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Syria: Israeli Airstrikes Aim To ‘Give Direct Military Support To Terrorist Groups’

Syria is accusing Israel of aiding terrorists. The Syrian Foreign Ministry also said Sunday in a letter sent to the United Nations and the U.N. Security Council that the “Israeli aggression” killed and wounded several people and “caused widespread destruction.” Syria’s government refers to rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad’s regime as “terrorists.”

National Security Brief: Obama Reportedly Approves Body Armor For Syrian Rebels

CNN reported on Tuesday that President Obama has signed off on a new package of non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels. Obama had reportedly been sitting on a recommendation by the National Security Council to give non-lethal assistance to the rebels such as body armor and night vision goggles — equipment the U.S. has thus far [...]

UNHCR: Number of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon is over 400,000

The number of Syrian refugees, who fled the turmoil in their country to Lebanon, have soared to more than 400,000, said a weekly report released by the United Nations Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR). According to the report, the number of registered refugees hit 12,000 during the past week, with 262,000 refugees already registered and [...]

Obama Sitting On National Security Council Recommendation To Send Body Armor To Syrian Rebels

The National Security Council has reportedly recommended that the United States provide non-lethal aid such as night-vision goggles and body armor to Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. However, President Obama has yet to make a decision on the recommendation. Numerous media outlets have reported that the President has been thinking about whether to [...]

NSC urged Obama to give body armor to Syrian rebels

The National Security Council (NSC) recommended that he United States give non-lethal military assistance such as body armor and night vision goggles to the Syrian rebels last month, but U.S. President Barack Obama did not approve the recommendation,...Show More Summary

Syria opposition fields 5 candidates for premier

At least five candidates are vying to become “prime minister” of a government Syria’s opposition plans to create to administer rebel-held territory, a member of the Syrian National Council said on Tuesday. The SNC, the main bloc within the opposition National Coalition, decided on Monday to present three names for the post, member Samir Nashar [...]

SNC says Hezbollah occupied Syrian villages

Syrian National Council leader George Sabra met Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo and raised his concerns over Iran’s growing role  in the fighting in Syria and Hezbollah’s occupation  of villages on the Lebanon-Syria border. He urged the  Arab League to adopt a tougher stance against Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria’s civil war. This [...]

Bombing the Syrian reactor

(Scott Johnson) Elliott Abrams is the Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His CFR blog is Pressure Points. He served, most recently, on the staff of the National Security Council staff during...Show More Summary

Israel will 'regret Syria aggression' warns Iran

Speaking during a visit to Damascus, the Syrian capital, Mr Jalili, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said: "Just like it regretted all its wars... the Zionist entity will regret its aggression against Syria."The Syrian...Show More Summary

Iran's security chief stresses support for Syria

The visiting head of Iran's supreme national security council, Saed Jalili, stressed Saturday that his country will keep supporting Syria in the face of foreign aggression, the state TV said.Jalili set foot in the Syrian capital of Damascus...Show More Summary

Over 700 Palestinians killed by Syrian army, air force

At least 700 Palestinians have been killed by the Syrian forces loyal to president Bashar al Assad since the uprising began last march 2011, according to Syrian National council leader George Sabra. As the violence ramps up in Syria, the Palestinian community is being forced to choose sides, according to Sabra In a [...]

US recognises Syrian opposition coalition

President Obama declares the Syrian National Council the sole "legitimate representative" of the country's people.

Turkish PM condemns UN Security Council, Israel

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said he does not trust the United Nations due to its failure in the Syrian crisis, while condemning Israeli attacks on Gaza.Erdo?an described Israel yesterday as a “terrorist state” for carrying...Show More Summary

Syrians may be better off without cheerleaders

Having spent a year trying to make their favoured opposition group, the Syrian National Council, into a government in exile, the United States and other western countries have abandoned these attempts and hammered together the unwieldy-sounding National Coalition for Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. Show More Summary

GCC recognises new Syria opposition bloc

The Gulf Cooperation Council said Monday its six member states have recognised the newly formed National Coalition of the Syrian opposition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. “The states of the council announce recognising the National Coalition for the Forces of the Syrian Revolution and Opposition… as the legitimate representative of the brotherly [...]

Syrian opposition show united front

Feuding factions finally put aside differences to agree to a deal combining Syrian National Council with smaller groups. Qatar and Turkey, two of the Syrian opposition’s biggest international backers, have called for other states to endorse an umbrella deal signed on Sunday night that unites feuding anti-Assad groups and paves a way for funding to [...]

Syrian National Council Elects Leader

Syria’s SNC elects a Christian as its new leader

The Syrian National Council, the main opposition body outside the country in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, elected veteran activist George Sabra as its head on Friday. Sabra, a Christian, takes over a body that has come under heavy criticism from international allies for being ineffective in the fight against the Syrian government and [...]

Syrian opposition: LCC pulls out from SNC

The Syrian National Council on Friday asked for a delay to a decision on uniting President Bashar al-Assad’s foes but a major activist network quit the bloc and other groups went ahead with a unity meeting. Meeting in Doha, the SNC sought to have the decision made on Saturday after it chooses a new chief, [...]

Syria opposition bloc elects Christian leader

Opposition Syrian National Council elects George Sabra for a six-month term following talks in Doha, Qatar.