Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Sunni rebels have launched a campaign against the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah, deemed a major ally of President Bashar Assad. The rebel Free Syrian Army has reported attacks on Hizbullah bases in both Lebanon and Syria. FSA said this marked the first time Hizbullah compounds were bombed in the nearly two-year civil […]
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 LONDON — Syria’s rebel army, based in Turkey, has reported shortages in weapons and funds. The Free Syrian Army has urged Arab and other opponents of the regime of President Bashar Assad to rush aid to the rebel force. “If the FSA had greater capabilities the situation on the ground would be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Deserters from the Syrian military have sought to protect Sunni cities from attacks by the regime of President Bashar Assad, a report said. Human Rights Watch asserted that the estimated 15,000 deserters from Assad’s military and security forces were responding to regime operations against strongholds of the Sunni revolt. In […]