Bashar al-Assad News
-
LA Gang Members in Syria: Organized Crime, Terrorism ‘Converge’Armenian and Latino 'Gangbangers' Boast of Battling Rebels in Online Posts
-
The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, March 27, 2014
… on Syria, a State Department official could not confirm that the international community has located Syrian president Bashar al - Assad 's entire chemical weapons supply. Sen. Tim Kaine asked Assistant Secretary for International Security and …
-
US Official Can't Say Syria Chemical Weapons Fully Tracked Down
… on Syria, a State Department official could not confirm that the international community has located Syrian president Bashar al - Assad 's entire chemical weapons supply. Sen. Tim Kaine asked Assistant Secretary for International Security and …
-
The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, March 26, 2014
… former rebel and father of four. Mr. Arnous was one of the protesters who rose up three years ago against President Bashar al - Assad in this town southwest of Damascus. He took up arms and joined the rebel Free Syrian Army. He survived an …
-
The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, March 19, 2014
… sees no point in further peace talks in Geneva if the opposition and its Western backers keep insisting that President Bashar al - Assad relinquish power, the deputy foreign minister said. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday …
-
American National Guardsman Arrested on Terror Charges
… former California gang members appeared in an online video, claiming to be fighting in Syria, but on the side of President Bashar al - Assad . READ: From Syria to Stateside: New Al Qaeda Threat to US Homeland
-
Russia and the Syria-Ukraine Connection
… removal could still meet its June deadline and that, so far, he has not seen evidence Moscow would allow Syrian president Bashar al - Assad to change course. "That's an area where I believe Russia has a self-interest in trying to ensure that …
-
Rights Group 'Outraged' After Director Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism… foreign fighters -- often led by al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra and other ideological allies -- against the regime of Bashar al - Assad has been a major worry for both American and European security officials, who have Syria at the top of their counter-terrorism …
-
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, February 25, 2014
… Security Agency developed a battle plan that featured a sophisticated cyberattack on the Syrian military and President Bashar al - Assad 's command structure. The Syrian military's ability to launch airstrikes was a particular target, along …
-
After Homs Evacuations, Freed Families Hoping To Return To ‘Normal’Last week, more than 700 civilians were evacuated from Homs , an outcome of concessions between opposition and government delegations made during peace talks in Geneva . The evacuations were conducted under a cease-fire agreement analysts say could be a model for future cease-fire attempts
-
As Barrel Bombs Fall, Aleppo’s Families Flee… neighborhoods using barrels packed with explosives. After a two-week lull imposed by winter weather conditions, President Bashar al - Assad ’s forces have reportedly increased the intensity of the raids. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights …
-
The Secret Battles Between U.S. Forces and Chechen Terrorists… ever carried out, however. Many Chechens, including veterans of the Afghan fight, are waging war now in Syria against Bashar al Assad 's troops, according to experts and jihadi statements. Numerous U.S. intelligence reports released by Wikileaks said …
-
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, February 18, 2014
… undermining the prospects of a negotiated solution by "contributing so many more weapons" and political support to President Bashar al - Assad . "They're, in fact, enabling Assad to double down, which is creating an enormous problem," Mr. Kerry …
-
Why Humanitarian Ceasefires Could Be a Viable Option in SyriaThis Week, More Than 700 Civilians Were Forced to Evacuate From Homs Due to a Ceasefire
-
Syria Deadlock… The opposition says there's no point even having another round of talks unless it's about getting rid of president Bashar Al Assad and setting up a transitional government. The says that's not negotiable that the focus should first be on …
-
Analyzing Russia's Support for Syria's Bashar al -AssadRussian President Vladimir Putin has been Bashar al - Assad 's vital political ally since the start of the Syrian conflict three years ago. But as peace talks between the government and …
-
Dinging Assad, Dining With Tony Blair: John Kerry's First Tweets… comments would not be vetted before publishing. In one of his first tweets, Kerry called the government of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad "barbaric" and linked to a statement on the use of barrel bombs. Just put out statement on barrel bombs …
-
Intel Heads: Edward Snowden Did 'Profound Damage' to U.S. Security… for hardened jihadis -- including U.S. persons -- who have flocked there easily to fight the pro-Iranian regime of Bashar al Assad . Feinstein added that complacency about the al Qaeda threat has set in with the American public following the five-year …
