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Hezbollah fights for Assad; and how a US leak endangers Israel
The violence in Syria has spilt over not only into Israel, (a further incident occurred today) but is threatening to spread into Lebanon with the increasing involvement of Hezbollah terrorists fighting on the side of Assad against the rebels: [...] … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Administration, airstrike, civil war, Damascus, Hezbollah, IAF, Israel, leak, Lebanon, missiles, Qusair, Syria, Tishreen, US
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Russia is the major spoiler for Israel and the West in Syria
As I wrote earlier this week, Prime Minister Netanyahu flew to Moscow to plead with President Putin to cancel his missile sale to Syria. Well, that went down like a lead balloon with a resounding “No” from Putin. The deal … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged airstrike, anti-ship, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Russia, S-300 missiles, Syria, Valery Putin, Yakhont
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North Korean, Chinese and Russian missiles reach Syria and on to Iran
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit last week to China and his upcoming visit to Russia next week highlight what has become increasingly evident: Iran is planning to take over Syria. Yes, the visit to China was ostensibly about trade agreements - indeed … Continue reading
More Israeli airstrikes pound Syrian weapons sites around Damascus
In a continuation of Friday’s airstrikes on an Iranian missile shipment intended for Hezbollah, the Israeli Air Force bombed more sites in and around the Syrian capital, Damascus. Syrian state television reported Israel struck an area near Damascus early Sunday … Continue reading
Israeli airstrike targets Iranian weapons shipment in Syria
The New York Times reported today (Shabbat) that Israeli Air Force planes bombed a shipment of advanced Iranian surface-to-surface missiles in Syria, although reports are confused as to whether the air-strike was on Friday or Saturday, and whether it was … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, Mideast news
Tagged bomb, Damascus, Fateh-10, Hezbollah, IAF, Iran, Lebanon, missiles, Scuds, Syria
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Syria, Iran, and terrorist connections
The IDF have confirmed that Syrian President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons on his opponents. In a horrifying report in the JPost we read some gruesome details: Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons – likely nerves gas – … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Bashar Assad, Bulgaria, Canada, chemical weapons, Iran, railway, sarin, Shi'ite, Sunni, Syria, train
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