The global economic meltdown (and drought) created such anguish amongst populations, that our short sighted leaders, wanting to hold on to their positions, allowed a war to develop.
In the year 2009, a war broke out, the combatants were the usual: Lebanon, Gaza and this time Syria, Israel found itself under a rain of missiles. The [...]
Twelve Syrians who signed the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change were sentenced this week to up to two and a half years in prison.Issued in 2005, the convention claims that "The authorities' monopoly of everything for more than 30 years has established an authoritarian, totalitarian, and cliquish [fi'awi] regime that has led to a lack of [interest in] politics in society, with peo
Yesterday, the Asad regime organized a mass protest in response to Sunday’s US cross-border raid into Syria targeting a high value Al Qaida figure. The Syrian Government continues to protest the incident. Meanwhile, the US has shuttered the embassy in Damascus based on security concerns. Five years after the US invasion of Iraq, the US raid in Syria highlights the ongoing problem of Syrian s
Interesting video from Al Jazeera on the U.S. attack on Syria from a few days ago, at the bottom of the story.With the U.S. election getting all the news, this story has dropped off the mainstream coverage.Daniel Levy has an excellent article explaining theories on why George W. Bush decided to attack Syria near the end of his rule and suspiciously close to the November election, as well as the po
The Syrian government reacted with fury to the American attack inside its borders which resulted in the death of several people. American military sources insist the raid was necessary in order to kill key leaders of militants who were behind the movement of al-Qaida forces through Syria. Damascus denounced the act as “criminal and terrorist [...]
After a Sunday broad daylight strike inside Syria, questions remain about the special operations mission’s success. As we reported in today’s New york Daily News, the operation a few miles inside Syria’s border from neighboring Iraq resulted in the killing of Abu Ghadiyah, an Al Qaeda in Iraq senior facilitator from a well-known family of smugglers in Iraq’s Al Anbar provin
American forces in Iraq launched a daring commando raid into Syrian territory on Sunday in order to strike against a suspected insurgent leader. But in the end, the operation may wind up being more trouble than it was worth as repercussions continue to reverberate in the Middle East and beyond.
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It was conducted by Special Forces within Syria's border. The Pentagons claims that one militant was killed while a public outrage prevails in Syria over the death of 8 civilians.
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Syria is one of the most difficult countries to read, especially when the man in charge president Bashir al Assad is sending different signals to different countries. I just wrote a piece for the Middle East Times on that topic. You can read the full article here . Here is an excerpt: Time is running out for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He will have to decide in the next few weeks whether his
U.S. military helicopters have carried out a raid inside Syria along the Iraqi border, killing eight people including four children, Syrian officials say.
Syria calls Attack an Heinous crime and will respond accordingly. American air force helicopters hit terror targets inside Syria close to the Iraqi border. Media reports from Syria claim eight people were killed and fourteen wounded in the air strikes which took place near the border town of Abu Kamal on Sunday night.
If this strike inside of another country offends you then you better not vote for Obama. He did say on several occasions, after all, that he was in favor of just such raids, not sanctioned by the country in question, inside of Pakistan. So, in view of Obama's stated opinion that firmly agrees with Bush's actions, would Barack be "four more years" or "more of the same"?
