Selected Articles: Update on the War in Syria
Video: Syria’s Popular Defense Groups Ambush Terrorists, Confiscate Israeli-Made Weapons
By R. Milhem and H. Said, March 13 2016
The popular defense groups confiscated amounts of ammunition, different sorts of shells and weapons in the northern countryside of Sweida province, foiling terrorists’ attempt to transfer them through al-Lajat area to terrorists positioned in Eastern al-Badiya (desert).
Syrian Ceasefire: Israel’s Collusion with the “Moderate Terrorists” Exposed…
By Harrison Koehli, March 14 2016
Yesterday, two more Syrian towns joined the ceasefire agreement, making for a total of 44 who have signed on.
New Group of Syrian Opposition Formed, Supported by Russia
By ITAR-TASS, March 14 2016
A new Syrian opposition group has been formed at a meeting at Russia’s Hmeimim base and it may come to Geneva, Russian Ambassador to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva Alexey Borovavkin told TASS on Monday. The group comprises oppositionists who live and work in Syria but who have not been included in the political structure that is currently in power
Syria: Islamic State (ISIS) Forces Decimated by SAA and Russian Air Force
By South Front, March 14 2016
Last weekend, the Russian Air Force continued to carry out air raids against ISIS concentration centers near the city of Palmyra in the province of Homs.
US-trained Chechen ISIS Commander Abu Omar al-Shishani Survives US Assassination Strike
By Thomas Gaist, March 14 2016
Celebrations of the death of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria commander Abu Omar al-Shishani were premature, US media acknowledged late this week.