Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — For the first time, rebels have claimed the takeover of a Syrian town. The Free Syrian Army is said to have captured Zabadani, a town along the Syrian border with Lebanon. The opposition said the Syrian Army agreed to withdraw from Zabadani, about 30 kilometers from Damascus, as part of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Syria’s regime-aligned elite has been stashing its fortune abroad to prepare for a hasty exile, an opposition group said. The Reform Party in Syria reported that at least 100 of Syria’s financial elite have been moving their assets abroad to prepare for the collapse of the regime of President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Syria’s powerful military intelligence chief is said to have been killed in a feud within the regime. Opposition sources said Gen. Assaf Chawkat, Assad’s brother-in-law, was killed during a violent argument with Syrian General Intelligence Service commander Gen. Ali Mamlouk, Middle East Newsline reported. They said Mamlouk pulled out a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Syria’s new rebel army and the Islamic opposition are said to have agreed to cooperate in the revolt against President Bashar Assad. The Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army have agreed to coordinate operations amid a NATO and Arab League international effort to increase pressure on the Assad […]
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 LONDON — The Syrian Army is said to have sustained one of its biggest losses since the revolt against President Bashar Assad began in March. The opposition said at least 30 Syrian soldiers were killed in a rebel attacks in central and northern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported two […]