Sydney Morning Herald | Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead Reuters In the past week Assad's forces and Hezbollah captured the town of Qusair, which controls vital supply routes across Syria and with Lebanon, a sign of reversing momentum after the rebels seized swathes of the country in the second half of last year. How Syria conflict affects its neighbours Syrian government holds victory celebration in battered Qusair Fighting intensifies in Syria's north after Assad gains |
Aljazeera.com | Large car bombs increasing in Syria USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The number of car and truck bombs used in the Syrian war has skyrocketed this year, according to U.S. military statistics, reflecting a widening of the war and the growing influence of Islamic militants in the conflict. The number of ... Qaeda chief arbitrates Syria's 'jihad crisis' Takfiri militants in Syria endanger regional peace: Iraqi PM |
Washington Post | Jordan hosts US jets and missiles in drills in Syria's shadow Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. troops equipped with Patriot missiles and fighter jets began military exercises in Jordan that have drawn condemnation from Russia, which accuses the West of fanning the conflict in neighboring Syria. Washington confirmed last ... Multinational military exercises launch in Jordan as Syria seethes Multinational military exercises launch in Jordan |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Hezbollah justifies its involvement in the war in Syria NBCNews.com (blog) By Ben Gilbert, NBC News Contributor. HERMEL, Lebanon -- Following the involvement of the militant Hezbollah group in fighting in Syria alongside President Bashar Assad's forces, sectarian tensions in Lebanon have been on the rise, endangering the ... |
Party leader: Protest over Syria turns deadly in Lebanon CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A protest outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut turned deadly Sunday, the leader of a Lebanese political party said. Ahmed Assad, who heads the Option party -- which opposes Hezbollah and the Syrian government -- told reporters ... |
Ma'an News Agency | Israel aims to stay out of Syria conflict despite Golan friction Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel aims to stay out of Syria's civil war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, despite violence eroding security on the Golan Heights border area. The strategic plateau, most of which has been occupied by Israel ... Syria asks IDF to hold fire as it battles rebels Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Intervene in Syria Unless Fired Upon Netanyahu: Israel won't intervene in Syria if not targeted |
BBC News | Syria arms: Parliament would get vote, Hague pledges BBC News Parliament would get to vote before the UK sent any arms to Syrian opposition forces, William Hague has said. More than 80 Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron urging Parliament to be consulted if the UK decides to provide any weapons. |
Syria: Obama Administration Slow-Walks Decision on Chemical Weapons Heritage.org (blog) The Obama Administration has been moving very slowly on the Syrian chemical weapons issue. Caution is in order, because the President's credibility is on the line. President Obama has repeatedly warned Bashar al-Assad's regime not to use its huge ... Syria's deadly war |
Yahoo!7 News | Syria's online troops wage counter-revolutionary cyber war Yahoo!7 News PARIS (AFP) - Sometimes, attacks in Syria's bloody civil war start not with a bullet or a bomb blast, but with an innocuous-looking email. A message pings into an inbox, apparently from a friend or colleague. The recipient clicks a link, and suddenly ... |
Aljazeera.com | Qaeda chief annuls Syrian-Iraqi jihad merger Aljazeera.com Ayman al-Zawahiri's ruling came in a letter addressed to the leaders of Syrian-based Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI), which is the largest jihadi umbrella group in the country. Al Jazeera exclusively obtained a copy of the letter on ... |