Tag: Syria

(AP) Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near DamascusBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment forces stormed a rebel-held town outside Damascus Tuesday after days of fierce fighting, killing at least 23 fighters, according to an activist group and a rebel spokesman.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: PKK terrorists kill 8 in huge blast in Turkey near Syrian border Europeans debate next desperate step to try to save the euro U.S. banks double investments in Treasuries as deposits explode PKK terrorists

So now Mohamed Morsi, the new Islamist president of Egypt, announces that later this month he will visit Iran. And the response is near silence from Washington officialdom, on both sides of the aisle. The Beltway-minded National Journal published no fewer

President Obama held a surprise press conference today. It was wide ranging, but in the last few minutes Obama laid down the goal posts for direct American military intervention in Syria. And it would seem we are likely headed for

(AP) Intense fighting rages in Syria’s Aleppo, DaraaBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government forces heavily shelled the cities of Aleppo and Daraa and a suburb of Damascus on the second day of a major Muslim holiday Monday, killing up to 30

General Martin Dempsey, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated the obvious in Afghanistan this weekend: that the U.S. and Israel see the Iranian nuclear threat differently–not because they are operating on different facts or intelligence about Iran, but

(AP) Syria’s Assad makes rare public appearanceBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s President Bashar Assad attended Eid prayers in a mosque in Damascus on Sunday, his first appearance in public after a bombing in the Syrian capital last month that killed the

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iraq has been helping Iran skirt economic sanctions imposed because of its nuclear program, using a network of financial institutions and oil-smuggling operations that are providing Tehran with a crucial flow of dollars, the New York Times said

Michael J. Totten’s writing for World Affairs believes the conditions are ripe for military intervention and suggests the outcome could be beneficial to the US and Western powers. “A fresh government in Damascus will almost certainly be less friendly toward

The conflict in Syria is a struggle between the United States and Iran whose outcome will decide whether the Middle East follows the path of an Iran-inspired Islamic movement or US influence, a top Iranian official said on Saturday. Khamenei

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Lakhdar Brahimi to replace Kofi Annan as Syria peace envoy Arrest of minister in Lebanon may signal weakening power of Hizbollah For one brief, shining Olympic moment, Russians loved North Caucasians Relations between South

Saudi daily Al-Watan is reporting that Maher Assad, brother of Syrian dictator Bashir Assad has lost both legs and is fighting for his life after being injured in an opposition bombing of Syrian National Security Headquarters. Maher has not been

(AP) Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Sectarian tensions grow as Shias in Lebanon kidnap Sunni Syrians Sunni Arab countries urge their citizens to leave Lebanon Reporters witness Assad regime bombing of women and children Anniversary of Japanese surrender triggers heightened

According to AP reports, Iran is heavily involved in the conflict between Syria and the opposition forces at this moment. Specifically, they are “building and training a militia to fight against opposition forces.” Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the

(AP) UN panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and pro-government shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday in a report

According to reports coming out of Russia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is prepared to step down. The reports indicate the turning point came when Assad’s brother suffered significant injuries “in the blast that killed several key regime officials in Damascus last

Iran on Tuesday said it is dismissing Israeli threats of an imminent attack against it, explaining that even some Israeli officials realised such a “stupid” act would provoke “very severe consequences.” Iran’s defence minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, was quoted by

By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanSyria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. The comments by

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syrian anti-government rebels say they shot down a fighter jet Analysis: Finding a Global Solution to the Syrian Crisis Planned Saudi industrial city excludes mixed gender workers Greece continues downward spiral as economy contracts

In Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, it appears the rebel offensive has been put down or at least forced into retreat by President Assad’s forces. According to reports, the rebels are claiming they’ve simply pulled back in order to

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama administration imposes new sanctions on Hizbollah over Syria Japan recalls S. Korean ambassador in dispute over islands Obama administration imposes new sanctions on Hizbollah over Syria Hizbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah speaks to enthusiastic