Syria

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Soleimani primes pro-Iranian militias in Syria and Iraq for terror attacks on exiting US forces

Jan 19, 2019 @ 21:49Jan 23, 2019 @ 16:19 Diane Shalem 2903 Views Iraq, Manbij, PMU, Qassem Soleimani, Shiites, Syria, Terrorism, US exit from Syria

Iran’s Mid East commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani has devised a plot to force US troops not just to leave Syria

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First test for IDF’s Kochavi: 10,000 pro-Iran troops massing to cross into Syria from Iraq

Jan 17, 2019 @ 15:37Jan 22, 2019 @ 18:14 Diane Shalem 4785 Views Aviv Kochavi, Iraq, PMU, Qassem Soleimani, Syria

This would be the largest pro-Iranian military increment into Syria since the Hizballah intervention of 2014 – and Tehran’s rejoinder

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Fresh Turkish-US crisis: Erdogan refuses to see visiting US adviser, again threatens Kurds

Jan 8, 2019 @ 13:54Jan 19, 2019 @ 11:48 Diane Shalem 3490 Views Erdogan, John Bolton, Kurds, Syria, US withdrawal from Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waited for John Bolton, US national security adviser, to land in Ankara on Tuesday, Jan 8,

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Netanyahu: US will run economic war against Iran, leaving military drive to Israel

Jan 4, 2019 @ 9:05Jan 8, 2019 @ 14:03 Diane Shalem 3673 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Israeli Air Force, Russia, Syria, US pullout from Syria.

That the US retains the economic side of the war on Iran leaving the military campaign for Israel to manage

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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 3702 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 3786 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 4172 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 3829 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 4412 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 5646 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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