-
The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, January 23, 2014
… peace conference by clashing over the fate of President Bashar al - Assad , exposing the depths of division and pessimism ..... on Wednesday centered on Western demands that President Bashar al - Assad be removed from power. U.S. Secretary of …
-
Syrian Peace Talks Move Forward in Switzerland… an opposition leader brandished graphic images, allegedly showing mass torture and murder by the regime of president bashar Al Assad . Reportedly smuggled out of Syria by a defector from Assad's military police. The photos, which are extremely …
-
Kerry Calls for UN Investigation of Syrian Torture Photos, Alludes to 'Augmented' Support for Rebels
… State said. Earlier this week, CNN reported on photos that purportedly show dead bodies of Syrians tortured by President Bashar al - Assad 's regime. CNN has relied on a source who claims to have worked for Syria's regime to photograph bodies …
-
Beirut Bombing Latest Sign of Spreading Syrian War
… the same name in Syria is linked to al Qaeda and is one of the strongest rebel groups fighting the forces of President Bashar al - Assad . Hezbollah is fighting alongside Assad's troops. A statement posted on Twitter said the attack was carried …
-
Kerry: Syrian Opposition Must Join Talks
… muddy the waters" as to the goal of the talks in Geneva, and reiterated that the purpose is to get Syrian President Bashar al - Assad to step down and to find a transition government acceptable to both the opposition and the regime. Syrian Foreign …
-
From Syria to Stateside: New Al Qaeda Threat to US Homeland
… naturalized citizens as well as those who have lived in the U.S. -- have returned here after battling Syrian President Bashar al - Assad 's regime in the Middle Eastern nation's bloody civil war . One of the senior counter-terrorism officials …
-
A Look at the Massive Ship Will Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons… November by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and agreed to by Syria, calls for President Bashar al - Assad 's regime to move Syria's most dangerous chemical-weapons components - already mixed mustard gas in liquid …
-
2014 Sochi Olympics: Russia in Terrorists' Crosshairs… the side of the opposition to the government of President Bashar al - Assad . They join up to an estimated 11,000 foreign ..... Putin has stood shoulder to shoulder with Syrian President Bashar al - Assad throughout the conflict in Syria, thus aligning …
-
Chemical Weapons Won't Be Out of Syria by Dec. 31, UN and OPCW Say
… almost certainly not be removed on schedule, according to the international organizations responsible for the operation. Bashar al - Assad 's Syrian regime is cooperating with a joint United Nations/Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW …
-
131219_16x9_992.jpg)
John McCain Blames Obama for Emboldening Russian 'Bullying' in Ukraine… Syria and his response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons for emboldening Russia, one of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad 's closest allies. "This pattern of behavior amounts to a Russian bid for a kind of quasi-imperial dominance …
-
76 Reportedly Killed in Syria by Government 'Barrel Bombs'
… remaining after more than two years of a grinding war are trapped. On one side stands the government forces of President Bashar al - Assad , determined to smash all opposition to his rule, and on the other, rebel forces now dominated by extreme …
-
Dozens of Women, Children and Men Killed in Aleppo… here are after more than two years of grinding war are trapped. On one side, the ruthless government forces of president bashar al assad , determined to smash all oppositions to his rule. On the other, rebel forces now dominated by extreme jihadists …
-
Kerry Says U.S. Has Not 'Yet' Met With Islamic Front
… slated for Jan. 22 in Geneva, where world powers will work toward a plan to orchestrate the removal of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad 's in favor of a transitional government. But the arrangement of those talks has been fraught with disputes …
-
Full Transcript: Sec. of State John Kerry on 'This Week'… amount of infighting taking place within the opposition. And this is the nature of the beast that has been unleashed by Bashar Al - Assad , who probably is feeding some of it himself, because he likes to try to play the card that he is the better alternative …
-
John Kerry's Top Accomplishments and Looming Challenges
… inevitable, until at the 11th hour John Kerry made what seemed to be an off-the-cuff remark that if Syrian President Bashar al - Assad could turn over his complete stockpile of chemical weapons, the U.S. would not take military action against …
-
Iran Checklist: What Needs to Happen (and What Could Go Wrong)
… Among the unrelated issues that could further poison this newly working relationship, Syria tops the list. Iran is helping Bashar al - Assad remain in power in Syria by supporting his military, the U.S. has acknowledged, and now that the United Nations has …