Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Sunni rebels rebounded in Syria. Officials said the intelligence community has determined that the Sunni revolt reversed many of the gains of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the spring of 2013. The officials said the rebels, including Saudi-financed militias linked […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has expanded its campaign against Sunni rebels. Rebel sources said Assad’s military, backed by Hizbullah and Iranian advisers, has attacked the central city of Homs. The sources said the military used fighter-jets, helicopters, main battle tanks and artillery to pound suspected strongholds in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hizbullah was said to have sustained heavy losses in fighting Sunni rebels along the Syrian border with Lebanon. The Syrian opposition asserted that nearly 100 Hizbullah troops were killed in the Syrian Army offensive to capture the rebel-held town of Qusair. The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian Army has captured scores of foreign fighters, including those from Qatar and European Union states. Arab diplomatic sources said the Army detained Qatari military officers as well as a senior ally of the Saudi intelligence community in the rebel-held town of Qusair. They said the Saudi captured near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A senior Hizbullah commander has been killed in heavy fighting in Syria. Arab diplomatic sources said the Hizbullah commander was leading units in the battle for the strategic Syrian town of Qusair on May 19. The sources identified the commander as Fadi Al Jazar, one of at least 30 Hizbullah […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has poured in hundreds of troops in heavy fighting in southern Syria. Opposition sources said Hizbullah has sent up to 1,000 fighters to join the Syrian Army in its offensive in southern Syria. They said Hizbullah played a major role in blocking access to Sunni rebel strongholds […]