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| December 16, 2012
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Nasrallah says Assad can’t be defeated

Shi’ite militant leader of Hezbollah says those who think the Syrian rebels can win are “very very very mistaken.”

By REUTERS

 

BEIRUT – Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese Shi’ite militant movement Hezbollah, said on Sunday the rebels in Syria could not emerge victorious from the 21-month-long uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Flags of Hezbollah, Assad's Syria - Photo: REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Flags of Hezbollah, Assad’s Syria – Photo: REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Nasrallah, a staunch ally of Assad, said: “The situation in Syria is getting more complicated (but) anyone who thinks the armed opposition can settle the situation on the ground is very very very mistaken.” Syrian rebels accuse the Shi’ite Muslim group of sending fighters to neighboring Syria to help Assad overcome the largely Sunni Muslim revolt.

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| December 14, 2012
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Syria: al-Qaida’s rehabilitation state, for next generation

If Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles fall into the hands of jihadi forces, with connections to al-Qaida, it is highly likely that these non-conventional capabilities will spread further.

By Dore Gold

Joby Warrick, The Washington Post’s correspondent who specializes in intelligence, wrote a story on Dec. 3 about how the Syrian rebellion was already spilling over and having an impact on neighboring countries. He focused in particular on Jordan. According to interviews he conducted, last month Jordanian security forces arrested 11 men and thus foiled a massive planned terrorist attack in the heart of Amman.

Dore Gold – from facebook

Dore Gold – from facebook

The Amman attack was supposed to begin with suicide bombings at two shopping malls to be followed by strikes against luxury hotels used by Westerners.

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| December 11, 2012
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Contrary to Western reports, Israel sees no Syrian chemical weapons threat

Israel’s Diplomatic-Security Bureau chief Amos Gilad says WMD are “still secure, but we need to monitor this”

Remarks come contrary to mainstream media saying weapons have been moved

Propaganda: Syrian rebels post videos alleging Syrian army used chemical munitions to kill civilians.

By Daniel Siryoti, Eli Leon, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Syrian chemical weapons are still under the control of President Bashar al-Assad, contrary to reports saying Damascus could lose such arms in the chaos of civil war, Amos Gilad, head of the Defense Ministry Diplomatic-Security Bureau, said Sunday.

Syrian fighters check a tank they took after storming a military base in Aleppo on Nov.

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| December 5, 2012
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Double trouble in Syrian: WMDs with jihadis on Israel’s border

Israel may take part in a joint military operation against the weapons of mass destruction, along with the armed forces from the US, Turkey & Jordan

Israeli intel: Assad is only in power due to the Syrian Air Force, but even this power is being eroded as rebels bring down more & more helicopters & fighter-jets.

Foreign jihadis massing along Golan border.

By Yoni Hirsch, Shlomo Cesana, Daniel Siryoti & News Agencies

 

There is growing concern in Israel that the faltering regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will use its stockpiles of chemical weapons as a last resort. According to a report in The Times of London and Maariv, Israel would take part in a joint military effort against the weapons of mass destruction, together with armed forces from the U.S.,

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| December 3, 2012
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Syria war scares Druze students from enrolling

A Traditionally robust enrollment of Druze students to Syrian universities shrinks considerably as only a quarter applied to war-torn Syria for 2012

Hassan Shaalan

 

Against the backdrop of Syria’s ongoing war between Bashar Assad‘s loyalists and rebel forces, academic institutions in Syria have seen a drop in the number of Druze applicants. Up until last year, some 200 students applied to Syrian universities annually, but this year, Syrian academies said that only 58 Israel-based Druze students, a Syrian source reported.

Bombing in Syria – Photo: AP

A resident of the Druze town of Majdal Shams in Israel’s Northern Golan Heights told Ynet that over the past year as a student in a Syrian university she felt her life was in danger. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2012
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IDF Jeep Hit AGAIN by Rebel Gunfire from Syria

Rebel gunfire from Syria hits IDF for third jeep, Israel complains to UN.

By Maayana Miskin

 

An IDF jeep patrolling the northern border was hit by gunfire from Syria on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the Ramat Golan region.

The jeep was damaged, but soldiers were not hurt. The soldiers did not return fire despite new rules of engagement in the area.

IDF commanders believe the shots were not aimed at Israel, but rather, were stray shots from fighting in Syria. Fighting has approached the border in recent weeks. Two misfired shells have hit the Golan region as well; after one such incident Israel fired warning shots over the border. Continue Reading »

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| November 13, 2012
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Arab Newspaper: ‘Israel wants to save Assad’

Ranking rebel leader suggests that Israel is aiding the Syrian regime because it allowed Syrian forces to enter UN-controlled areas of the Syrian part of the Golan Heights.

By Roi Kais

 

 

Bashar Assad – Photo: Reuters

Mustafa al-Sheikh, the head of the Free Syrian Army‘s military council commented on recent tensions on the Golan Heights and said that “Israelis aiding the Syrian regime and its allies in accordance with their partnership.”

