Syrian rebels threaten to target Shi'ite villages in Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday threatened to seize two Shi'ite Muslim villages that back President Bashar al-Assad unless they surrendered to the...
View ArticleRebels threaten Aleppo’s Shi’ites
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday threatened to seize two Shi'ite Muslim villages that back President Bashar al-Assad unless they surrendered to the opposition....
View Article>US official denounces Hezbollah's actions in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A senior U.S. official denounced Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian civil war Monday and accused the Shiite militant group of putting the interests of Iran and Syria above those of...
View ArticleUS official denounces Hezbollah's actions in Syria
BEIRUT A senior U.S. official denounced Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian civil war Monday and accused the Shiite militant group of putting the interests of Iran and Syria above those of the...
View ArticleAssad loyalists target Sunni rebels
Amman - President Bashar al-Assad's forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air on Sunday, the second day of their offensive in central Syria, activists...
View ArticleThe Bloody Battle In Homs Is The Most Important Fight In Syria's Civil War
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View ArticleBASHAR ASSAD: IT'S OVER, I WIN
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's President Bashar Assad claimed in an interview published Thursday that his opponents have "used up all their tools" and failed to overthrow his regime. The remarks came as...
View ArticleHoms battered for second day as Assad forces target Sunni rebels
President Bashar al-Assad’s forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air today, the second day of an offensive to expand loyalist control over Syria’s...
View ArticleSyrian army, backed by jets, launches assault on Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces launched a major offensive on Saturday against rebels in Homs, a centre of the two-year-old uprising, in their latest drive to secure an...
View ArticleSyrian forces attack rebels in Homs
Activists say rebels defending the old centre of Homs largely repelled ground attack on Saturday but report fresh clashes A damaged car in the al-Khalidiya neighbourhood of Homs. Photograph: Yazan...
View ArticleAssad's forces battle to tighten control of central Syria
AMMAN: President Basharal-Assad's forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air on Sunday, the second day of an offensive to expand loyalist control over...
View ArticleIn rural Syria, a rare peace threatened by sectarian war
HOMS COUNTRYSIDE, Syria (Reuters) - For months, the western rural region of Homs was an unusual model of coexistence in Syria's brutal two-year-old civil war. Now, it risks becoming a dark episode in...
View ArticleSyrian army drops leaflets in north amid fighting
BEIRUT — The Syrian military dropped leaflets on opposition-held territory in the country's north on Wednesday, urging rebel fighters to surrender as the two sides fought for control of a major...
View ArticleSyrian army launches major offensive on Homs
Syrian government forces launched a major offensive on the western city of Homs – centre of the country’s two-year-old uprising – on Saturday, in what is the latest attempt to seize control of an axis...
View ArticleRebel Groups In Northern Syria Are Fighting Each Other
A female member of the Ahbab Al-Mustafa Battalion holds a gun as she undergoes military training in Aleppo's Salaheddine district, June 24, 2013. Picture taken June 24, 2013. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels...
View ArticleBlast hits Hezbollah convoy near Syrian border
BEIRUT (AP) — A roadside bomb struck a jeep carrying members of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group near Lebanon's border with Syria on Tuesday, wounding at least two people, a police official said....
View Article>Blast hits Hezbollah convoy near Syrian border
BEIRUT (AP) — A roadside bomb struck a jeep carrying members of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group near Lebanon's border with Syria on Tuesday, wounding at least two people, a police official said....
View ArticleSyrian Army Launches Air Assault on Homs
Reuters BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces launched a major offensive on Saturday against rebels in Homs, a center of the two-year-old uprising, in their latest drive to secure an axis...
View ArticleTop US Military Officer: America Is Considering Entering Syria War
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, the highest-ranking American military officer See Also Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the nation's top military officer, told a Senate committee that...
View ArticleGunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreads
Beirut: Suspected rebel gunmen assassinated a well-known supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon on Wednesday, the latest sign that Syria's civil war is spreading to its smaller...
View ArticleShells hit major Shiite shrine near Damascus
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View ArticleLebanon Shiites ousted from Gulf as Hezbollah fans
BEIRUT When Ali Farhat was summoned to the immigration department in the United Arab Emirates, the 33-year-old Lebanese restaurant worker knew he would have to pack up his family and leave fast....
View ArticleCar bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon
ZEINA KARAM Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) â A powerful car bomb exploded in a Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday, wounding at least 53 people in the most troubling...
View ArticlePalestinians call for guarantees before a return to talks
Palestinian leaders have not approved U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's plan for reigniting peace talks with Israel despite Arab League support for the formula. Palestinian Authority President...
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