Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military has launched air and artillery strikes on rebel strongholds in the Golan Heights, shared with Israel. The Syrian assault has sparked an alert in Israel. The Israel Air Force is said to have intensified operations to block any intrusion by Syrian aircraft. Opposition sources said the military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Another U.S.-led operation against the regime of President Bashar Assad has failed. Western intelligence sources said a CIA-trained Sunni rebel force financed by Saudi Arabia was ambushed in southern Syria on Feb. 15. The sources said the rebels, linked to the Free Syrian Army, came under heavy fire from Islamist […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Western-backed rebels have resumed fighting in southern Syria. The Free Syrian Army has reported an offensive in the southern Syrian province of Dera. FSA said its forces captured checkpoints of the Syrian Army and destroyed several Russian-origin main battle tanks. “It is an expression of support for the Syrian opposition […]