Syria

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A French spy ship reserved for trouble spots joins USS Truman in Syrian waters

Nov 24, 2018 @ 13:41Dec 4, 2018 @ 13:16 Diane Shalem 1846 Views French spy ship, Syria, US intelligence-gathering aircraft

The advanced French Dupuy de Lome spy ship has reached Syrian waters and begun operating in conjunction with the USS

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Iran/Hizballah build new militias in Syria against northern Israel. What is Eisenkot missing?

Nov 21, 2018 @ 15:31Nov 29, 2018 @ 9:45 Diane Shalem 1952 Views Daraa. Quneitra, Golan, Hizballah, Iran, Lt. Gen. Gady Eisenkot, Shiite militias, Syria

Heads were scratched in many security circles on Monday, Nov. 20, when IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gady Eisenkot

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USS Truman carrier and strike force bound for waters off Syria amid Russian naval buildup

Nov 18, 2018 @ 10:13Nov 24, 2018 @ 16:37 Diane Shalem 2284 Views Israeli air strikes, Russian fleet exercises, Syria, Trump-Putin summit, USS Truman

The USS Harry Truman with a strike force of 5 guided missile warships were on their way on Sunday, Nov.

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US urges Russia to allow resumed Israeli air strikes in Syria

Nov 7, 2018 @ 21:13Nov 19, 2018 @ 12:44 Diane Shalem 1966 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel-Russian dispute, James Jeffrey, S-300, Syria, Vladimir Putin

Special US envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, said on Wednesday, Nov. 7, “We certainly hope Russia’s permissive approach will continue”

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Israeli Minister Elkin: Syrian S-300s will be attacked if Israeli military or commercial planes hit

Nov 6, 2018 @ 11:31Nov 19, 2018 @ 12:46 Diane Shalem 2796 Views Israel-Russia, S-300, Syria, Zeev Elkin

Israel warned publicly for the first time that its air force would strike Syria’s S-300 air defense weapons supplied by

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Abdullah cuts down Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel, while reorienting his policy on détente with Turkey, Syria, Qatar

Oct 21, 2018 @ 15:57Nov 2, 2018 @ 12:23 Diane Shalem 3060 Views Hamas, Jordan, Jordan-Israel peace treaty, King Abdullah, Qatar, Syria, Turkey

Jordan’s King Abdullah notified Israel on Sunday, Oct. 21, that he will not renew two annexes of the peace treaty

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US to give Israel more F-35s to face S-300s, deploy a squadron in Emirates

Oct 5, 2018 @ 9:03Oct 10, 2018 @ 13:34 Diane Shalem 5438 Views Donald Trump, F-35, Israeli air strikes against Iran, Russia, S-300, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE

DEBKAfile Exclusive: President Donald Trump has ordered additional F-35 stealth planes supplied forthwith to Israel, in response to the four

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Syria’s S-300s are being integrated in Russia’s national nuclear C3 command and control system

Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:34Oct 10, 2018 @ 13:35 Diane Shalem 4567 Views Israel, Russia=US contest, Russian C-3, S-300, Sergei Shoigu, Syria, Vladimir Putin

When Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Oct. 2 that the “unified” S-300 air defense systems in Syria will

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Strategic breakthrough for Iran in unimpeded drone-missile attack on E. Syria

Oct 2, 2018 @ 8:18Oct 10, 2018 @ 13:37 Diane Shalem 4070 Views Iranian drones, Iraq, Israel, Syria, US military, US Sentinel

Neither Israel nor the US intervened when Iran broke new strategic ground on Monday, Oct. 1 by sending a squadron

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Russia ramps up anti-Israel measures in Syria for possible war of attrition

Sep 29, 2018 @ 19:44Oct 10, 2018 @ 13:39 Diane Shalem 5622 Views electronic warfare, Il20, Israel-Russia dispute, S-300, Syria, war of attrition

At some point in the last 48 hours, the fallout from the Russian Il-20 plane disaster has evolved into hostile

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