Special to WorldTribune.com Public criticism of the Iranian regime has emerged on social media after several of Teheran’s top military commanders were killed in Syria. One of Iran’s top generals, Hossein Hamedani, two colonels and at least nine other members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have been killed in the last two weeks as Iran has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian regime forces have been put “back on the defensive” after Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) blitzed a key town near Aleppo on Oct. 27. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ISIL jihadists were on the outskirts of Safireh, a major stronghold for President Bashar Assad’s regime in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States has issued an ultimatum to Iraq in the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL): If you ask for Russia to intervene, America can no longer help you. “I said it would make it very difficult for us to be able to provide the kind of support […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A new report said tens of thousands of Syrians have fled a new Assad regime offensive that is supported by Russian air strikes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said up to 100,000 Syrians left their homes in Hama, Aleppo and Latakia provinces amid a ground offensive by Syrian, Iranian and Hizbullah […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia announced a major escalation in its air campaign as troops from Syria, Hizbullah and Iran began an offensive aimed at anti-Assad regime rebels in Aleppo. Russia said it will increased the number of sorties its warplanes carry out to 300 per day and Moscow will also build a new runway to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force was seen in photos posted on Twitter rallying Iranian and Hizbullah troops in Syria. Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is listed as a terrorist by the Untied States and is forbidden under international sanctions from leaving Iran. On Oct. 15, Reuters confirmed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran has deployed hundreds of troops to back a Syrian ground offensive near the city of Aleppo, reports say. A senior U.S. defense official and Syrian activists said on Oct. 14 that Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) troops had arrived in Latakia and were massing near Aleppo. The U.S. defense official said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 13 insisted that Moscow’s priority in Syria is defeating Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and the United States is not helping the cause. Putin claimed that his government, acting out of “respect,” asked the U.S. to provide Russia with ISIL targets and also notified […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia escalated its military operations in Syria in a big way on Oct. 7 as it launched missiles from its warships in the Caspian Sea to support a ground offensive aimed at foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Moscow claimed the offensive targeted Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), but the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia’s air strikes against anti-Assad regime rebels may have united Syrian rebel factions in a way the hesitant Obama administration never could. A group of 41 Syrian rebel factions, in a joint statement, condemned Moscow’s attacks on rebel targets and vowed to take the fight to the Russian “occupiers.” Backed by Russian […]