July 13, 2013
6:53 am

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)

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

July 13, 2013
3:01 am

Syrian rebels run during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, in July 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

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

July 12, 2013
10:45 pm

Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Pakistan Taliban ‘sets up a base in Syria’

From the web BBC: Sunni ex-Afghan fighters from Middle East established cell 6 months ago to assess ‘the needs of the jihad’ in civil war

July 12, 2013
9:18 pm

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, left, and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu embrace before their talks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey, Iran call for Syria ceasefire for Ramadan

Foreign Ministers Davutoglu and Salehi make joint appeal to Assad, rebels to observe truce for Muslim holy month

July 12, 2013
3:12 am

Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin (photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow/File)

Russia accuses West of inventing chemical weapons claims

UN envoy Vitaly Churkin claims US, UK and France obstructing an investigation into deadly attack by Syrian rebels

By Edith M. Lederer

July 11, 2013
11:42 am

Stop the killing: Give Assad his win

Supporting the insurgencies in Syria only fuels the civil war; the West must stop before everyone is dead

By Lynette Nusbacher

July 10, 2013
12:16 pm

An Israeli navy missile ship (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Syria naval base blast points to Israeli action

From the web Reuters: Syrian rebels say that air-raid or long-range attack caused Friday destruction of advanced missiles stockpile; Israel remains mum

July 9, 2013
10:51 pm

Damaged buildings during battles between the rebels and the Syrian government forces, in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, June 13, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

German officials concerned about citizens fighting in Syria

French journalists urge release of two correspondents kidnapped last month near Aleppo

July 9, 2013
8:34 pm

A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village receives treatment by doctors at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, on March 19, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA, File)

Russia: Syrian rebels used sarin nerve gas

Envoy to UN says samples found in Aleppo suburb were homemade, not industrial

July 9, 2013
1:41 am

Rebels from the al-Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra sit on a truck full of ammunition in northern Syria, January 11, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)

‘Congress delaying US aid to Syrian rebels’

From the web National security sources say hold up is due to fear that weapons could reach Islamist militants, Reuters reports

July 8, 2013
5:26 am

Syrian rebels prepare to fire locally made rockets in Idlib province, northern Syria (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian opposition head expects advanced weapons to reach rebels

From the web New Syrian National Coalition president offers Assad’s forces a truce during the holy month of Ramadan, Reuters reports

July 6, 2013
1:42 pm

Syrian troops advance in rebel-held parts of Homs

Push is first significant gain by pro-Assad troops in eight-day campaign to wrest control of city

July 1, 2013
2:37 pm

Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade spokesperson Laeth Horan (photo credit: Laeth Horan/Facebook)

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

June 27, 2013
8:23 pm

UNDOF trucks leaving Camp Ziouani, a few hundred meters from the Quneitra border crossing. (photo credit: Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)

UN extends UNDOF mandate, calls to up peacekeeper safety

Security Council endorses recommendation to enhance self-defense capabilities among blue hats stationed on Syria-Israel border

June 27, 2013
6:01 pm

A pocket of hope amidst Syria’s chaos

A Syrian rebel who reached across the chasm showed the potential for building direct relationship between peoples

By Gabrielle Charnoff

Topic: Syrian rebels