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Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria

Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria

TodaysZaman Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters [...]

Ehud Barak says Assad is ‘doomed,’ urges more pressure on him

Ehud Barak says Assad is ‘doomed,’ urges more pressure on him

Al Arabiya Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is “doomed” and called for increased pressure on his regime amid reports that Israel’s intelligence no longer sees Assad’s continuity as [...]

Syrian rebels receiving arms from Gulf nations coordinated by US

Syrian rebels receiving arms from Gulf nations coordinated by US

ANI Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are receiving weapons bought by Persian Gulf nations in coordination with the United States, according to opposition activists and U.S. officials. However, the Obama administration said [...]

Israel’s Military Intelligence chief visited U.S. for secret talks on Iran, Syria

Israel’s Military Intelligence chief visited U.S. for secret talks on Iran, Syria

DailyStar Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi made a secret visit two weeks ago to Washington and to UN headquarters in New York, where he discussed the Iranian nuclear program, the Syria crisis and Hezbollah’s [...]

Turkey’s top treatment for Syrian rebels, eyeing homecoming

Turkey’s top treatment for Syrian rebels, eyeing homecoming

Nadezhda Kevorkova RT There are officially no Syrian refugees in Turkey – only “visitors from Syria.” Well-accommodated and enjoying Turkey’s hospitality, they return home, contradicting the “evil Assad regime scares its own people away” narrative sold [...]

US allied to terrorists: Syria

US allied to terrorists: Syria

DNA Syria accused the United States and Western countries on Saturday of colluding with al Qaeda-linked militants to target the country, in the wake of a string of explosions in Damascus and Aleppo the government has [...]

Syria Faces Terrorist Assault, Foreign Militants Engaged in Fight

Syria Faces Terrorist Assault, Foreign Militants Engaged in Fight

Almanar Syria Foreign Ministry said on Friday it was facing a terrorist assault led by terrorist groups and supported by some countries in the region, a day after Damascus witnessed one of the most powersfull attacks [...]

Turkish Daily: CIA and Mossad behind Syria Bombings

Turkish Daily: CIA and Mossad behind Syria Bombings

Almanar The Turkish daily Aydinlik  said that suicide bombings represent a way of incitement carried out by the CIA and Mossad agents in Iraq, and are applied now in Syria, Lebanese daily Al-Benaa reported. “CIA and Mossad agents have carried [...]

Turkey To Request NATO Military Intervention In Syria: Prime Minister

Turkey To Request NATO Military Intervention In Syria: Prime Minister

GlobalResearch Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara is ready to ask NATO for a military intervention in Syria, Press TV reports. “I am ready to ask NATO for a military intervention in Syria,” Erdogan [...]

Tel Aviv boosts troops at borders with Egypt and Syria

Tel Aviv boosts troops at borders with Egypt and Syria

RT Israel is to deploy at least 22 reserve battalions on its borders with Egypt and Syria, claiming the growing instability in the two countries makes it necessary to be ready for possible external security threats. [...]

Activists: Syria Bombings Intensify, Twin Blasts Kill 20 in Idlib

Activists: Syria Bombings Intensify, Twin Blasts Kill 20 in Idlib

VOA A Syrian activist group says a double bomb attack has killed at least 20 people near security buildings in the northwestern town of Idlib, as a bombing campaign against Syrian government targets intensifies. The Britain-based [...]

Lebanon seizes 150 tons of Libyan arms en route to Syrian rebels

Lebanon seizes 150 tons of Libyan arms en route to Syrian rebels

As the violence in Syria continues unabated, neighbouring Lebanon has seized a shipment of smuggled weapons, destined for Syrian rebels. The sea-bound cache apparently came from Libya, which is backing the opponents of President Assad. Franklin [...]