Menendez-Corker bill, which would authorize the Obama administration to supply arms to Syria’s rebels, passes easily in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The Syria Transition Support Act, aka the Menendez-Corker bill, passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee easily Tuesday with a vote of 15-3. The bill, co-introduced by the committee’s chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, (D-NJ), and ranking member Sen. Bob Corker, (R-TN), would authorize the shipment of arms and military training to rebels “that More...

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By Brandon Jones On Friday, May 17th, 2013
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Two new Syrian rebel videos show execution of 11 prisoners, leader Abu Sakkar butchers prisoners, eat his heart

As a new video is published Thursday showing fighters of the Al Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front in Syria executing 11 men they say are Bashar Assad’s soldiers, a video from the weekend showing one of their leaders More...

By Robert Herriman On Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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John Bolton says Syria won’t respond to Israeli airstrikes, Benghazi could be Obama administration downfall

Former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton has offered his analysis and opinions on two big foreign policy issues in an interview on ”The Steve Malzberg Show” on Newsmax TV Monday (see video interview at More...

By Robert Herriman On Saturday, May 4th, 2013
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Israel confirms airstrike on Syria, target unclear

While Pentagon officials gathered Friday to figure out what to do about Syria and the reported use of chemical weapons, Israeli airplanes struck a target in Syria, although it still is not clear what it was. The More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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Iran sends 8,000 ‘troops’ into Syria and Lebanon, trained in ‘urban combat tactics’

Iran is establishing a military presence in Syria and Lebanon by dispatching 6,000-8,000 “militiamen” to battle for the Assad regime. DEBKAfile’s military sources report that an Iranian airlift placed More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
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Israel claims to have proof Syria used chemical weapons against rebels, Obama talks ‘red line’

Israel has clear evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s army using chemical weapons against rebels, a senior diplomatic source said Monday. The official said the information is known to all intelligence More...

By Brandon Jones On Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
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Explosion in Damascus kills atleast a dozen, Parliament member blames Saudi Arabia and US for terrorism

An explosion in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed more than a dozen people, according to reports. Some media outlets said 13 people died in the blast and more than 70 others were injured. Syrian car bomb rubble, More...

By Brandon Jones On Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
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Two missiles fired from Syria at Russian passenger plane

Two missiles were reportedly fired at a Russian plane with at least 159 passengers on board flying over Syrian territory. Russian officials admit the jet faced danger, but are not talking of a targeted attack. Reported More...

By Robert Herriman On Saturday, April 27th, 2013
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US intel says, ‘with varying degrees of confidence’, the Assad regime has used sarin nerve agent on Syrian citizens, President Obama promises a ‘very rigorous investigation’

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told reporters on the last day of  his five-nation inaugural trip to the Middle East that the U.S. intelligence community assesses with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, April 11th, 2013
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US to send Syrian rebels armor, night vision goggles and other ‘nonlethal aid’

The Obama administration is expected to give Syrian rebels broader nonlethal military assistance, including body armor and night-vision goggles, while stopping short of providing weapons to forces fighting Syrian More...