Dear Friends, We wish to draw your attention to a potentially important article in Foreign Policy.http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/18/syria-assad-ceasefires-surrender-nir-rosen-hd-centre-report/ It is in fact only a review or preview of a potentially important unpublished report on Syria by journalist Nir Rosen. What makes the preview and the report important is not so much that …
Read More »UN: 300 cultural heritage sites destroyed, looted in Syria
Dec 23, 2014, al-Akhbar Nearly 300 cultural heritage sites have been destroyed, damaged and looted in Syria since 2011, the UN said Tuesday in a report citing satellite evidence. The report focused on 18 areas, of which six are UNESCO-listed: the Old City of Aleppo; Bosra; Damascus, the Dead Cities …
Read More »Regime-Change Makeover: Blaming Syria for the Rise of ISIS
Dec 16, 2014, Strategic Culture If a recent report in the British Guardian is to be believed, then the West is angling for a new pretext to step up its covert war of regime in Syria. The new pretext, it would seem, is that the Damascus government of Bashar al …
Read More »Report: ISIS execution video cost $200k
Dec 10, 2014, Haaretz The ISIS propaganda video portraying the brutal execution of 22 Syrian soldiers took as long as six hours in film in multiple takes and cost at least $200,000 to produce, several media outlets have reported this week. ISIS, also known as the Islamic State or ISIL, …
Read More »AIDING ISIS: Israel Bombs Syria For Fifth Time in 18 Months, Gives Arms, Medical Aid to Militants
Dec 8, 2014, 21st Century Wire SPECIAL REPORT Israeli warplanes hit two separate areas near Syria’s capital of Damascus yesterday, including a facility at the city’s international airport. This latest attack reveals a pattern of involvement which spells out Tel Aviv’s role in the destabilzation of Syria, which includes providing intelligene, air support, arms, and …
Read More »Syria Repels ISIS Attack on Eastern Air Base
Dec 7, 2014, Antiwar.com Nearly a week of heavy fighting over the Syrian government’s easternmost remaining military air base, in Deir Ezzor Province, has ended with the Syrian military expelling ISIS from the airport grounds. Heavy losses were reported on both sides, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a …
Read More »UN details Israel helping Syrian rebels at Golan Heights
Dec 8, 2014, RT.com Israeli security forces have kept steady contacts with the Syrian rebels over the past 18 months, mainly treating wounded fighters but possibly supplying them with arms, UN observers at the Israeli-Syrian border reported. In a series of reports to the UN Security Council by the United …
Read More »Israel strikes near Damascus as report confirms Israeli ties with Syria fighters
December 8, 2014, Al-Akhbar The Syrian government accused Israel of launching a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, as a UN report documented strong ties between Israel and militant groups fighting in Syria. “This afternoon, the Israeli enemy targeted two safe areas in Damascus province, namely …
Read More »Israeli Fighter Jets Bomb al-Dimas and Area next to Damascus Int’l Airport [VIDEO]
Dec 7, 2014, Eretz Zen Israeli fighter jets bombed on Sunday afternoon targets around the civilian Damascus International Airport and al-Dimas near the Lebanese border, causing only material damage, according to official sources in Syria. The report said the attacks targeted areas where no fighting is taking place, while several …
Read More »Israeli Jets Bomb a Weapons Warehouse in Damascus
Dec 8, 2014, Al-Masdar News On Sunday Morning, Israeli Air Force jets violated Syrian airspace and bombarded a weapons warehouse located in the city of Al-Dimaas (west of Damascus), causing material damage to the building. A Syrian military source stated that the target was an old weapons warehouse that the …
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