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An Israeli army 155mm mobile artillery battery is stationed near the border with Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on January 28, 2015 . AFP/Menahem Kahana Jan 28, 2015, Al-Akhbar Israeli aircraft struck alleged Syrian army artillery positions early on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, the latest in a series …
Read More »Terror attacks on Damascus, Latakia
Latakia resident Lilly Martin Sahiounie reported: “Latakia Update: Jan 25, 2015: 5:00 pm. 3 missiles struck Latakia, Syria. 2 of them hit the city center of Latakia, the traffic round-a-bout called Hotel Harroun. 2 persons dead , and 9 injured, some are children. 2 taxis were burnt up, and 14 …
Read More »Syrian priest raps Western silence after car-bomb kills 15 in Homs
Jan 23, 2015, Catholic Culture A Syrian Catholic priest has blasted the silence of the Western media after 15 people were killed, and 50 others wounded, by a car-bomb explosion in the center of the city of Homs. Father Hilal Ziad said that the January 21 explosion appeared to be …
Read More »Damascus: The Sole Resort for Medical Services in Syria
Jan 22, 2015, Al-Akhbar While the numbers of sick and wounded have increased during the Syrian war, the number of available doctors dropped significantly due to the security situation and immigration. The economic blockade has also had a major impact on the availability of medicines and medical equipment. Damascus In …
Read More »Nusra militants blow up 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria
Jan 8, 2015, al-Akhbar Al-Qaeda branch in Syria, al-Nusra Front, have blown up the 13th century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in southern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, reported on Wednesday. The mausoleum of Imam Nawawi is in …
Read More »UN: ISIS depriving 670,000 Syrian children of education
Jan 7, 2015, al-Akhbar An estimated 670,000 children in Syria are being deprived of education after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group ordered the closure of schools until the curriculum is made to conform with its medieval reading of the Islamic Sharia, the United Nations Children’s …
Read More »Assad visits Front Lines for New Year as Counter-Terrorism Operations Continue
Jan 2, 2015, NSNBC The Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Civil Defense Forces continue anti-terrorism operations throughout the country. On New Year’s Evening, President al-Assad visited front-line-positions in the Jobar suburb of the capital Damascus, praised the combat troops and stressed that the Syrian people gain their morale from the …
Read More »An alert from inside Syria: Kassab Under Attack
Dear Friends of Syria and the Syria Solidarity Movement, Below please find the latest news from Latakia, Syria, received today from our good friend and correspondent Lilly Martin Sahiounie. Lilly grew up in Fresno, California but has lived in Latakia for twenty years with her Syrian husband and children, now …
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 »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 …
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