Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has shut its embassy in Syria and moved American staffers and their families out of the country. The State Department said it has ordered the suspension of all operations at the U.S. embassy in Damascus. The department, citing deteriorating security, said the regime of Syrian President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has launched what the opposition termed a sustained counter-insurgency campaign to quell the revolt throughout Syria. Meanwhile, defectors reported exhaustion within the Assad regime which, on Feb. 7, was scheduled to conduct high-level consultations with the Kremlin. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he and Foreign Intelligence […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia said it intends to complete additional weapons deliveries to the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Kremlin said Moscow would fulfill several unidentified defense contracts with Syria in 2012. Officials said Russian weapons exports to Damascus have not been banned by the United Nations. “As of today […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian opposition has reported the rebel capture of a major Sunni city. Opposition sources said the rebel Free Syrian Army has captured most of the central Syrian city of Homs. They said FSA was withstanding heavy missile and artillery shelling by the Syrian Army and security forces. “The rebels […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that a fragmented opposition and powerful foreign support could sustain the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad throughout 2012. Officials said the assessment took into account the strong military, intelligence and financial support the Damascus regime has received from China, Iran and Russia. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Casualties among Syrian security forces have been mounting amid the offensive to quell the revolt against President Bashar Assad. The Assad regime has acknowledged the death of at least 16 Syrian Army soldiers during heavy fighting with rebels on Jan. 29. Ten of the soldiers were killed in a rebel […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of President Bashar Assad has launched a massive offensive, using tanks and artillery, to roll back the gains of Sunni rebels. Opposition sources said the Syrian Army and security forces have conducted major operations in several cities captured or controlled by the rebels in January. They said the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has quelled protests against the regime of President Bashar Assad on the eve of a summit in Iran. Palestinian sources said Hamas security forces blocked plans for demonstrations against the Iranian-supported Assad and for the Sunni revolt in Syria in late January. They said the security […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has determined that Iran was relaying chemical weapons and missiles to Syria. Officials said Turkish authorities have seized components and material for the manufacturing of chemical weapons as well as ballistic missiles headed for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said some of these components were found […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The regime of President Bashar Assad has ordered Russian military aircraft for the Syrian Air Force. Russian industry sources said Syria has ordered the Yak-130 combat air trainer from the Yakovlev Design Bureau. They said the Syrian Air Force would receive 36 Yak-130 aircraft as part of a $550 million […]