The Bayda and Banias massacres signal the next phase in Assad’s war The use of chemical weapons and Obama’s fudged “red line” has given way to gruesome footage of a schismatic Syrian rebel commander biting into the lung of a slain Hezbollah fighter and vowing revenge against Assadist soldiers. Such is the international press’ attention … Continue reading »
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Al-Nusra Front releases execution videos
The Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front released two videos in recent days in Syria showing its members executing regime opponents in Deir Ezzor and Raqa as condemnation grows over the recently released video of a rebel eating the insides of a dead regime soldier. In the first video, which was filmed Tuesday, a group of balaclava … Continue reading »
Islamists in Egypt and Turkey: a comparison
The Al Arabiya Institute for Studies compared Islamists in Egypt and Turkey. (File) Al Arabiya Institute for Studies – Hoshnek Oussi The Al Arabiya Institute for Studies examined 15 points of conversion and difference between Egypt under Muslim Brotherhood rule, and Turkey under the Justice and Development Party (AK). 1. Turkey’s Islamists have long … Continue reading »
The imminent Hezbollah-Nusra war
Lebanon will become al-Nusra’s alternative battlefield The Syrian Salafist group Jabhat Al-Nusra declared in Jordan that it has set the confrontation with Hezbollah militants in Syria as a top priority. Jordan-based al-Qaeda-affiliate Mohammad Al Shalabi, alias Abi Sayyaf, said that Jabhat al-Nusra has taken a decision to fight Hezbollah militants, who have become “our Jihadists’ main target” … Continue reading »
Europe’s Muslims Are Fighting the World Jihad War
They are in Syria, Iraq, Pakistan etc. What will be their next step?by Giulio Meotti Up to 100 Dutch Muslims are currently fighting in Syria. The Netherlands is the biggest supplier of European jihadist fighters, and most of them are members of pro al Qaeda Al Nusra movement which wants to create an Islamic state … Continue reading »
رسالة مفتوحة إلى جامعة الدول العربية: شكرا، ولكن لا شكرا
طوال التاريخ، إلا أن ذلك الأمير، سلطان الخليفة أو العربية أو حكم الملك الإسلامية في القدس حتى ليوم واحد؟ بقلم: د. موردخاي كيدار إلى القادة الكرام من الدول العربية، نحن في إسرائيل تلقت بسرور كبير موافقتك على تطبيع العلاقات مع إسرائيل بشرط أن نوافق على إقامة دولة فلسطينية وتبادل الأراضي بين تلك الدولة وإسرائيل. ان … Continue reading »
Sunni-Shiite divide looms over region
Syria may spill over in more ways than one by Mona Alami Syria’s protracted conflict has turned into a proxy war between President Bashar al-Assad’s Shiite ally Iran and Sunni Arab Gulf countries, threatening neighboring countries with large Muslim communities, such as Lebanon and Iraq, with sectarian spillover, something that experts believe plays in favor … Continue reading »
The United Nations Hezbollah Protection Force (@UN Thats you)
By Joseph Klein The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1701 in August 2006, which brought about an end to the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The resolution called on the Lebanese government to “secure its borders and other entry points to prevent the entry in Lebanon without its consent of arms … Continue reading »
اليهود القدس الشرقية التاريخية
الدعاية العربي مسلم الحرب عن القدس بواسطة مورت كلاين، وقد توسعت الحرب الدعائية من قبل العرب الفلسطينية التي بدأت فور التوقيع على اتفاقات أوسلو في الآونة الأخيرة لتشمل هجوما شاملا على فكرة أن هناك في أي وقت مضى أي اتصال حقيقي اليهودية إلى القدس. مثل المؤرخين “التحريفية” الذين يدعون أن المحرقة لم يحدث … Continue reading »
Opposition: Assad defeated, we are fighting Iran, Hezbollah
BOSTAN CEMİLOĞLU, ATIF ALA, İSTANBUL A Syrian opposition commander has said Bashar al-Assad’s regime does not have the strength to carry on its battle against opposition fighters, adding that Iran and Hezbollah are the forces behind the protracted war. “Iran and Hezbollah are the ones who are continuing the war in Syria,” al-Tawhid Brigade Commander … Continue reading »
Arab dictators can no longer monopolize resistance
Interesting piece.. I Hit the bold button on a couple highlights..by H.A. Hellyer “Last night’s Israeli attack against an Assad regime research facility in Damascus has brought out of the woodwork all sorts of individuals who, silent in the face of the massacre in the coastal city of Banyas for the past three days, have … Continue reading »
Israel’s strategic clarity in Syria
It was perhaps fitting that the multiple Israeli strikes in Damascus last week followed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s address from Tehran. Nasrallah had warned last Tuesday that the “resistance” was ready to face any Israeli assault and would emerge victorious in any confrontation. Instead, Nasrallah returned from Tehran just in time to witness Israel destroy … Continue reading »
Syria’s Christians caught in the middle
Between the PKK, the FSA, and the regime, Christians left with few allies RAS AL-AYN, Syria – Church Street was once a bustling meeting point where Christians of many denominations would gather in the afternoons, along with their Muslim and Kurdish school friends. Since December of last year this multicultural street in Syria’s north-eastern border town … Continue reading »
The Shiite split
Lebanon is still trying to come to terms with the latest turn of events on its northern border. More and more reports claim that Hezbollah fighters are involved in Syria, and the party’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a Tuesday speech that the party will not allow Syria to fall into the hands of western … Continue reading »
The Big Fat Red Line
By Daniel Greenfield Someone chalked a long red line along the street outside my building. The line is sloppy, it turns, wavers and meanders. Car tires have already rubbed it pink in places and dogs have done to it what large four-legged animals do naturally when taken out of the confines of narrow apartments. The … Continue reading »
Obama, West in Denial over Syria Chemical Weapons Use
By Michael Weiss Following allegations from Britain, France, Israel, and Qatar that the Syrian regime had deployed chemical weapons in Aleppo and Damascus, the Obama administration yesterday confirmed that U.S. intelligence, “with varying degrees of confidence,” shared the same view. In a letter sent to Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, the White House’s Congressional … Continue reading »