Lest we forget, as much as we may want to, Bush, Cheney and Gates are still busy plotting and carrying out various random attacks on sovereign countries while most of America is focused on the election and the accompanying financial crisis. I have to add though that, even if nothing else was happening, I suspect the majority of Americans wouldn't even blink at the fact that the US military has con
Just in from the often-ridiculous (yet, admittedly, mostly accurate) Associated Press- US Special Forces have launched an attack into Syria;U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory close to the border with Iraq, killing eight people in a strike the government in Damascus condemned as "serious aggression." A U.S. military officia
According to reports from the Guardian, two US helicopters landed inside Syria yesterday dropping Special Forces, who killed eight people.The attack took place in Abu Kamal a town situated very close to the Iraqi and Syrian border.According to the Guardian witnesses reported that the victims were civilians who were working on the construction of a new building in Abu Kamal. Five out of the eight w
Chapter Three - The North, perched between Israel & SyriaWe headed for Jerash. The drive there, through busy and uninteresting Zarqa, was unimpressive. For those who want to stay in Zarqa, there are a couple of small places there. Just ask around.I knew that the ruins of Jerash could only be more interesting than Amman, and they were! They can easily compare with those at Ephesus, in Turkey! E
Chapter Eight - Crac des Chevaliers & farewell to SyriaIn Tartus, I was directed to two entirely wrong bus 'stations' before I found the right place to arrange a ride to the intersection of the highway and the road to Hosn, for Crac des Chevaliers (or for Homs if I would have liked to continue on).The fare on a crowded Qadmous minibus was S£30. The ride to the intersection took about half an hour
Chapter Seven - Sights near the Mediterranean coastTo get to the coast, we needed to drive through the mountains. The approach to the mountains reminded me of closing in on the Himalayan range when I travelled from Bareilly to Naini Tal in India. It's quite the same : driving on an extensive plain, you see the high mountains lying in front of you like a natural, massive green wall, the tops surrou
Chapter Six - The grinding waterwheels of HamaThe following morning, me and Basheer left Aleppo. We headed for Apamea, a city which flourished under the Seleucids. Its slightly overgrown appearance gives it a special character. The whole surrounding area of Apamea is stunning... A plain with high mountains in the background.The site is not visited by many foreign tourists. Because of this, it's a
Chapter Five - Aleppo, rival of DamascusAlthough it's quite sure Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Aleppo strongly doubts that, and sees itself as the most likely contender to that title. On arrival, Aleppo's bus station appeared to be way out of town, but actually Baron Street and surroundings were only a short walk away.I wanted to stay somewhere central, and in a
Chapter Four - The friendly city of RaqqaRaqqa was a very friendly city ! I was invited practically everywhere for tea or sweets. Although there's nothing much going on, I loved every minute of my stay there.I had a room in the Ammar Hotel. A single (with two beds, so actually a double) cost S£400. The only bit of 'luxury' is a wash-basin. Toilets and shower are down the hall. The rooms are rathe
Chapter Three - Along the banks of the EuphratesI arrived in Deir ez-Zur late afternoon. Decided to go to the Mari Hotel, after reading its 'review' in the Lonely Planet guide, I asked where it was. Nobody spoke English, but eventually I got there. The hotel is located at the end of what looks like the entrance to a shopping gallery or a cinema. They charge US$26 for singles. The rooms have a fan,
Chapter Two - Bosra and PalmyraI intended to visit Suweida and Bosra the next day. My blistered feet were killing me, though, and I was only able to visit the latter, and then only foot by foot ! I left my hotel, bought myself a pair of good, airy sandals, and took a metered cab to the bus station.Getting to Bosra with Damas Tours was impossible. Apparently, their buses only go to De'ra nowadays.
Chapter One - The oldest city in the worldAfter a turbulent flight, the KLM plane landed at 11:30 pm at Damascus International Airport. I felt tired. I had been a bit nervous; this was my first solo trip after I had to return home from Thailand, while on my way to Burma, after suffering from food poisoning.Passing through customs was a nightmare. There were two huge queues. Some bored policemen we
The order from a federal judge in Washington began eerily -- unlike any other announcement of the conclusion in a civil liability case."It was a sunny day somewhere in Iraq and a light wind blew the long curtains into the room through the open door. A group of men clad in total black, faces covered, stood on a Persian rug facing a camera. Before them, a single man knelt."The man was blindfolded, b
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Syria suggested that it won't give United Nations weapons inspectors further access to its military installations, undercutting a U.S.-led campaign to uncover an alleged secret nuclear program run by Damascus. The lack of access, and the assassination of a Syrian general who was a key contact on the nuclear issue, raise doubts that inspectors will be able to learn the exact nature of a facili
The Left in every democratic nation deems itself to be the true patriots. Not patriotic towards a nation but patriotic to their Utopian ideas. The see borders and language as a way to oppress people. They see Republican Democracies as oppressive to both majorities and minorities. They see individual achievement and success as detrimental. They believe that the only thing worth fighting for is a
Early in the morning in Syria about 8:45 AM a huge blast took place in a popular area near a buses station and a security establishment we do not know what it is. The blast took place near from Lady Zeinab Shrine in Damascus , which is a holy place and attraction from Shiites in Syria ,Iraq and Iran.Also the area can be considered a cross road between the North and the East of Syria 17 persons we
The significance of Russia sending her Navy to Syria.
