Syrian Rebels Push into Assad’s Alawite Mountain Stronghold
Zaman al-Wasl (Opposition website)
August 6, 2013
Rebels are advancing towards Assad’s hometown of Qardaha
Rebels are advancing towards Assad’s hometown of Qardaha
Assad is reportedly trying to change the demographics in Sweida to confront the Sunnis in Daraa
The message was conveyed by Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi during his meeting with President Rouhani in Tehran.
Assad’s visit to Daraya, a city that has been fully destroyed by his forces is an attempt to show victory
Halqi says army has responsibility to protect the state and the people
Iran says West intentionally turning blind eye to crimes
The parties signed an agreement to transport Iranian gas to Syria via Iraq
Assad is increasingly dependent on Hezbollah and Iranian forces, who now take leading role in operations
In new video, Golani says does not believe in parties, the political process, or elections
The dollars are stamped with sacred Shiite slogans
Recent initiatives made possible through extension of Iranian credit line
Russia wanted to affirm that Russia today is different from that Russia which stood helpless when its Serbian ally was disciplined
Support provided by Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and others, the weakness of Syrian opposition, and the inefficiency of the friends of Syria group play a nasty role in helping the regime draw and execute its policies
Iran says claims made by countries which are training terrorists
Import restrictions are a sign of government’s economic desperation
The Syrian National; Coalition wants to create a 10-person executive council as a possible alternative to interim government
The move would leave the Syrians alone to be killed by President Bashar al-Assad and Hezbollah
Annan was speaking at the launch of his new book in Moscow
The first prime minister for the Syrian opposition in exile, Ghassan Hitto, resigned this week after failing to form an interim government or establish a
Yaseen Alhaj Saleh, a leading Syrian intellectual, is calling on to the intellectuals and the public opinion leaders in the West to support the Syrian revolution, telling them tomorrow it might be too late