In an interview with the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat, al-Sheikh said that “this agreement was clearly evident when Israel allowed Syrian forces to enter UN-controlled zones in the Golan without any objection. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2012
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Israel Responds Hitting Source After Syria Fires Another Mortar at Israel

The IDF returns fire Monday, for the 2nd time in 2 days after another mortar shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

A mortar shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights Monday, prompting the IDF to return fire for the second time in two days, the first time it has fired into Syria territory since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

Syrian mortar shell explodes in Golan - Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Syrian mortar shell explodes in Golan – Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The exchange came just hours after an appeal for restraint from all sides by UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

An Israeli security source confirmed that troops had returned fire after a mortar round from Syria hit an Israeli position in the central sector of the strategic plateau, causing no casualties or damage. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2012
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Syrian Rebels warn Israel not to interfer

Syria’s rebel forces think Israeli fire in response to Syrian shell hit near northern border yesterday, was meant to ‘aid Assad’s criminal regime’

By Roi Kais

 

The Free Syria Army warned Israel on Sunday against interfering in the civil war which has been ravaging Syria since March 2011.

Free Syria Army soldiers – Photo: Reuters

A report by Turkey’s Anadolu news Agency quoted a statement issued by the FSA saying that Israel’s rocket fire at Syria on Sunday afternoon was aimed to help the Assad regime in his war against opposition forces.

Clashed between Damascus forces and the rebels have been edging closer to the Israeli border for weeks. Continue Reading »

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| October 9, 2012
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Syrian Rebels Take More Hizbullah Hostages

Once again, Hizbullah terrorists taken hostage in Syria, by Free Syrian Army fighters.

By Scott Krane

 

Syrian rebels say they have detained 13 Hizbullah members and are holding them in a village outside of Homs. Free Syrian Army fighters are also threatening to invade Homs, according to a source. The FSA is protesting Hizbullah’s support for the regime of Bashar Assad.

One source quoted in the foreign press said “They [Hizbullah detainees] have confessed to killing and slaughtering [people] in Syria…”

The source insists that Hizbullah is “deeply involved” in the Syria fighting, and the fate of the 13 hostages was “in the hands of [FSA] field commanders.” Continue Reading »

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| August 9, 2012
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Tehran reports Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels are alive & well

Syrian rebels seized a busload (48) of religious Iranian pilgrims in Damascus on August 4 on suspicion of being military personnel.

By Reuters

All the Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels last week are alive and well, an Iranian foreign ministry official said, contrary to statements by rebels holding them that three of the captives had been killed in an air attack.

Bashar Assad and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) review the guard of honor in Damascus January 19, 2006. – Photo by Reuters

Syrian rebels waging an uprising against the government of President Bashar Assad seized a busload of 48 Iranians in Damascus on August 4 on suspicion of being military personnel. Continue Reading »

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| August 8, 2012
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Apparently, Hassan Nasrallah Gets a Taste of his own Medicine

Hezbollah’s support of the Assad regime is no longer a secret. One can assume that these senior Hezbollah people were not innocent pilgrims, but rather on a mission to Iran, to coordinate operations of the Assad regime & its allies, Hezbollah & the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

By Avi Melamed

 
While the world continues to witness the ongoing tragedy in Syria, there is another “mini-drama” simultaneously taking place in that country which is no less significant.

Hassan Nasrallah tells Israel to keep its hands off Lebanon’s oil & gas.

On May 22nd reports began to flow in from different sources that Lebanese Shiite pilgrims returning from Iran had been kidnapped inside Syria. Continue Reading »

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| August 4, 2012
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Syrian Rebels report: Iranian snipers in Syria aiding Assad

Syrian rebel leader: Over 3,000 Iranian snipers have arrived in Damascus to join Assad’s regime, & claims army can no longer trust local troops.

By Roi Kais

 

Over the past few weeks more than 3,000 Iranian snipers have arrived in Damascus to aid the forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, Al-Arabiya reported, citing a leader of one of the rebel groups operating in the civil war-torn country.

The head of the Joint Military Council, one of the groups fighting to maintain control of the city of Aleppo, told the Dubai-based television network that the Syrian army no longer trusts its local troops, who are now considered potential defectors. Continue Reading »

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| August 2, 2012
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U.S. Report: Obama Authorized American Support for the Syrian Rebels

U.S. President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing American support for rebels in Syria, sources say.

By Elad Benari

 

President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama – Reuters

The sources said that Obama’s order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence “finding,” broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad.

Precisely when Obama signed the secret intelligence authorization, an action not previously reported, could not be determined and the full extent of clandestine support that agencies like the CIA might be providing also is unclear, Reuters reported. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2012
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Damascus: Chemical weapons are only against foreign attack

Syria’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says chemical stockpile are secure & will never be used against Syrian civilians

By News agencies

 

Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi says the country’s chemical weapons stocks are secure and would only be used in the case of a foreign attack.

In safe hands? Photo: AP

In safe hands? Photo: AP

There has been widespread concern that Syria‘s stocks of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of the rebels fighting the government, some of whom are believed to have links to al-Qaeda. There was also concern the weapons might be used to defend the regime.

Makdissi said in a news conference Monday broadcast on state television that the weapons are under the protection of the Syrian army and would never be used “inside Syria.” Continue Reading »

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