Posts Tagged 'Syria'

12
May

Israeli warplanes continue to pound Damascus

Israeli warplanes continue to pound Damascus

BEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said. The attack, the second in three days and

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12
Apr

Syria’s Nusra Rebels Pledge Loyalty to al-Qaeda

Syria’s Nusra Rebels Pledge Loyalty to al-Qaeda

Iraq’s Shi’ite Militias Head to Syria to Fight Sunnis Yesterday’s announcement of a merger between Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the key Syrian rebel forces, and al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) was discussed today by the Nusra leadership, which insists that they have always pledged allegiance to the al-Qaeda parent group. The

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15
Jan

Syria’s Foreign Rebels Demand Islamic State

Syria’s Foreign Rebels Demand Islamic State

Rebels Say Democracy Out of the Question for Post-Assad Syria From the moment the first defectors from the Syrian military took up arms against the Assad regime, rebels have couched their fight as an extension of pro-democracy protests that erupted across Syria. But as the rebellion is increasingly composed of

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10
Jan

Aleppo misery eats at Syrian rebel support

Aleppo misery eats at Syrian rebel support

(Reuters) – At a crowded market stall in Syria, a middle-aged couple, well dressed, shuffle over to press a folded note, furtively, into the hand of a foreign reporter. It is the kind of silent cry for help against a reign of fear that has been familiar to journalists visiting

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