It is a tit for tat for the Americans / NATO presence in the Black Sea.
Israel is the crown Jewel of the US & NATO’s endeavors. To threaten Israel is to threaten the current raison d’etre of the West.Israel has never faced so much potential hostile firepower [...]
In the last couple of months Bashar Assad’s totalitarian regime have been subject to a series of high profile assassinations. First, Hezbollah’s military operations commander, Imad Mughnieh, who was killed in one of Damascus most secure neighborhoods. Then Mohammad Suleiman, Assad’s military right hand, was killed in his sumptuous villas on Tartous sea side.
When Mughnieh was first ki
The Syrian and Lebanese presidents met in Damascus to discuss the Lebano-Syrian relationships. Word is that both parties are even considering a demarcation of their borders, which should be one step closer to ending the long-held grudge between the two nations that were, once, one.
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Breaking up the Syrian-Iranian axis might be quite helpful in significantly weakening Tehran. Recently, Syrian President Bashar al Assad has been sending signals that he might be willing to do so. But with assad, you never know... In an article called "Is Assad bluffing?" that i wrote for the Middle East Times , I tackle this issue. You can read the whole article here . Here is an excerpt: The rea
This weekend, French President Nicholas Sarkozy hosted his Syrian counterpart Bashar Asad along with officials from 43 other nations at the inaugural meeting of the “Union for the Mediterranean.” Damascus is touting the invite and the feting of Asad as end of Syria’s international isolation. At the very least, the reception in Paris was a real boon to Syrian public relations that
This weekend, French President Nicholas Sarkosky hosted his Syrian counterpart Bashar Asad along with officials from 43 other nations at the inaugural meeting of the “Union for the Mediterranean.” Damascus is touting the invite and the feting of Asad as end of Syria’s international isolation. At the very least, the reception in Paris was a real boon to Syrian public relations tha
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, the country’s largest power equipment manufacturer informed the market that they not only work in india but also middle eastern country like syria and they have bagged a Rs 2,080 crore turnkey order from the ministry of electricity, Syria for setting up two units of 200 mw each at the Tishreen [...]
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Syria gave U.N. investigators a good look at the site of what Washington says was a secret nuclear reactor before Israel destroyed it, but initial checks were inconclusive and more are needed, they said on Wednesday.
