Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has demonstrated anti-aircraft capabilities in Syria. The Syrian opposition said ISIL shot down a Syrian fighter jet over the northern city of Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights did not identify either the warplane or the anti-aircraft battery deployed by ISIL. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — NATO has been drafting plans for a military option in Syria. A leading U.S. military commander said NATO was drafting and reviewing military contingencies against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. U.S. European Command chief Adm. James Stavridis said Washington would join any NATO intervention in Syria. “The alliance […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — For the first time, Syrians have asserted that President Bashar Assad was using gas bombs in attacks on Sunni rebels. The Syrian opposition said Assad forces bombed several Sunni cities with shells that contained an unknown chemical agent. The opposition said Sunni civilians suffocated or underwent nausea from the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Opposition sources and witnesses have reported the use of Russian combat helicopters for operations by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s military against the rebels and opposition in several parts of Syria. The sources said the Syrian Air Force flew the Mi-24 attack helicopter against suspected rebel strongholds around such cities as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Rebels have blown up Syrian security and intelligence government buildings in Damascus. At least 27 people were killed and 140 injured in a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Damascus attributed to Syrian rebels. On March 17, the rebels were said to have targeted government and other facilities in Damascus […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The regime of President Bashar Assad has ordered Russian military aircraft for the Syrian Air Force. Russian industry sources said Syria has ordered the Yak-130 combat air trainer from the Yakovlev Design Bureau. They said the Syrian Air Force would receive 36 Yak-130 aircraft as part of a $550 million […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — For the first time, rebels have struck the heart of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Opposition sources said rebel fighters launched a rocket attack on the ruling Baath Party in Damascus. They said the pre-dawn attack on Nov. 20 consisted of the firing of rocket-propelled grenades toward the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The rebel movement sworn to oust President Bashar Assad has expanded operations against the Syrian regime. The Free Syrian Army said deserters from Assad’s military and security forces conducted several attacks on regime facilities near Damascus. FSA, with a haven in Turkey, said the targets struck on Nov. 16 consisted […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Syria and Yemen, two Arab states confronting revolts, have been engaged in military cooperation. Officials said Damascus and Yemen were cooperating in military training and other programs in 2011. They said Syrian Air Force pilots were in Yemen to help the Gulf Arab Air Force in combat missions. “The Syrians […]