While Great Britain withdraws from action against Syria after a vote in their parliament and President Obama defers a decision on action to Congress, France has come out declaring boldly that the Syrian government is behind the chemical weapons attack that led to hundreds of deaths.
France is pushing for military action to punish the Assad regime for killing civilians with chemical weapons. Continue reading
Syrian rebel forces claim a rocket and mortar attack on the motorcade of President Bashar al-Assad as he traveled to pray to mark the start of a major Muslim holiday.
Two Syrian rebel brigades say they struck Assad’s motorcade in the upscale Malki district of the capital. The government denied that any attack was made on or near the President’s motorcade. Continue reading
Syria responded angrily to the overnight air strikes on military targets that it accused Israel of carrying out, warning that the attack “opens the door to all possibilities.” Continue reading
Two Iron Dome batteries were deployed in Safed and Haifa, as a result of tensions in the north.
Following an IDF evaluation of developments in the region, culminating in Israeli strikes on Syria – as confirmed by officials – Israel is bolstering protective measures in preparation for possible retaliatory rocket fire. Continue reading
Syrian government forces are continuing to use ballistic missiles against rebel forces and civilian neighborhoods suspected of housing rebels.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called the latest round of attacks the “act of a desperate regime nearing collapse.” Continue reading
Syrian President Bashir al-Assad made a public address on state run television where he rejected calls for a United Nations buffer zone to provide humanitarian aid to civilians impacted by the country’s civil war.
“Talk of buffer zones firstly is not on the table,” he said. “Secondly it is an unrealistic idea by hostile countries and the enemies of Syria.” Continue reading
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised his soldiers for taking on what he called “armed terrorist gangs” and said that the current battles between his forces and rebels will determine the fate of the country.
Al-Assad did not appear in public to deliver the statement himself but released a written declaration. Al-Assad has not appeared in public in two weeks. Continue reading
