Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian Army was said to have killed a leading Al Qaida-aligned rebel chief. Officials said the Army led operations against rebel militias in the provinces of Aleppo and Dera. They said at least two senior commanders were killed, including one from Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A leading Syrian rebel commander has quit. Col. Abdul Jabaer Al Okaidi announced his resignation from the rebel command in northern Syria. Al Okaidi, who deserted the Syrian Army in May 2012, said he could no longer work for a divided revolt against President Bashar Assad. “Because of some people’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The opposition has reported that the Syrian military was using North Korean pilots in attacks on Sunni rebels. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights asserted that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has recruited pilots from North Korea for the war against the rebels. The London-based opposition group said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — An Al Qaida-aligned militia has captured key areas of Syria, including the transit point to its largest city, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant captured the city of Al Bab in the northern province of Aleppo in September. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System /Defense & Foreign Affairs The military and political dynamic in and around Syria continued to escalate since late in the week ending Sept. 14, and more so in the days after that (Sept. 15/16) with the Syrian military clearly having the initiative and the […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Adolf Hitler is back. Every time the war party wants to attack another country its leader is always compared to the Nazi dictator. This time it’s the turn of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have said Assad is the new “Hitler.” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Sunni rebels have captured a key air base near the Syrian border with Turkey. Rebels said a coalition of militias seized the Minnig Military Airport, located between Aleppo and Turkey. They said the operation capped an eight-month rebel siege of Minnig, located near the Turkish city of Gaziantep. “The airport […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hizbullah continues to see mounting casualties in the civil war in Syria. Syrian opposition sources said Hizbullah sustained casualties in the assault by the Syrian military on the Sunni rebel stronghold of Homs. They said the latest casualties included a senior Hizbullah commander. “Hizbullah is not announcing these [casualties], but […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has expanded its campaign against Sunni rebels. Rebel sources said Assad’s military, backed by Hizbullah and Iranian advisers, has attacked the central city of Homs. The sources said the military used fighter-jets, helicopters, main battle tanks and artillery to pound suspected strongholds in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has deployed thousands of troops, including Hizbullah fighters, for an offensive against rebel strongholds around Damascus. The opposition has reported a massive regime operation to expel the rebel presence around Damascus. Assad’s military, backed by Hizbullah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was […]