Chief U.N. inspector Olli Heinonen said his team was able to take extensive environmental samples at the remote desert
The International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors face a daunting task. Syrian officials are expected to place strict limits on where they go and what they see during their three-day visit.Still, IAEA Deputy Director General Olli Heinonen spoke optimistically of the mission's chances before boarding the flight to Damascus on Sunday."I am sure I will be able to return" again to Syria, he told repor
The Syrian security agencies arrested, on June 16, Damascus Declaration national council member Muhammad Al-Najar. At the time of his arrest, his home was searched, and printed materials and political posters were confiscated. Al-Najar's arrest brings the number of arrested Damascus Declaration members to 15.Via The memri blog
InvestigationsBars and nightclubs factor for attracting tourists and workers inconvenience citizensComplaint, which reached the Cyriauz behalf of the people of a nearby residential areas of the city denouncing the phenomenon of the proliferation of bars and nightclubs, called "canteens prostitution and prostitution" ..With the Ministry of Tourism considers their political, that "nightclubs are pla
Oh how I've missed my home country. It's been over a year and a half since my last visit. I came upon these beautiful photographs taken in Syria by New Zealand based photographer Ben Smith.I miss the clothes, the food, the weather, the faces, the relatives and the obligatory "gossip". If you ever consider visiting the middle eastern region, make sure to visit Syria and experience it's unique blend
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The head of the United Nation's atomic watchdog again hit out at Israel's willingness to take unilateral action against countries such as Syria, in comments published in a magazine interview Monday. As well as the build-up of nuclear arms, the increasing penchant of countries to bomb suspected nuclear facilities also posed a growing threat to world peace, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei told news mag
U.S. legislators of both political parties are criticizing the Bush administration for only recently disclosing intelligence it possessed about an alleged secret Syrian nuclear reactor that Israel bombed last year. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Last week, senior U.S. intelligence officials revealed that they have long believed that the facility targeted by Israel was a Syrian reac
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Iran has set up sophisticated listening stations in Syria in recent months to intercept Israeli military communications, Israeli security officials said Tuesday.The officials offered no details on how many stations had been set up. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose information about defense operations.Military officials said the listening stations re
Syria: Intelligence Agencies Idarat al-Amn al-'AmmGeneral Intelligence Directorate Idarat al-Amn al-SiyasiPolitical Security Directorate Shu'bat al-Mukhabarat al-'AskariyyaMilitary Intelligence Service Idarat al-Mukhabarat al-JawiyyaAir Force Intelligence Directorate Sources and Resources The Military-Intelligence Shakeup in Syria, by Gary C. Gambill, Middle East Intelligence Bulletin, Fe
In the latest rounds of unofficial discussions between Israel and Syria there are reports of some slight progress in resolving issues between the nations. A Syrain official who is close to the negotiations said that issues were being discussed along genral lines in preparation for future talks which hopefully would get down to specific [...]
Four countries last year prevented Syria from receiving equipment that could be used to test ballistic missile components, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.U.S. national security adviser Stephen Hadley described the previously undisclosed incident in a speech to members of the Proliferation Security Initiative, a network of countries that seeks to stop illicit weapons of mass destruction s
Not that we didn’t already know this, but this makes it a little more official…
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Syrian Defense Minister Hassan Turkemani and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa Najar signed, on May 27, a memorandum of understanding stressing the close security ties between the two countries.
Turkemani is visiting Iran this week.
The memorandum sets out technical and training cooperation [.
“Trust but verify.” Those were the watchwords of President Ronald Reagan when he embarked upon the historic series of negotiations with the Soviet Union that would culminate with the START I Treaty designed to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons deployed by the United States and Soviet Union. Today a tempest in a teapot has [...]
The Israel government is currently engaged in discussions with Syria due to the mediation efforts of Turkey. An initial stumbling block in resolving the Golan Heights issue is the insistence on the part of Israel that Syria cut its ties with Iran and cease funding terrorist groups. There is a strong likelihood had such discussions [...]
Why would Syrian dictator Assad wish to forsake all of his terrorist cronies in Damascus for the sake of a mere majority of the Golan Heights, when he had always demanded all of the Golan? The timing is puzzling of Assad's new willingness to give up the equivalent of an extra army in his land for the sake of only part of what he has always claimed was entirely his. Especially when you take former
Israeli and Syrian leaders are discussing possible peace, but the leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, made clear his organization’s refusal to compromise on certain key points and the need to end the Gaza blockade. “If the international community and the concerned parties don’t take the initiative and break the siege, we will break it ourselves. [...]
A Palestinian suicide bomber carried out an attack at a border crossing yesterday, killing only himself. The same day, a Hamas-led protest drew fire from Israeli soldiers:
Later on Thursday, hundreds of Palestinians answered a Hamas call to protest the blockade, gathering on the Gaza side of the Karni crossing, an almost entirely closed commercial terminal on the territory’s eastern edge.
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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem says Damascus has been given commitments for an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
In line with the promises, Israel will pull out its troops form the Golan Heights and move them to the June 4, 1967 borders.
“We received commitments for a withdrawal from the Golan to the June 4, 1967 [...]
