Tag: Syria

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece seeks two-year delay on new austerity measures Egypt may announce Muslim Brotherhood candidate’s victory on Sunday Turkey says ‘We are 100% right’ in blaming Syria for shooting down plane Syria’s pilots may be

(AP) Syrian civilians hit hard by spreading violenceBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressKHAN SHEIKHOUN, SyriaHer daughter, 8, often hides in a closet, terrified of flying bullets. Her son, 6, still asks for his father months after he turned up in a morgue.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria shoots down Turkey’s air force jet Turkey’s Erdogan and the ‘Kick the Can Theory’ Cyprus plays the Russia card in bailout negotiations US supercarrier leads joint military exercises with South Korea in Yellow

By SELCAN HACAOGLU and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeySyria says it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to “determinedly take necessary steps” in response. It was the most clear and dramatic escalation

Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will do something President Obama has not: namely, visit the country of Israel. President Putin will be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Shimon Perez and other officials. Talks are likely to focus on

There are conflicting reports about who is committing war crimes in Syria. According to the Assyrian International News Agency, the opposition rebels are murdering Christians. The Vatican reports that, while Christians are being murdered, the rebels are destroying Christian churches, broadcasting

(AP) ANKARA, TurkeyA Turkish military jet disappeared on Friday while flying over the Mediterranean Sea near Syria, and both countries were searching for it, officials told Turkey’s state-run media. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the missing plane,

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria grounds air force after pilot defects to Lebanon U.S. Ambassador to Syria uses Twitter to encourage defections Report: U.S. helping funnel arms to Syria’s rebels Protests and name-calling dominate Cairo Egypt Economic news

A Syrian air force colonel won political asylum after landing his MiG fighter in Jordan, as a watchdog reported the deadliest day of fighting in Syria since the battered April ceasefire. The pilot, who reportedly flew his jet under the

Cuba on Tuesday accused Google of “outrageous censorship” after the US Internet giant blocked access to a web traffic analysis tool to comply with US sanctions against Havana. Google Analytics, a free tool allowing website operators to see when people

A newly formed al-Qaeda group known as the Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack across the Israeli-Egyptian border on the Sinai Peninsula. The claim, made by video posted on an al-Qaeda website, confirms Israel’s assertion

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Britain forces arms ship to Syria to return to Russia Russia blames U.S. for propaganda about weapons shipment to Syria Russian warships prepare to sail to Syria European Commission president blames U.S. for ‘contaminating’

It was only a week ago that I had a post looking at the dangers of China and Russia joining forces on the wrong side of the Syrian conflict: the two of them supporting the Syrian government while the U.S.

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWTwo Russian navy ships are completing preparations to sail to Syria with a unit of marines on a mission to protect Russian citizens and the nation’s base there, a news report said Monday. The deployment appears to

While Syria’s armed dissidents are being ruthlessly put down by the Assad regime, many of these same opposition forces are brutally attempting to crack down on Syria’s minority Christian population, leaving Syria’s Christians to worry gravely about what will happen

Whether we want to admit it or not, Syria presents a growing problem for the U.S. and the world. And it’s not just that it provides President Obama with a country full of “aspirin factories” he can bomb in an

By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROIran once saw the Arab Spring uprisings as a prime opportunity, hoping it would open the door for it to spread its influence in countries whose autocratic leaders long shunned Tehran’s ruling clerics. But it is finding

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Massive Sunni terrorist bombings in Iraq target Shias U.S. and Russia war of words on Syria turns vitriolic Renewed Armenia-Azerbaijan military clashes threat Caucasus stability Greece’s bank withdrawals accelerate as Sunday’s elections approach Massive

According to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russia is supplying attack helicopters to the Syrian regime in its war with Syrian rebels. Clinton made the charges Tuesday along with a warning that Russia’s new military aid could escalate the war “quite dramatically.”