Syria
Who Will Control the Syrian Rebels’ Guns?
Tag Archives: Syria
Iran
Iran to deploy 4000 troops in Syria to support Assad forces
Free Syrian Army
Syria’s rebel fighters brace themselves for Aleppo assault
Islamic State of Iraq leader defies Zawahiri in alleged audio message
An audio message attributed to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the emir of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq, was released online on June 14. In the message, al Baghdadi openly disobeys al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri.
Russia
Syria, Russia dismiss US chemical weapons claims
Ahrar al Sham
US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
France
Syria: Britain, US and France in urgent talks on arming rebels
Al Nusrah Front
Syria ‘hub for terrorist activities,’ ‘threat to Canada’
Syria
US Is Said to Plan to Send Weapons to Syrian Rebels
US to arm Syrian rebels after chemical weapons ‘red line’ is crossed
President Obama’s deputy national security adviser said that the US will provide military and other aid to the Supreme Military Council and the Syrian Opposition Coalition, despite that fact that these groups have supported the Al Nusrah Front in the past.
Syria
The UN reported that over 5,000 people have been killed in Syria every month since July 2012, and that the death toll has risen to at least 93,000; over 80% of those killed are men. More than 1,700 children under the age of 10 have died; some have been tortured. Both regime forces and rebels […]
Sweden
Sweden mulls sending troops to Golan Heights
Jordan
U.S. Proposes No-Fly Zone Inside Syria
Syria
Starved for Arms, Syria Rebels Make Their Own
Hamas
Hamas-ruled Gaza suffers drop in aid from Iran, foreign charities because of Syrian civil war
France
Officials: Top Obama aides split on arming rebels as they gather at White House to talk Syria
Jabhat al-Nusra
Jihadist Robin Hood? Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria seek to change image with social outreach
Hezbollah
Iran emerging as victor in Syrian conflict
Syria
Two suicide bombers detonated at a police station in Damascus, killing at least 14 people. Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s “Shari’a Committee” murdered a teenage boy for alleged blasphemy in Aleppo. The Free Syrian Army claimed to have killed over 40 Syrian army troops and Hezbollah fighters in an ambush in […]
Suicide bombers kill 14 in Damascus
Two suicide bombers detonated explosives at a police station in the Syrian capital.
Syria
As Rebels Lose Ground in Syria, US Mulls Options
Analysis: Zawahiri’s letter to al Qaeda branches in Syria, Iraq
Al Jazeera has published a letter purportedly written by Ayman al Zawahiri to al Qaeda’s franchises in Iraq and Syria. Two US intelligence officials say the letter is genuine. In the letter, Zawahiri rules on a dispute between the two al Qaeda branches and appoints a new representative in the region.
Balkans
Balkan Militants Join Syria’s Rebel Cause
Al Nusrah Front
Syrian war enters new phase but no end in sight
Syria
US close to OK on arming Syrian rebels
Iraq
How Syria conflict affects its neighbours
Al Nusrah Front
Balkan Militants Join Syria’s Rebel Cause
Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah fighter tells of Syria battle
Iraq
UN launches record £3.3-billion Syria aid appeal – more than twice amount sought for Iraq
Al Nusrah Front raises al Qaeda’s flag in Aleppo
And Ayman al Zawahiri calls for Muslims to “deploy to the Levant.”