May 2, 2014, Antiwar.com FBI Director James Coney today warned that the long-standing problem of foreign fighters flocking to Syria to join al-Qaeda-linked rebels is actually getting worse, with fighters going in increased numbers from Western nations in recent months. Though Comey declined to offer specific numbers, he said the …
Read More »Ceasefire to allow Syrian rebels to flee Homs
May 2, 2014, al Akhbar Syrian authorities and rebel fighters agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire in the Old City district of Homs on Friday to allow besieged rebels to pull out of their last stronghold in the central Syrian city, television stations said. A final rebel withdrawal from the city …
Read More »Syria: 24 registered candidacy for presidential elections as deadline expired
The total number of presidential hopefuls who registered their candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections increased to 24 as the deadline for registration expired May 1. Presidential elections have been scheduled for June 3. Syrians living abroad can vote at the Syrian Embassies on May 28. May 1, 2014, NSNBC The …
Read More »Eleven children among 18 killed in Syria suicide attacks: state TV
May 2, 2014, al Akhbar Eleven children were among 18 people killed in two bombings in central Syria Friday, state media reported. The deadly attacks, in which suicide bombers blew themselves up in vehicles, targeted two towns in Hama province. The first bombing, in the town of Jibrin, in the …
Read More »Syria’s Raqqa silently slaughtered under ISIL radical rule
Apr 27, 2014, al Alam Residents of Syria’s Raqqa, suffering from a harsh rule imposed by the foreign-backed extremist group of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, use every opportunity to run away from their hometown. The Western-backed Syrian opposition which has been leading the extremist-marked war in the country, …
Read More »Chechen jihadists in Syria: The case of Omar al-Shishani
May 1, 2014, Al Akhbar Chechen jihadists play a major role in the conflict in Syria. They have been fighting in Syria since 2012 and their role has been carefully planned, with direct clerical guidance from certain countries and indirect involvement by a number of intelligence agencies. The Chechen …
Read More »NATO and Turkey’s Genocidal War on Syria
Apr 08, 2014, Global Research On March 16, the third anniversary of the NATO-led covert war on Syria, the Syrian army won a landmark victory by taking back the Yabroud town on the Lebanese border.3 Hours later, NATO-backed ‘Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon’ retaliated by launching a false-flag bombing attack in …
Read More »Double car bombings and rocket attack in Homs; various areas of Damascus targeted with mortar attacks
Dozens dead in Syria car bombs, shelling: state media Al Akhbar, Apr 30, 2014 Car bombs and mortar attacks killed at least 50 people in Syrian government-held areas of Damascus and the central city of Homs on Tuesday, state media reported, as a global watchdog announced it would investigate claims …
Read More »Turkey gave Syria militants anti-tank missiles: Report
Apr 28, 2014, Press TV **go to Press TV link to watch video report Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) provided foreign-backed militants in Syria with US-made anti-tank missiles, a local daily reports. The Turkish daily Aydinlik said in a report that the former commander of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), …
Read More »It’s Official: Erdogan sent Turkish Troops into Syria
Turkish Troops deployed 200 Meters from ISIL Al Qaeda affiliated Mercenaries – Deployment of Mercenaries to Suleyman Shah Tomb an Engineered Pretext for a Turkish Invasion Now also officially, Turkey’s Prime Minister R. Tayyip Erdogan said he has sent Turkish troops 25 kilometers into Syria. To “send aid” to the …
Read More »