President George Bush, in his speech to the Knesset, warned of dangers posed by engaging in discussions with nations or groups which are in the forefront of terrorism and derided Democratic rivals who wanted such discusisons as believers in appeasement. A week after his pep talk to Israel, the government of Ehud Olmert acknowledged it [...]
Syrian activists say the international award which imprisoned human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni received last week could boost the morale of rights campaigners in the country but is unlikely to have any impact on the authorities. Bunni, 48, won the annual Front Line Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk on May 1. His wife Raghida Issa accepted the award on his behalf from Irish president
At last something official came about Tarek , who was arrested without a trial; kidnapped if I want to be specific; from 7/7/07 "One special date you can't forget " The court at last said its word and it was not a just one as it should be , the court ordered to jail Tarek 3 years for the charge of criticizing the security authorities !!!????????????? I feel so sad and angry
The United States and Israel insist North Korea provided assistance to Syria in order to begin construction of a nuclear facility. Syria’s Al Kibar reactor was destroyed in an Israel raid on September 6, 2007. US Central Intelligence Director, Michael Hayden, said the reactor was “similar” in size and technology to North Korea’s Yongbyon reactor [...]
By the start of 2007, reports about major upgrades to the Syrian military, including advances in missile technology, with Iranian help were widespread in Israel. The impression of an imminent war existed across much of the Middle East. Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran were reported in Israel to be preparing for a war to spark in the Levant. It was also claimed in Israel that Damascus had sent secret messages to Tel Aviv that should Israel continue to reject Syria's peace overtures, a war would breakout in the Golan Heights and that Syrian reservists were forbidden from leaving Syria because of the possibility of combat. In June, 2007, an inner circle of the Israeli government that would form a "war cabinet" in a Middle Eastern war scenario was categorically informed that a war
The basic parameters of any peace deal between Israel and Syria have been clear for years. Israel wants diplomatic relations and an end to Syria acting as a sponsor of terror and a key ally of Iran. Syria wants the return of the Golan Heights as well as international recognition and financial aid from the West to prop up its economy.The strategically important Golan, with little biblical significance for Israel and whose settlers are less than hard-line, would become a demilitarised zone to prevent the attacks on the Galil that were rampant before it was captured in the 1967 Six-Day War. Syria has indicated its agreement to Israel keeping early-warning stations on the Golan and part of it remaining under Israeli control on a long-term lease or as a nature reserve.At least five Is
"I want to dispense with the need for affirmations, the call for absolute certainties and/or, unmitigated intelligence accuracy. Is not the mere prospect of nuclear technology in the hands of a terror sponsoring state scary enough to warrant action? ... Let’s get something fundamentally clear, even if the reports are only half accurate ... " What we all suspected may have been confirmed last week. On September 6 2007, Israeli jets bombed a nuclear reactor being constructed by Syria with the aid of North Korea somewhere along the Euphrates river - a reactor possibly built for the production of Plutonium. Find below the official U.S. Government 11-minute video showing construction of the purported gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at al-Kibar in an isolated desert region in eastern Syr
Syria is a country in south west Asia and borders Lebanon, the Mediterranean sea and the island of Cyprus to the west, Israel to the south west, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east and Turkey to the north. Damascus is the capital of Syria.
The Ommayad mosque is a beautiful mosque which stands [...]
Syria termed a willingness on the part of Israel tocede the Golan Heights was not sufficint to achieve peace with its northern neighbor. Turkey has offered to oversee negotiations between the two nations, but Syria wants the United States to be directly be inolved in any peace negotiations. Syrian President Bashar Assad made clear he [...]
Not Guilty in Bell Case: Three New York City police officers have just been found innocent of all charges in the shooting death of an unarmed black man, Sean Bell, who was killed by 50 bullets on his wedding day. Bell, 23, was shot along with two friends, after a bachelor party at a strip club in November 2006. The case has generated outrage in New York's black community. A New York State Supreme Court judge cleared two officers of manslaughter and other charges and a third of reckless endangerment in the death. Syria Secret Nuclear Program: The United States has accused North Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that "was not intended for peaceful purposes." The US released photographs it said linked North Korea to a plutonium-producing reactor under constr
Iran, today, bitch slapped their red headed step-child…
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a warning to Syria on Thursday not to side with the Americans.
