Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Heavy rebel shelling and government air strikes killed dozens in the Syrian capital just hours before Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived and met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Heavy rebel shelling of mostly upscale government-controlled areas in central Damascus and government air strikes on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A prominent cousin of Syrian President Bashar Assad was shot and killed last week under circumstances that gave rise to a series of conflicting reports. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition Britain-based monitor, said Mohammed Tawfiq al-Assad was shot dead on Friday in Latakia province, the preserve of the president’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military has reported a major victory over Islamist rebels. The regime of President Bashar Assad said the Syrian Army killed at least 175 rebels in an attack south of Damascus on Feb. 26. A government statement, confirmed by the opposition, said the Army ambushed a rebel force, which […]
NICOSIA — After 20 months of fighting, Syrian rebels are examining the prospect of forming a professional force that could topple the regime of President Bashar Assad. Rebel commanders have been meeting in northern Syria to draft plans for so-called special operations forces that could overcome the last regime bastions around and in Aleppo. They said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — The West could examine the feasibility of a military operation against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A senior member of the U.S. Senate raised the prospect of military intervention in Syria. Sen. John McCain, ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called on the U.S. military to […]