Russia Plays it’s Hand in the Arms Debate
By Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt WASHINGTON — Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by...
View ArticleUN Phillipino Peacekeepers released by Syrian Freedom Fighters
See they do nice things as well as eat their enemies hearts :p MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rebels who held 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in Syria put blankets on their hostages to help them sleep...
View ArticleSyrian opposition calls upon rebel fighters to save embattled Qusair
Syrian National Coalition urges disparate groups of fighters to head to city under assault from Assad and Hezbollah forces Syrian civilians search for survivors in Qusair after what activists said...
View ArticleEU Lifts Arms Embargo, Russia Keeps Supplying Arms as the Killing Goes On
Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign intervention. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the missiles...
View ArticleTough Times in Crucial Border Town Qusayr
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT | Thu May 30, 2013 10:20am BST (Reuters) - Syrian rebels pleaded for military and medical aid in the embattled border town of Qusair on Thursday, saying they were unable to...
View ArticleRebels cling on to Qusayr
A Syrian army soldiers holds up his weapon during a battle against opposition fighters in the city of Qusayr, in Syria’s central Homs province Photo: AFP/GETTY By Ruth Sherlock, Beirut and Magdy...
View ArticleAbdul-Jabbar’s Story
by M. B. Awan The village of Killi lies in the north-west of Syria, near the Turkish border and has been free from the control of the Assad regime for well over a year. The overwhelming first...
View ArticleThe Boys From Banyas
19/07/2012 Rehanli, Turkey By Mohammed Basith Awan. Peering out the window of a fifth story 3 bedroom flat in the Turko-Syriac border town of Rehanli, I approached some of the young men who seemed to...
View ArticleExposing the Ba’ath Party connection with ISIS
It’s been a while since I posted any new content on this blog so apologies in advance. I have posted this content several times on my Facebook page but due to a request I’m reposting it here on my...
View ArticleAs Asad launches a fresh offensive, The International community flexes its’...
International Arrest Warrant Germany Takes Aim at Assad’s Torture Boss DER SPIEGEL has learned that Germany’s chief federal prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for one of the Syrian...
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