“We must always be prepared to thwart the plans of the US in the region,” Ahmadinejad told Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem in Teheran.
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Ahmadinejad [...]
Pathetic pacifism. Not just to Syria, but to the world community. It’s insane to think that Syria will commit to peace if the Golan Heights are given back. They are intent on Israel’s destruction just as much as other Muslim countries are.
Why would Olmert go to so much length to appease the international community and [...]
When Jemaah Islamiyah leaders Agus Purwantoro and Abu Husna were captured in Malaysia in mid-April they were seeking false travel documents in preparation for meetings in Syria with an unspecified "international terrorist network," according to reports citing Indonesian and Malaysia police. Abu Husna was alleged to be the current leader of JI as of the time of his arrest. What were these two senior JI officials doing going together on a high-risk mission to Syria, which ultimately led to their being...(read more)
Hezbollah’s TV station Al-Manar reported on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has said that Syria is preparing for war with Israel as a real possibility.Assad noted, speaking at a conference in Damascus, […]
Former US President Jimmy Carter meets Hamas’s political chief in Syria, as an Israeli minister offers talks.
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President Bashar Assad of Syria told a Lebanese newspaper his nation accepts the possibility they may wind up in a war with Israel sometime in the coming months. “If israel declares war on Lebanon and Syria or if America declares war on Iran,” his nation is prepared to enter such a fray. He [...]
- Combined GM sales in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria up by 27% in 2008 to 1,389 units
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The deployment took place under the command of President Bashar Assad’s younger brother Maher Assad, chief of the Presidential Guard, the Israeli website Debka claimed on Monday.
“Syrian troops are now strung along a continuous crescent-shaped line from the central Lebanese mountains through Mount Dov on the western slopes of Mount Hermon and up to southeastern [...]
I just wrote an article for the Middle East Times on recent developments in Syria. You can read the whole piece here . Here is an excerpt: Syria has been regularly popping up in the news. In fact, recent events point to the importance of that country for the future of the Middle East. Syria's political situation may indeed have an important impact on a few countries: first of course Lebanon, second Iraq, third Israel, and finally Iran. First, one should not underestimate Syria's potential for creating...(read more)
An upcoming joint US-Israel report on the September 6 IAF strike on a Syrian facility will claim that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein transferred weapons of mass destruction to the country, Channel 2 stated Monday. And you know the mainstream press.Via The Jawa Report
Despicable and completely disgraceful…
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In his honor, Hamas will name their next batch of Qassam rockets after him. That way he can finally do what he’s always wanted, kill Jews….
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A plan is coalescing to arrange a meeting between exiled senior Hamas leader Khalid Mash’al and former US President Jimmy Carter in Damascus on [...]
Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post ran a short story about a soon-to-be released US-Israeli report on the September 6, 2007 attack on the alleged North-Korean supplied Syrian nuclear facility. The Post says the (Israeli) attack was related to Saddam’s WMD . This is the text of the relevant part: 'Report on Sept. 6 strike to show Saddam transferred WMDs to Syria': An upcoming joint US-Israel report on the September 6 IAF strike on a Syrian facility will claim that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein...(read more)
There is a report to come out that says Saddam transfered weapons to Syria. Who wouldhave thought of that??? An upcoming joint US-Israel report on the September 6 IAF strike on a Syrian facility will claim that former Iraqi president...
Australia, Japan and South Korea open campaigns with big wins; Syria SOCCER | WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING Australia, Japan and South Korea open campaigns with big wins; Syria holds Iran to 0-0 draw; China draws 1-1 with IraqSource: www.iht.com
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During the past few months the government of President Bashar Assad has alternated between expressing a desire for peace with Israel to inflammatory expressions of warlike defiance. The Army radio quoted a “high ranking Arab source” as claiming Assad was willing to risk war with Israel in order to pursue policies in Lebanon which support [...]
