Surprise! Guess who’s biggest Islamic threat

Posted by Matt in March 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Turkey, G2 Bulletin, Guess, Hamas, hezbollah, Iran, Islamic Leaders, Islamic Terrorist, Islamic Threat, Joseph Farah, Ottoman Empire, Plo, Surprise, Syria, Turkey, Walid Shoebat

Famed PLO terrorist-turned-Christian Walid Shoebat is warning that the United States needs to be watching not Iran, Syria or even Hamas and Hezbollah as closely as it needs to follow the actions of the Islamic leaders of Turkey.
It was just a few months ago when Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin reported Turkey appeared to be seeking [...]

Fears that Iran Wants to Trigger Mideast War

Posted by Matt in March 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, War, Allies, Confrontation, Economic Sanctions, Envision, Fears, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Mideast War, Neighbors, New War, Nuclear Activities, Sanctions On Iran, Syria, tehran, United States, West Bank, World Citizen

As the United States steps up its campaign to impose economic sanctions on Iran, fears are growing in Washington and in the Middle East that Iran will try to trigger a new war in the region in order to shift attention from its nuclear activities, throw the U.S. and its allies off balance, and put [...]

Iraqi Refugees Underground Economy: The Sex Trade in Damascus | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in March 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Syria, damascus, Deborah Amos, Elderly Parents, Female Headed Households, Foreign Policy, Glimpse, iraq, Iraqi Exiles, Iraqi Refugee, Iraqi Refugees, Jobs, Led, Refugee Agency, Refugee Crisis, Sex, Sex Trade, SexTrade, survival, Syria, Underground Economy, Underground Sex

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of the Iraqi exiles in Syria had turned to the sex trade for survival. In Damascus, refugees were not permitted to hold jobs. As resources dwindled, many were led into the underground economy. Female-headed households accounted for almost a quarter of the refugees registered with the U.N. refugee agency. Widowed, divorced, or [...]

New Syrian-supplied weapon enables Hizballah to shoot down Israeli aircraft

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Syria, Caution, Cruise-Missiles, damascus, Debkafile, Drones, Espionage, helicopters, hezbollah, Hizballah, Igla, Israeli Aircraft, Military Sources, New Weapons, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Surveillance Aircraft, Syria, Terrorism Security, Transports, Warplanes, Weather Conditions

Syria has defied Israel’s caution that handing over new strategic weapons to the Lebanese Hizballah would compel Israel to strike targets inside Syria. debkafile’s military sources disclose that Damascus has just smuggled across the border a number of Russian-made IGLA-S surface-to-air missiles capable of intercepting low-flying F-16 warplanes, drones, helicopters, cruise missiles, transports and surveillance [...]

Hamas, Hezbollah Could Push Israel To War | AVIATION WEEK

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Aviation Week, Conflict, Defense Analysts, Hamas, hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel War, Lead, Neighbors, Proxies, Syria

Israel is always on high alert when it comes to the potential for war with its neighbors, particularly the two groups viewed as proxies of Iran and Syria: Hamas and Hezbollah. Though neither seems particularly eager for a full-blown conflict with Israel at present, defense analysts see a number of developments that could lead to [...]

Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah

Posted by Matt in February 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, War, Exercises, Frontier, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hizbullah, Israel, Israel Army, Israel War, Lebanon, Simulation, Syria

Officials said the Israel Army has been conducting exercises in preparation for a two-front war. They said the military envisions fighting along the southern Israeli frontier with the Gaza Strip as well as with Lebanon and Syria.
Israel simulation prepares for two-front war with Hamas and Hizbullah

Syria, Lebanon host Iranian troops, Qatar also willing

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Syria, Countries, Debkafile, Defense Treaties, Doors, Espionage, Hard Edge, Iran, Iranian Troops, Israel, Lebanon, Military Sources, Qatar, Syria, Syria Lebanon, Terrorism Security

Iran further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel this week with two important defense treaties signed with Syria (covering Lebanon) and Qatar, home to the biggest US air base outside America. These treaties opened doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. According to debkafile’s military sources, [...]

N. Korea provided raw uranium to Syria in 2007: sources

Posted by Matt in February 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Syria, Korean Issues, Military Sources, North Korean, North-Korea, Nuclear Reactor, Raw, Syria, Uranium

North Korea provided about 45 tons of ”yellowcake” uranium to Syria in September 2007 for production of fuel for an undeclared nuclear reactor, diplomatic and military sources knowledgeable on North Korean issues said Saturday.
N. Korea provided raw uranium to Syria in 2007: sources

Syria warns Israel new Mideast war would be catastrophic – Haaretz

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Forecasts, Israel, Middle East, Syria, War, damascus, Foreign Minister, Francois Fillon, French Prime Minister, haaretz, Israel, Israel News, Israel War, Israeli Cities, Middle East War, Mideast War, Naji, New War, Otari, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, Repercussions, Syria

Syria’s prime minister warned Israel Saturday that any new Middle East war would be catastrophic for the region and beyond.
Premier Naji al-Otari told reporters after meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in Damascus, that a new war will have dangerous repercussions not only in the Middle East but also on the international level.
Syria’s [...]

‘Syria site bombed by Israel in 2007 likely to have been a nuclear reactor’ – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Syria, Atomic Energy Agency, haaretz, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency Iaea, Israel, Israel News, Nuclear Reactor, Organization, Particles, Syria, Uranium

Uranium particles found by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Syria are an indication that a site bombed by Israel in 2007 could indeed have been a nuclear reactor, the organization said in a new report Thursday.
‘Syria site bombed by Israel in 2007 likely to have been a nuclear reactor’ – Haaretz – Israel [...]