Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The foreign fighters presence in the Sunni revolt in Syria has reached as many as 11,000, a report said. The International Center for the Study of Radicalization estimated that between 3,300 and 11,000 foreigners have joined the Sunni revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In a report, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia plans to expand weapons supplies and training of Syrian rebels in Jordan. The Washington Post reported that Saudi Arabia has pulled away from the United States to help the Sunni revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad. The U.S. daily said the Saudi efforts included increased arms and training […]
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 — Syrian President Bashar Assad has offered another amnesty to military deserters. The Assad regime has declared an amnesty to deserters who return to their military units. A government statement said the offer would not apply to those who sought to undermine the Assad regime, even through non-violent means. “Army deserters […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Russia has been deemed the most powerful supporter of the beleaguered regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Baker Institute has asserted that the Kremlin was providing massive military support to Assad, who has been fighting a Sunni revolt for more than two years. In a report, the institute said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli military has overseen the construction of a barrier along the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. The Army said the construction of the barrier began in December 2012 and would include a fence as well as trenches and electronic surveillance. The fence, designed to reach five […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Saudi Arabia has been sending prisoners condemned to death to fight in the Sunni revolt against President Bashar Assad in Syria. A memorandum by the Saudi Interior Ministry offered death row inmates a full pardon if they agree to fight the Assad regime in Syria. The memo, released by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian opposition has reported the death of President Bashar Assad’s brother, assigned to quell the Sunni revolt. The opposition said Maher Assad died of injuries sustained in a July 18 bombing of National Security Agency headquarters in Damascus. Opposition sources said Maher was critically injured in the attack and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iran has been developing a militia loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was providing training and weapons to an unidentified militia meant to fight the Sunni revolt in urban areas. They said the militia would be similar to IRGC’s Basij, which quelled unrest […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran is said to have supplied weapons of mass destruction to proxies in the Middle East. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard said its supporters have been given WMD assets. IRGC, in an analysis on its website, did not elaborate, but said WMD would be used in any war against Israel. “Groups […]