A homicide bomber detonated his device near a church in the Christian quarter of Damascus in a terror attack aimed at killing Christians.
Rebel sources confirmed four people dead in the attack in the Bab Sharqi. The apparently target of the terrorist was the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox church. Neighboring shops were also damaged in the attack. Continue reading
The Syrian Civil War is having a disturbing side effect: a massive measles outbreak across the northern part of the country.
The nation’s vaccination program has disappeared since rebels began their attempts to overthrow the government. As a result, over 7,000 people have been confirmed to have measles in the last few months according to Doctors Without Borders. Continue reading
White House spokesman have finally joined with other world governments in confirming Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government has used chemical weapons on their own citizens in an attempt to stop the civil war.
President Obama had called the use of chemical weapons a “red line” that would force American involvement in the ongoing war. Continue reading
French President Francois Hollande says the increasing evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government “obliges the international community to act…within the framework of international law”. Continue reading
Syrian troops attacked an Israeli vehicle after claiming that it crossed the ceasefire line. Israeli troops then returned fire against the Syrian aggressors. Continue reading
Al-Qaeda now has control of oil wells in Syria.
The violent anti-Western Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda branch which is the strongest in the Syrian resistance, took over wells around the city of Raqqa and in the desert region in the Eastern part of the country. They control up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil. Continue reading
According to a Sunday Times report, Syria is preparing a massive missile attack on Tel Aviv should Israel make another strike against the Assad government’s attempts to transport weapons to Hezbollah. Continue reading
President Barack Obama admitted that he has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria.
However, he said that after speaking with the prime minister of Turkey that it was important to get more specific details about the attacks. His statement comes as residents of a town in northern Syria told the BBC that Syrian troops dropped poison gas canisters from helicopters. Continue reading
A double car bombing in Turkey is suspected as being the work of the Syrian Intelligence agency.
Turkish government officials say the bombs have the marks of Syrian Intelligence and come days after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told world media that his country had proof Syria had used chemical weapons on their citizens. Continue reading
Turkey’s prime minister is making a bold claim that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against citizens that it crosses the “red line” declared months ago by U.S. President Barack Obama.
“It has been passed a long time ago,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told NBC News’ Ann Curry during an exclusive interview on Thursday. “We want the United States to assume more responsibilities and take further steps. And what sort of steps they will take, we are going to talk about this.” Continue reading