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A Yakhont missile at a Russian air show in 1997 (CC BY-SA, JNO, Wikimedia Commons)
July 14, 2013, 2:43 am
US points finger, but Syria denies Israel involved in arms depot strike
Damascus officials rebuff American officials' claims that Israeli warplanes hit advanced Russian-made missiles
By Ron Friedman and Joshua Davidovich
Security forces and civilians stand at the scene of a bombing in the Beir el-Abed, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 9 (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Omar)
July 13, 2013, 6:53 am
Hezbollah’s suicide bombing tactics come back to haunt it
Last month IDF chief Benny Gantz said the fringes of Nasrallah's cloak were on fire; today, the entire robe would seem to be burning
By Avi Issacharoff
A Yakhont missile at a Russian air show in 1997 (CC BY-SA, JNO, Wikimedia Commons)
July 13, 2013, 4:12 am
US sources say Israel attacked Syrian weapons depot
Unnamed officials claim IDF carried out July 5 strike on Latakia to destroy a shipment of Russian-made anti-ship missiles
By Ron Friedman
Syrian rebels run during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
July 13, 2013, 3:01 am
Syrian rebel commander killed by gunman from rival militia
Shooting of Free Syrian Army officer by al-Qaeda-linked gunman deepens power struggle among opposition forces
By Barbara Surk and Bassem Mroue
Rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda sit on a truck full of ammunition in northern Syria, January 11, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)
From the WebJuly 12, 2013, 12:51 pm
New front opens in Syria as rebels say al-Qaeda attack means war
With the tide of battle already turning in Assad's favor, the killing of a top Free Syrian Army general sparks internecine conflict among rebels, Reuters reports
An IDF missile boat (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)
July 10, 2013, 9:30 pm
After a pre-dawn strike, hoping for crickets
News reports blame Israel for a Friday raid on a missile shipment at a Syrian port, but both Jerusalem and the Assad regime would prefer it all stay on the hush hush
By Mitch Ginsburg
A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during fighting with the Syrian Army in Azaz, Syria on Monday. (photo credit: AP/Virginie Nguyen Huang)
July 8, 2013, 6:29 pm
Israeli Arab sentenced to jail time after joining Syrian rebels
Hikmat Massarwa acknowledges his actions could have threatened 'the security of the state,' given 30 months in prison
By Aaron Kalman
Illustrative photo of buildings damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood of Homs, Syria, in July 2013. (photo credit: AP/Lens Young Homsi)
July 7, 2013, 12:22 pm
Briefly, back to Syria
Mysterious explosions at Assad's strategic port city draw attention away from Egyptian violence, but not for long
By Aaron Kalman
July 6, 2013, 5:46 am
Blasts heard at arms depot in western Syria
UK-based rights group reports that several regime troops killed and injured in explosions in Latakia province
By TOI staff
Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade spokesperson Laeth Horan (Laeth Horan/Facebook)
July 1, 2013, 2:37 pm
We have no beef with Israel, Syrian Islamist rebel group says
The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, which operates near the border, praises Israel's medical assistance for refugees, fighters
By Ilan Ben Zion and Agam Rafaeli
Syrian rebels firing locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (photo credit: (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)
June 24, 2013, 10:00 pm
Damascus: US decision to arm rebels ‘very dangerous’
Syrian FM denies Iranian forces are aiding regime in civil war, says Bashar Assad won't resign
Syrian rebels taking cover during fighting against government forces. (photo credit: AP/Local Council of Barzeh)
From the WebJune 22, 2013, 6:06 am
US has secretly provided arms training to Syria rebels since 2012
Los Angeles Times: CIA special ops troops have trained opposition in antitank and antiaircraft arms in Jordan and Turkey
Syrian rebels prepare to fire locally made rockets in Idlib province, northern Syria (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)
June 21, 2013, 3:00 am
Rivalries complicate arms pipeline to Syrian rebels
Feuding and squabbling among factions illustrate complications US will face when directly arming them
By Sarah El Deeb
Rebel fighters in Daraa, Syria in May. (photo credit: AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
From the WebJune 20, 2013, 9:43 pm
Arab Islamist rebels, Kurds clash in northern Syria
Reuters: PKK fighters battle Al-Qaeda-linked group, threatening to open new front in civil war
British Prime Minister David Cameron (photo credit: UK Department for International Development/Flickr)
June 20, 2013, 12:27 pm
Cameron’s coup against Assad
British PM offers immunity to regime forces if they help oust their leader; ‘Friends of Syria’ prepare to discuss military action in Doha
By Michael Bassin
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