Special to WorldTribune.com An idea proposed during UN-chaired talks in Syria that would allow President Bashar Assad to retain power on an interim basis was immediately shot down by the Syrian opposition. Reports said the idea was put forward during a meeting on April 15 in Geneva between the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com An Israeli Arab flew a paraglider from Israel’s Golan Heights into Syria reportedly to join up with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or another jihadist organization. The Israeli military said the 23-year-old resident of the Arab-Israeli village of Jaljuliya landed on the Syrian side of the border fence in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israeli artillery forces shelled two Syrian military targets in the Golan Heights on Sept. 27 after a stray round from Syria exploded in Israeli territory. “The IDF holds the Syrian military responsible for all events stemming from its territory and will not tolerate any attempt to harm Israel’s sovereignty and the safety […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel says a series of air strikes killed four Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Syrian Golan Heights on Aug. 21 after rockets were fired into Israel from Syria. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 14 Syrian military posts in an area in the Golan Heights under Syrian control were targeted. “Iran […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations has acknowledged that little was left of its peace-keeping mission on Syria’s Golan Heights. Diplomats said attacks by Sunni rebels forced virtually all of the UN Disengagement Observer Force to abandon their positions in Syria. They said most of the 1,200-member force fled to the Israeli side […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — An Israeli teenager, in the first such incident since the Sunni revolt, has been killed along the Syrian frontier. The Israeli Defense Ministry said the 13-year-old son of a contractor was killed in an explosion as they drove in a water truck south of the border crossing of Quneitra. […]
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 TEL AVIV — Israel’s military are preparing for heavy fighting in Syria’s Golan Heights. Military sources said the Israel Army’s Northern Command reinforced troops along the Golan frontier with Israel. The command also closed areas near where the Syrian Army was battling Sunni rebels. “There is increasing danger that shells and bullets […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been installing a digital security system along the border with Lebanon. Military sources said the network was comprised of advanced sensors that could detect infiltration attempts from several kilometers. They said the so-called Multi-Sensor System, a project reported at $60 million, was led by prime contractor […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has begun preparing for the prospect of a victory by Syrian President Bashar Assad over Sunni rebels. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been briefed of the likelihood of an Assad victory that would end the more than two-year revolt in Syria. The officials […]