Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military has headed toward the border with Israel and Jordan for an offensive against Sunni rebels. The opposition said the Syrian Army and Air Force launched a major offensive against U.S.-trained rebels near the frontier with Israel and Jordan. The opposition said the military deployed fighter-jets, attack helicopters, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that it could come under another major Al Qaida attack by operatives hardened in the Syrian War. Meanwhile, Egypt is contending with an Al Qaida offensive believed led by commanders transplanted from Afghanistan and Pakistan. A senior official has raised the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has amassed tens of thousands of troops to drive Sunni rebels out of the largest city in Syria. Opposition and regime sources said the Syrian Army has brought up to 40,000 troops in preparation for a massive assault on Aleppo. They said the army intensified operations over […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has designated Russians deemed helpers of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The administration of President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russians who allegedly provided financial services to Assad. Officials said the Russians supported the Syrian Central Bank and the state-owned oil marketing company. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian Army, backed by Hizbullah, is advancing through rebel strongholds around Damascus. Officials and opposition sources said the Syrian Army sent thousands of troops through East Ghouta south of Damascus. The officials said the Syrian troops and regime militias targeted the strategic town of Mleiha. “Regime troops have reached […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has sought to block the flow of Islamist fighters to Syria. Officials said the government has ordered tightened control over Jordan’s northern border with Syria. The officials said the intelligence community was also gathering information on plots to send fighters to join the Sunni revolt against President Bashar Assad. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Syrian President Bashar Assad was expected to launch a major offensive against the nation’s largest city. Diplomatic sources said Assad has been moving troops from the Syrian border with Lebanon after driving out Sunni rebels from the Qalamoun region. The sources said the Syrian Army was ordered to redeploy thousands […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Syria was said to have removed most of its chemical weapons arsenal. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has determined that the regime of President Bashar Assad destroyed or removed up to 80 percent of Syria’s CW arsenal. Officials said the regime accelerated the removal process in cooperation […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Chechen fighters have been playing a major role in Syria. Opposition sources and Western analysts agreed that Saudi Arabia has facilitated the recruitment of more than 1,000 Islamist fighters from Russia’s autonomous Chechnya. They said the Chechens significantly bolstered their presence in the Sunni revolt in Syria since Riyad […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States is pressuring Israel to attack the Syrian military in the Golan Heights. Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has urged Israel to stop a Syrian Army advance toward U.S.-trained rebels in the Golan Heights. The sources said the rebels, trained and sent from […]