 samples
Al Nusrah Front claims joint operations, including a suicide assault, with Syrian rebel groups
Al Qaeda’s affiliate carried out a suicide assault with the help of the Nasser Salahuddin Brigade, and conventional attacks with the help of Dera’ al Assima, Liwa al Habib al Mustafa, and Liwa’ al-Tawhid brigades, three Free Syrian Army units in Damascus.
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Christian neighborhood in Damascus
Today’s suicide attack is the third in the Syrian capital this month. It is unclear if the bomber targeted Christians or a pro-Assad militia.
Syria
Syria: France’s evidence of chemical weapons use increases with 14 samples
Syria
Rebel forces claimed to have overrun a major military outpost in Deraa. Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters shot and killed three protesters in Amuda. The Gulf Cooperation Council nations of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar will meet next week to plan the imposition of sanctions on Hezbollah for its role in […]
Jabhat al-Nusra
Rebels in Syria Move to Show Moderation
CIA
Biden Gathers Senators For Last-Minute Syria Briefing; CIA Torture Report Nixed
Online jihadists discuss fate of al Qaeda operative held by Saudi Arabia
Online jihadists have once again taken up the cause of Saleh al Qarawi, who is detained inside Saudi Arabia. Al Qarawi previously headed the Abdullah Azzam Brigades and reportedly operated from inside Iran. Earlier this month, the Brigades threatened Iran over its role in the Syrian conflict.
Muhajireen Army fires on Syrian helicopter with surface-to-air missile
A fighter from the al Qaeda-linked group shot down a Syrian military helicopter with what appears to be an SAM-7. The cameraman who shot the footage may be a Westerner.
Muhajireen Army uses BMP to launch suicide assault on Aleppo airport
The al Qaeda-linked group launched two suicide assaults against Minnigh airport. In one of the attacks, the Muhajireen Army said that most of the 15 fighters who were killed were “from the Caucasus and Azerbaijan.”
Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimated that the Syrian conflict has now claimed over 100,000 lives, including those of at least 18,000 rebel fighters and 40,000 soldiers and pro-Assad militiamen. The activist group also said that regime forces have detained 10,000 people and rebels have captured 2,500 soldiers and loyalist militiamen.
Jabhat al-Nusra
Syria’s oilfields create surreal battle lines amid chaos and tribal loyalties
Syria
The Al Nusrah Front claimed a seven-man suicide assault in Damascus and another bombing in Damascus. An Al Nusrah Front fighter was killed in a clash at a checkpoint in Reef Damashq. Pro-regime popular committees executed a man in Hama. The commander of the Ahfad Muhammad battalion from Reef Deir Izzor was killed in an […]
China
Officials: Obama’s policy team trying to ‘rein in’ Kerry over pledges to allies, rivals
Syria
An emergency room doctor was executed in Quneitira on orders of the Shariah Council after being kidnapped by the Islamist Ahrar al-Sham militia. Kurdish Defence units and rebel forces clashed in al Hasaka. Suicide and car bombs killed at least eight people in Damascus, and a car bombing in Aleppo killed 12 soldiers. The Syrian […]
Syria
The Friends of Syria group pledged to “provide urgently all the necessary materiel and equipment to the opposition on the ground.” The group is comprised of Britain, France, the US, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Egypt. US Secretary of State Kerry said the US is coordinating with the […]