Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, less than a week after approving U.S. military aid to Sunni rebels, has backed away from proposals meant to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Obama, in his first interview on the subject, acknowledged that he was skeptical over measures to restrain Assad’s military amid its offensive against [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing Shortly after Vladimir Putin and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to seek a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war, the Russian president bolstered his support for the embattled Assad government. Putin announced an impending transfer of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles to the Syrian military. It was [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Recently much has been made of the so-called “Arc of Shi’ism”, from Lebanon to Iran, through Syria and Iraq. I submit that what is more significant is the much broader and longer “Arc of Chaos”, from Tunisia to Pakistan. Of this huge chunk of the world, and in the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Syrian rebels have begun receiving arms supplies to block the offensive of President Bashar Assad in the north. Rebel sources said the United States has sent weapons and other supplies to the Free Syrian Army. They said the supplies have reached FSA units in northern Syria from Turkey in mid-June. [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has launched an offensive on the last major rebel stronghold in Syria. Opposition sources said the Syrian Army launched heavy artillery strikes on Aleppo on June 14 in wake of the announcement by the United States that it would supply weapons to the rebels. “But our friends [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has pledged U.S. military aid to Syrian rebels. The White House said Obama decided to increase support to Sunni rebels who have been fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad. Congress welcomed Obama’s decision. Two leading senators said the administration must act immediately to stop the Assad campaign. “A [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations is working urgently to save its depleted and embattled peacekeeping force at the Golan Heights. The UN has been examining the prospect of replacing several of the contingents that withdrew from the UN Disengagement Observers Force in 2013. Over the last six months, Austria, Canada, Croatia and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has begun preparing for the prospect of a victory by Syrian President Bashar Assad over Sunni rebels. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been briefed of the likelihood of an Assad victory that would end the more than two-year revolt in Syria. The officials [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hizbullah led a special forces operation that captured a Sunni rebel hub after 17 days of heavy fighting. Hizbullah sources said about 1,200 special forces troops led the attack on the rebel-held town of Qusair in May and early June of 2013. They said the battle marked the most intense [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military and its allies have been using unmanned aerial vehicles in the war against Sunni rebels. Rebel sources said Syria as well as Hizbullah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were using UAVs in the latest offensive against Sunni militias. They said the tactical UAVs were produced in [...]
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