President Shimon Peres made clear “we have no intention at all of attacking Syria–Israel is not looking to go to war, and I hear that Syria says the same.” he blamed medida sources of attempting to c reate a crisis out of nothing by making inaccurate reports of Syrian forces moving up to the Israel [...]
The Jerusalem Post -- Iran has set up sophisticated listening stations in Syria in recent months to intercept Israeli military communications, Israeli security officials say.Top brass won't be allowed to bring their mobile phones into rooms where classified information is being discussed, the officials said. And generals will be assigned special areas on bases to conduct private conversations. That way, listening stations won't be able to hear sensitive conversations that might be going on in the background while generals talk on their cellular phones, they explained.
The 20Th Arab summit was finished yesterday and I think that this summit was not a bad or weak as usual like the rest of the other summits at least this what I think. I believed that Syria did something unexpected to host this summit and make it work despite all the American and Western involvements that wanted to prevent it. For the first time the American administration said directly that it did not want the summit to be held in Damascus , the first direct public interfere in the Arabic affairs yet all its plans failed.The Syrians played this round well and won. The American administration wants to isolate Syria in the region in order to weaken Hezbollah for the Sake of Israel and it is doing this by the help of its gang in the region : Saudi Arabia ,Egypt "the past allies of Sy
It has become a byproduct of the Israel-Palestinian conflict for reports to circulate every few months about a seceret Israel initiative to Syria. an Israel government official, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, hinted his nation might be planing to hold secret talks with Syria in an effort to end their long standing dispute over the Golan Heights. “All [...]
The government of Syria has indicated its willingness to hold talks with Israel as long as such discusisons do not interfere with current Israel interactions with the Abbas Palestinian Authority. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mosilem emphasized his nation’s desire to explore all possible alternatives and indicated it would attend a conference in Moscow that would [...]
Future historians writing about Israel at the beginning of the 21st century will describe its inept leadership which did everything possible to move away from peace on the mistaken view only violence can end violence. Syria has conveyed a message to Israel suggesting discussons about peace but only on condition any talks will not be [...]
AINA - Iraqi asylum seekers in Syria have been tricked into believing that they can bribe their way to a better place in line in the queue to the Swedish embassy. The first time I came across these falsifications, was when Marie-Jeanette Löfgren and I produced two documentaries for the program Kaliber on SR (the Swedish state owned radio station). Already on the second day after we landed in Syria, September 2007, I asked Chatarina Kipp, the Swedish ambassador in Syrian's capital city Damascus, if she had heard of the bribes. She dismissed it as rumour and hearsay. Yet a translator who has the pavement outside of the Swedish embassy as his office, claimed that it is true and that I only needed to sit with him for an hour before some of the Iraqis, who were extremely frustrated, would tell
A Pentagon report asserts Syria and Iran are providing assistance to those engaged in fighting in Iraq. About 90% of foreign fighters who are in Iraq crossed over from Syria and Iran is actively engaged in supplying military materials to Shiite militants. As those pressures impact the situation in Iraq, its own government is hampered [...]
Syria is in the midst of "intensely" arming itself, placing into position rockets and missiles capable of striking the entire Jewish state, according to an assessment presented to the Knesset today by multiple Israeli security agencies.Syria, aided by Russia and Iran, has been furiously acquiring rockets and missiles, including projectiles capable of hitting any point in Israel. The officials listed anti-tank, anti-aircraft and ballistic missiles as some of the arms procured by Syria.According to Israeli and Jordanian officials, Syria recently quietly struck a deal with Russia that allows Moscow to station submarines and war boats off Syrian ports. In exchange, Russia is supplying Syria with weaponry at lower costs, with some of the missiles and rockets being financed by Iran."The Iranians
WND – Syria is in the midst of “intensely” arming itself, placing into position rockets and missiles capable of striking the entire Jewish state, according to an assessment presented to the Knesset today by multiple Israeli agencies.
The announcement follows a WND exclusive report last month quoting security officials stating Syria, aided by Russia and Iran, [...]
