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Hezbollah Aids Syrian Military in a Key Battle
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese fighters from the militant group Hezbollah pushed Sunday into parts of Qusayr, a strategic city long held by rebels, according to … Continue reading
Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Reuters) – Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi’ite-led … Continue reading
Deadly Bombs Spark Protests In Turkish Border City
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Turkish city of Antakya on Sunday, a day after bombs killed nearly 50 people in a nearby town as Syria’s civil … Continue reading
Hezbollah and Al Qaeda Fighters Edging Closer to Full Scale Confrontation
By ALEXANDER MARQUARDT Two men dressed in camouflage stand on a patch of dirt amid rubble, Kalashnikov rifles at their sides, at the entrance to a dark hole in the … Continue reading
Iran warns of regional chaos in post-Assad era
Iran’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday of unforseeable consequences if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled and said only a political settlement to Syria’s civil war would avoid a regional … Continue reading
Israel Prepares for Possible Backlash After Airstrikes on Syria
After a series of airstrikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus that were apparently meant to target shipments of Iranian-made missiles bound for Hezbollah, Israel increased on Sunday military deployment … Continue reading
EU set to buy oil from anti-Assad rebels after lifting Syrian embargo
A crude oil embargo placed on Syria by EU member states has been eased in a move that will allow the purchase of the natural resource from areas held by … Continue reading
Opposition Official: Syrian Kurds Should Resolve Differences and Join Interim Government
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Syrian Kurds appear too divided to join an opposition transitional government, a senior official of the Syrian National Council (SNC) said, admitting also that his own … Continue reading
Syrian Government Airstrikes Kill At Least 25
Reblogged from World: (BEIRUT) — Syrian government warplanes carried out airstrikes on a rebellious neighborhood of the capital as well as a village in the country’s northeast Sunday, killing at … Continue reading
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
Chairmen Ros-Lehtinen, Chabot, and Poe and Ranking Members Deutch, Faleomavaega, and Sherman, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittees, thank you for inviting me to testify today about the Iran-Syria-North Korea … Continue reading
