Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — The Free Syrian Army has expressed caution over plans by the Muslim Brotherhood to establish a military wing to overthrow President Bashar Assad. Several rebel FSA leaders said they would not cooperate with the new military office established by the Brotherhood-aligned Syrian National Council. SNC said the military office would […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Muslim Brotherhood-aligned opposition has decided to open a military wing in an effort to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Syrian National Council said it would open a military office to ensure the flow of weapons and equipment to the revolt against the Assad regime. SNC said its new bureau, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has become the second Arab League state to call for the arming of the Syrian opposition. Qatar has urged the international community to help send weapons to the Sunni rebels in Syria. Doha, deemed a leading supporter of the rebels, said the arms would be used to defend […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M. Downing For over two weeks, Syrian troops have surrounded Homs, a city of about a million people not far from the northern border with Lebanon. President Bashir Assad’s troops are firing indiscriminately into the hapless town, entering parts of it, and preparing a full assault to crush the resistance […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq has reported the capture of a large weapons stockpile near the border with Syria. Officials said Iraqi security forces seized rockets, launchers, mortars and improvised explosive devices near Qaim in the Anbar province. They said more than 10 people were arrested on suspicion of seeking to smuggle the weapons […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad, strapped by a shortage of manpower, is said to have organized Alawite militias to quell the Sunni revolt in Syria. Opposition sources said the Assad regime has recruited thousands of young Alawites for military operations over the last four months. In most cases, the sources said, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian opposition has been examining the feasibility of offering amnesty to Alawite members of the regime of President Bashar Assad. Opposition sources said the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army have been discussing a strategy to bring about the collapse of the Assad regime over the next […]
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 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 […]