The question of how far the United States will go in its involvement in Syria was on the table this week as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with President Obama at the White House in order to ensure that the U.S. takes more of an active role in trying to push Syrian President Bashar [...]
Syria Calls Second Israeli Airstrike ‘Declaration of War’
May 6, 2013 | Posted by
There is tension and anger in Syria today after Israel hit the nation with its second airstrike in three days, this time hitting a military research facility outside Damascus. The attack in the early morning hours Sunday reportedly killed up to 100 Syrian soldiers. Syria deemed the Israeli attack a “declaration of war,” a senior [...]
Israel Launches Airstrike in Syria to Stop Missile Shipment to Hezbollah
May 4, 2013 | Posted by
The international community is reacting today to news that Israel conducted an airstrike in Syria, reportedly to stop a shipment of missiles bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah Shiite militia, a longtime enemy of Israel. The Israeli move comes as American officials are pondering what to do about reports that Syria has used chemical weapons against Syrian citizens [...]
President Obama Considers Providing Weapons to Syrian Rebels Against Assad
May 1, 2013 | Posted by
While the specter of the Iraq War continues to hang over President Obama like a storm cloud, impinging on his willingness to get involved in the Syrian civil war, the White House is now considering providing weapons to Syrian rebels, according to a story in the Washington Post and other published reports. The tentative confirmation [...]
Obama Cautious to Act on Syria Chemical Weapons Report
April 27, 2013 | Posted by
Although U.S. intelligence has assessed “with varying degrees of confidence” that the Syrian government had used the chemical agent sarin against its citizens, President Obama is proceeding cautiously in committing action against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. Obama’s circumspection stems from the lesson learned from the erroneous reports more than a decade ago that indicated that Iraq possessed [...]
John Kerry: Netanyahu Can’t Confirm Syria Chemical Weapons Use
April 24, 2013 | Posted by
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not been able to confirm to him on Tuesday that the Syrian regime had used chemical weapons against rebels.
In Rare Attack, Israel Drops Bombs on Syria, Killing Two
January 31, 2013 | Posted by
Ever the aggressor, Israel inserted itself further into the conflict in Syria by flying fighter jets across the border and dropping bombs on Syrian targets. There is some dispute about whether the bombs hit a convoy of trucks carrying weapons into Lebanon, as Western diplomats and Lebanese security forces claim, or if they hit a [...]
A Desperate Assad Willing to Negotiate with Rebels in Syria
January 1, 2013 | Posted by
At the start of the new year, there is increasing concern that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is growing so desperate to hold onto power that he might be on the verge of using chemical weapons—his last resort. But in the meantime, his forces, which are in control of only about a fourth of Syria, have [...]
As Assad Grows Desperate, Fears of Chemical Weapons in Syria
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
With the Syrian military fighting to maintain control of Damascus, the capital city, there is fear around the world that Syrian President Bashar Assad is growing increasingly desperate and may be on the verge of using chemical weapons against his own people in a last-ditch bid to stay in power. In any civil insurrection, it’s [...]
In Syria, Assad Uses Scud Missiles Against the Rebels
December 12, 2012 | Posted by
The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad crossed a line today by firing at least six Scud missile on the Syrian people, apparently in a desperate attempt to send a message to the Syrian rebels fighting against Assad. The missile, which became well-known to Americans during the first Gulf War conflict because they were used [...]
