Gen. Manaf Tlass: Russia’s Dark Horse for Damascus
On July 6, 2012, the US Defense Department confirmed that Syrian Brig, Gen. Manaf Tlass had defected and was heading
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Syrian uprising
Assad Refurbishes His Image, Plans Summit with Putin and Rouhani
Unfazed by a civil conflict entering its third year and more than 100,000 Syrians slaughtered, President Bashar Assad is so
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Violent Ramadan ahead: Egypt’s army chief says no to dialogue with Brotherhood. Assad nixes ceasefire
The holy Muslim month of Ramadan beginning in the Middle East Tuesday, July 9, heralds more, rather than less, bloodshed. After
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Yaalon plans to restructure the IDF as small, self-contained armies
The two top ministers in the new Netanyahu government both have big plans. While overlapping at some points, the
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Syrian Army ousts rebels from E. Damascus, lifts threat to capital
In a series of lightning strikes, the Syrian army’s 4th Division-Republican Guard was able to drive most of the rebels
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Syrian Rebels Fight with Heavy Weapons Supplied by… the Kosovo Army
The rebels fighting President Bashar Assad have suddenly turned the tide of war in their favor on one front after
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Syrian jets bomb northern air base seized by Islamist-led rebels
Tuesday night, Feb. 12, he Syrian Air Force began bombing the large al-Jarra air base which rebels led by
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Unusual activity at Syrian chemical weapons sites amid rumors Assad is dead or fled
Western intelligence officers were seeing new signs of activity at Syrian chemical weapons sites, they told the New York Times
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Assad receives last warning to stop moving his WMD: Top generals defect
Several high-placed generals bolted Bashar Assad’s inner circle Sunday, July 17, including such key figures as two security services chiefs
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Syria grounds fighter-bomber fleet for fear of more defections
Syrian President Bashar Assad Thursday night, June 21, ordered his entire Air Force fleet of fighter bombers grounded, for fear
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