Straight Talking: The Syrian Cauldron
NOVANEWS By Jeremy Salt Ankara – Tension between Turkey and Syria along their border is edging closer to flashpoint. Last week a Turkish air force jet was shot down after violating Syrian air space. The […]
Category: Syria
Zionist Clinton: Russia and China will ‘pay price’ for supporting Assad
NOVANEWS . COMMENTS #1 by Jeff Mills on July 6, 2012 – 3:02 pm Yet another reason to hate this megalomaniac of a woman. So if the US supports an evil regime (and noting I am making no […]
Moscow Warns West of ‘Big War’ in Syria
NOVANEWS RIA Novosti Moscow lashed out on Thursday at the Western position on Syria, saying it could aggravate the situation to the point of war. “Their [Western] position is most likely to exacerbate the situation, […]
Syria Crisis: Assad Regrets Shooting Down Turkish Jet, Say Reports
NOVANEWS By AYA BATRAWY & BEN HUBBARD ET In a March 30, 2011 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, addresses the Parliament, in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/SANA, […]
Facing diplomatic isolation, Syria’s Assad says he’s willing to step aside
NOVANEWS MCCLATCHY After losing his most important supporters outside Syria, President Bashar Assad said his office “doesn’t mean anything to me” and he’s willing to give it up, though preferably after national elections. “If the […]
Syria Crisis: 800 Killed In Week, Activists Reject New Transitional Plan
NOVANEWS By ZEINA KARAM In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Friday, June 29, 2012, protesters wave Syrian revolutionary flags and chant slogans during a […]
Syria Crisis: Turkey Scrambles Jets As Syrian Helicopters Near Border
NOVANEWS Reuters By Jonathon Burch ANKARA, July 2 (Reuters) – Turkey scrambled six F-16 fighter jets in three separate incidents responding to Syrian military helicopters approaching the border on Sunday, its armed forces command said […]
Jibril: Palestinians, Iran, Hezbollah to Defend Syria if Attacked
NOVANEWS TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Palestinian leader underlined preparedness of Palestinian groups, Lebanon’s Hezbollah Movement and Iran to help Syria in case the Muslim country is attacked by the western states. “The Syrian government is […]
Assad: I wish downed Turkish jet had been Israeli
NOVANEWS In interview with Turkish paper, Assad apologetic over interception of plane, says incident happened in corridor oft used by IAF. jpost.com ISTANBUL – Syrian President Bashar Assad has told a Turkish newspaper he wished […]
Reports of Troop Movements Near Syrian Borders
NOVANEWS by Stephen Lendman After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new rules of engagement, Turkey deployed missile batteries, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft weapons close to Syria’s border. About 30 military trucks arrived in Iskenderun. From […]