Syria

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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 2960 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 3065 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 3453 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 3414 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 3756 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 3553 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 4024 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 5051 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 7821 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 6334 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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