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Analysis: Golan fighting spells more Syria trouble for Israel
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France
French foreign minister says Syrian rebels need arms
Al Qaeda
Analysis: Hezbollah’s Syria victory risks wider Sunni-Shi’ite conflict
Syria
Rebel forces in Qusayr have been bolstered by reinforcements, including Aleppo’s Tawhid Brigade and the commander of the Aleppo Military Council. East Reef Aleppo rebels stormed the rebel Sharia Court’s prison in al-Sfeira city and freed eight colleagues. Rockets launched from the rebel-held al-Adawi area of Damascus landed near the Russian Embassy. France claimed that […]
Hezbollah
Syrian war widens Sunni-Shia schism as foreign jihadis join fight for shrines
Syria
US withholds millions pledged to help Syrian opposition
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Over 7,000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves
Syria
A Hezbollah commander claimed that about 2,000 of the group’s fighters have entered the area around Aleppo in preparation for an attack; the Free Syrian Army estimated that 4,000 Hezbollah fighters were in the area. US Senator John McCain said Hezbollah fighters and Russian and Iranian weapons are turning the tide in favor of the […]
France
A war of words over Russian missile deliveries to Syria
Qatar
Sunni Cleric Urges Muslims to Help Syria Rebels
Russia
Syria to get Russia MiGs after missiles
Hezbollah
Analysis: Syria contagion strikes deep into Lebanon
Hamas
Iran cuts Hamas funding over Syria
State Department highlights Iran’s ‘marked resurgence’ of state-sponsored terrorism
The State Department’s Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 summarizes Iran’s extensive support for terrorists, including al Qaeda and Taliban members. The State Department also recognized Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Syria
The UN added the Al Nusrah Front to its list of global terrorist groups. Saudi Arabia has prevailed over Qatar in assuming sponsorship and supervision of the Syrian opposition. Syrian state media claimed that Ali Al-Manasfi, of London, was killed in an ambush by Syrian government forces in Idlib. Al-Manasfi was said to be traveling […]
Reports claim Al Nusrah Front members in Turkey were planning sarin gas attacks
The Al Nusrah Front members captured in Turkey with sarin gas were allegedly planning bomb attacks against the Incirlik Air Base in Adana and in Gaziantep, a city near Turkey’s border with Syria.
Hezbollah
Palestinian refugees burn Hezbollah aid
Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah fighters find Nusra’s tactics in Qusair ‘irritatingly familiar’
Israel
When Assad shells rebels, Israel goes on alert and learns
Hezbollah
Israel could swoop on S-300 missiles in Syria, but with risks
Russia
Russia sends arms to Syria as it tries to reassert its role in region
Syria
The rebel Syrian Military Council warned Hezbollah yesterday to remove its fighters from Syria within 24 hours or face “all measures.” A planned two-day meeting of the Syrian Opposition Coalition has stretched into six, as factions disagree over the coalition’s makeup, and the number of liberal members has been reduced. Russia is still considering sending […]
Egyptian jihadists call for attacks in Shiite countries
Mohammed Zawahiri, the brother of al Qaeda’s emir, is one of the 20 Egyptian jihadists who issued a statement calling upon Sunnis to launch attacks in Shiite-led countries in response to the Bashir al Assad regime’s offensive in Qusayr, Syria. Iran and Hezbollah have reportedly joined the fight in Qusayr alongside Assad’s forces.
Hezbollah
Crossing into Syria with Lebanese pro-Assad militia
Syria
Obama Asks Pentagon For Syria No-Fly Zone Plan
European Union
Rebels want arms post-EU embargo
European Union
Decision to End Syrian Arms Embargo Angers Russia
Syria
Rebels kidnapped hundreds of Syrian Kurd civilians in north Reef Aleppo. France is analyzing samples of suspected chemical weapons allegedly used against Syrian rebels. A female war correspondent for state TV was killed by a sniper while she was covering the battle for Qusayr near Dabaa airport. US Senator John McCain slipped across the Turkish […]
Syria
Chemical warfare in Syria
Free Syrian Army
Hezbollah’s Syria fighting destabilizes Lebanon