Jordan air strike at Syrian border said to hit convoy of U.S.-trained rebels

Jordan air strike at Syrian border said to hit convoy of U.S.-trained rebels

Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — For the first time, Jordan has launched air strikes on neighboring Syria. The Jordanian military said fighter-jets attacked armored vehicles in southern Syria as they sought to cross the border into the Hashemite kingdom. A military statement said the camouflaged vehicles, identified as Land Rovers, were destroyed. Later, diplomatic sources […]

Report: Al Qaida dominates, provides services to large areas of Syria

Report: Al Qaida dominates, provides services to large areas of Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Al Qaida, despite an offensive by the regime of President Bashar Assad, has been expanding throughout Syria, a report said. A U.S. think tank asserted that Al Qaida militias were dominating large areas of Syria and providing services to the majority Sunni community. The Bipartisan Policy Center cited the Nusra […]

Thousands of Syrian police who joined the rebels are on U.S. payroll

Thousands of Syrian police who joined the rebels are on U.S. payroll

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been paying thousands of Syrian police officers who deserted the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has approved tens of millions of dollars to pay the salaries of police officers who joined the rebels. They said the officers were […]

Top commander among Hizbullah killed in battle for Syrian rebel stronghold

Top commander among Hizbullah killed in battle for Syrian rebel stronghold

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hizbullah continues to see mounting casualties in the civil war in Syria. Syrian opposition sources said Hizbullah sustained casualties in the assault by the Syrian military on the Sunni rebel stronghold of Homs. They said the latest casualties included a senior Hizbullah commander. “Hizbullah is not announcing these [casualties], but […]

Sen. Levin calls for air strikes on Syria

Sen. Levin calls for air strikes on Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has been urged to organize an international military coalition against Syria. A leading member of Congress called on the United States to lead a coalition of NATO and Arab states to plan for attacks on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Senate Armed […]

Russia pulls all troops out of Syria, denies ‘facility’ at Tartous was a base

Russia pulls all troops out of Syria, denies ‘facility’ at Tartous was a base

Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia was said to have withdrawn military personnel from Syria. A leading Russian newspaper said the military withdrew all of its personnel from Syria. The Vedomosti business daily said the pullout included the Russian Navy base at Tartous, the only such foreign naval facility controlled by Moscow. “The decision to […]

Chaos: Hagel, Kerry, Congress have not been briefed on Obama’s Syria strategy

Chaos: Hagel, Kerry, Congress have not been briefed on Obama’s Syria strategy

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Despite his announcement that the United States would arm Sunni rebels, President Barack Obama’s policy on Syria remains shrouded in secrecy and confusion. Officials and members of Congress said the Obama administration has not been briefed on the White House announcement on June 13 that the United States would arm […]

France, Arab states plan large-scale arms supplies to Syrian rebels

France, Arab states plan large-scale arms supplies to Syrian rebels

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — NATO and Arab allies have agreed to high-level consultations on supplying heavy weapons to Syrian rebels. Diplomatic sources said 11 foreign ministers from Arab and NATO states would meet in Qatar on June 22 to determine aid to the Sunni revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad. The sources said the […]

Four days after pledging aid for Syrian rebels, Obama backs down

Four days after pledging aid for Syrian rebels, Obama backs down

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, less than a week after approving U.S. military aid to Sunni rebels, has backed away from proposals meant to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Obama, in his first interview on the subject, acknowledged that he was skeptical over measures to restrain Assad’s military amid its offensive against […]

Rebels battle Assad forces for key air base in northern Syria

Rebels battle Assad forces for key air base in northern Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of President Bashar Assad has been engaged in an intense battle with rebels for control of a military base in northern Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a rebel offensive in the northern province of Aleppo. The opposition monitoring group said hundreds of Sunni rebels […]

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