June 11, 2013
11:21 pm

Members of the Lebanese Red Cross help a Syrian man who was wounded in Qusair, Syria, during battles between the rebels and the Syrian government forces, at a hospital in the Bekaa Valley, east of Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday, June 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/file photo)

Loss of Qusair leaves rebels’ spirits shattered

Divided opposition calls for changes in tactics, such as attacks on bases to seize weapons, increased suicide bombings in regime areas

By Sarah El Deeb

June 11, 2013
6:00 pm

A UN peacekeeper from the UNDOF force stands guard on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, on Friday, March 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ariel Schalit)

Austria begins pullout from Golan peacekeeping force

Some 80 troops to land in Vienna tomorrow; withdrawal of the 380-strong contingent to be completed within four weeks

By Times of Israel staff

June 10, 2013
5:30 am

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)

France studies how to track arms for Syrian rebels

West is considering arming opposition forces, but seeks ways to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands

By Jamey Keaten

June 8, 2013
8:45 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad during an interview broadcast on al-Manar television on Thursday, May 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/al-Manar television)

FSA: Assad recruiting fighters from Iraq, Iran

From the web Free Syrian Army chief says regime, already backed by Hezbollah, bringing in ‘mercenaries from abroad,’ reports Al Arabiya

June 8, 2013
5:20 pm

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks via video during a conference, held in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon early May. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Sunni figures: Hezbollah a bunch of ‘Iranian-controlled killers’

Sunni Arab observers and commentators lash out at Lebanese terror group, mock its claims of being ‘resistance’ force fighting Israel

By Times of Israel staff and AP

June 7, 2013
4:26 am

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad stand on a truck full of aid supplies, in Qusair, Syria, June 5, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA)

After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland

Following victory in key western Syrian town, regime’s next targets are rebel-held areas in and around Homs and Aleppo

By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam

June 2, 2013
12:11 am

A man looks at a part of a rocket, seen on the ground, after rockets slammed into two Beirut neighborhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Sunday May 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ahmad Omar)

18 rockets from Syria hit Hezbollah stronghold

Rebels launch largest cross-border salvo; influential cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi calls terror group ‘Party of Satan,’ urges Sunnis to join fight

By Karin Laub

May 28, 2013
11:45 pm

US Sen. John McCain visits troops at a Patriot missile site in southern Turkey, Monday, May 27, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/John McCain via Twitter)

McCain calls for greater US help to Syrian rebels

US senator, who on Monday entered the war-torn country, urges Obama administration to aid opposition forces

May 27, 2013
10:26 pm

Sen. John McCain of Arizona salutes before addressing the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain slips across border into Syria, meets with rebels

From the web The Daily Beast: Free Syrian Army’s military leaders tell the senator they want a no-fly zone, as well as arms and strikes on Hezbollah

May 22, 2013
6:45 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Istanbul in April (photo credit: AP/Evan Vucci)

Kerry vows to step up support for Syrian rebels

At pro-opposition conference in Jordan, secretary of state says several thousand Hezbollah men fighting for Assad

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
3:25 pm

Free Syrian Army fighters at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, Syria. February 27, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Warring Syrian rebel groups abduct each other’s members

Activists say recent wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic groups risks large-scale internal fight among rebel forces

May 18, 2013
2:01 pm

A victim of an alleged chemical attack in Jobar, Syria, in April. (photo credit: screenshot/YouTube)

Syrian rebels: Dozens hurt in chemical weapons attack in Damascus

Assad forces reportedly drop chemically laced mortars; in separate incident, Free Syrian Army says it killed 4 Iranian, 7 Hezbollah men

By Times of Israel staff

May 18, 2013
1:28 pm

In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, waves to his supporters, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

‘Hezbollah exploits religion to intervene in Syria’

From the web In interview with Al-Arabiya, Lebanese Shiite cleric Ali Al-Amin criticizes Nasrallah for urging Shiites to head to war-torn country

May 18, 2013
9:08 am

Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday (photo credit: AP/Ghiath Mohamad)

How Qatar seized control of the Syrian revolution

From the web Doha has poured at least $1 billion into backing the rebels, gaining influence for a post-Assad era, according to the Financial Times

May 17, 2013
12:38 am

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

Canada PM slams world leaders for not supporting Israel

Topic: Free Syrian Army

Loss of Qusair leaves rebels’ spirits shattered

Divided opposition calls for changes in tactics, such as attacks on bases to seize weapons, increased suicide bombings in regime areas

Austria begins pullout from Golan peacekeeping force

Some 80 troops to land in Vienna tomorrow; withdrawal of the 380-strong contingent to be completed within four weeks

France studies how to track arms for Syrian rebels

West is considering arming opposition forces, but seeks ways to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands

FSA: Assad recruiting fighters from Iraq, Iran

From the web Free Syrian Army chief says regime, already backed by Hezbollah, bringing in ‘mercenaries from abroad,’ reports Al Arabiya

Sunni figures: Hezbollah a bunch of ‘Iranian-controlled killers’

Sunni Arab observers and commentators lash out at Lebanese terror group, mock its claims of being ‘resistance’ force fighting Israel

After Qusair, Syrian army sets sights on heartland

Following victory in key western Syrian town, regime’s next targets are rebel-held areas in and around Homs and Aleppo

18 rockets from Syria hit Hezbollah stronghold

Rebels launch largest cross-border salvo; influential cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi calls terror group ‘Party of Satan,’ urges Sunnis to join fight

McCain calls for greater US help to Syrian rebels

US senator, who on Monday entered the war-torn country, urges Obama administration to aid opposition forces

John McCain slips across border into Syria, meets with rebels

From the web The Daily Beast: Free Syrian Army’s military leaders tell the senator they want a no-fly zone, as well as arms and strikes on Hezbollah

Kerry vows to step up support for Syrian rebels

At pro-opposition conference in Jordan, secretary of state says several thousand Hezbollah men fighting for Assad

Warring Syrian rebel groups abduct each other’s members

Activists say recent wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic groups risks large-scale internal fight among rebel forces

Syrian rebels: Dozens hurt in chemical weapons attack in Damascus

Assad forces reportedly drop chemically laced mortars; in separate incident, Free Syrian Army says it killed 4 Iranian, 7 Hezbollah men

‘Hezbollah exploits religion to intervene in Syria’

From the web In interview with Al-Arabiya, Lebanese Shiite cleric Ali Al-Amin criticizes Nasrallah for urging Shiites to head to war-torn country

How Qatar seized control of the Syrian revolution

From the web Doha has poured at least $1 billion into backing the rebels, gaining influence for a post-Assad era, according to the Financial Times

Canada PM slams world leaders for not supporting Israel

Harper slams ‘shortsighted Western capitals’ that don’t recognize sole stable ally in Middle East

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