Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The United States has urged its nationals to leave Syria immediately. The U.S. embassy in Damascus has urged the immediate departure of Americans from the Arab League state. In a statement, the embassy warned that Americans could be stranded in Syria when airlines suspend service to the war-torn state. “The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A major munitions warehouse of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has been destroyed. Lebanese security sources said a Hizbullah arsenal outside the southern port city of Tyre was blown up on Nov. 23. The sources said the facility was believed to contain hundreds of missiles and rockets for the Hizbullah military. “Given […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — For the first time, rebels have struck the heart of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Opposition sources said rebel fighters launched a rocket attack on the ruling Baath Party in Damascus. They said the pre-dawn attack on Nov. 20 consisted of the firing of rocket-propelled grenades toward the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has expressed concern that Syria is forging an alliance with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). Officials said Turkey’s military and intelligence community were closely monitoring signs for an alliance between Syrian President Bashar Assad and the PKK. They said Assad is believed to have been sending Kurdish insurgents to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The rebel movement sworn to oust President Bashar Assad has expanded operations against the Syrian regime. The Free Syrian Army said deserters from Assad’s military and security forces conducted several attacks on regime facilities near Damascus. FSA, with a haven in Turkey, said the targets struck on Nov. 16 consisted […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Deserters from the Syrian military have sought to protect Sunni cities from attacks by the regime of President Bashar Assad, a report said. Human Rights Watch asserted that the estimated 15,000 deserters from Assad’s military and security forces were responding to regime operations against strongholds of the Sunni revolt. In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been working with a former Syrian vice president to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has been consulting with former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, based in France and an opposition figure for the last […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has offered amnesty to the thousands of Sunni soldiers who joined the rebels. Assad issued a general amnesty for all who failed to report to military duty. The beleaguered president, fighting a revolt since March, gave defectors until January 2012 to return to their units. “President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The opposition plans to expand military operations against the regime of President Bashar Assad. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) intends to establish what was termed a national military council. The Army, commanded by Col. Riyad Assad and based in Turkey, said the anti-Assad force has reached 15,000 fighters, most of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Egypt, a leading Arab ally of the United States, has been identified as a military supplier of Syria, a report said. Amnesty International said Egypt was one of more than a dozen military suppliers to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In a report, Amnesty said Egypt’s defense industry […]