Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Al Qaida-aligned squads have been infiltrating Syria’s Golan Heights, which neighbors Israel. Syrian opposition sources acknowledged that Al Qaida fighters were amassing a presence along the buffer zone in the Golan Heights near Israel. They said the fighters, some of them from Jordan and Libya, have formed groups meant to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has shut its embassy in Syria and moved American staffers and their families out of the country. The State Department said it has ordered the suspension of all operations at the U.S. embassy in Damascus. The department, citing deteriorating security, said the regime of Syrian President Bashar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Syrian opposition has been quietly meeting with NATO to discuss the establishment of another no-fly zone in the Middle East. Opposition sources said their leadership has convened with key members of NATO to examine the formation of a no-fly zone mission over Syria. They said the no-fly zone was […]