http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/1495358-syrian-armed-forces.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/1495358-syrian-armed-forces.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad's forces and the involvement of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in the civil war threaten to put a proposed political settlement ou... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html 2013-06-15T19:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2151702-report-73-syrian-officers-families-cross-border.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As many as 73 Syrian military officers — including seven generals and 20 colonels — have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in Turkey, the country's state-run news agency reported Friday. The Anadolu Agency said the group — totaling 202 people — arrived in the border town of Reyhanli and were taken to a Turkish r... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:54:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2151702-report-73-syrian-officers-families-cross-border.html 2013-06-14T17:54:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146008-syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday. In the raid, which comes at a time when the West is worried that extremists ar... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:06:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146008-syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village.html 2013-06-12T21:06:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144750-syrian-rebels-reeling-loss-qusair.html BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian rebels' defeat in Qusair cost them more than a strategic stronghold. It has left them with a battered spirit and deep frustration. Their lesson from the fight: No matter how hard they try, they run into a major wall — their weapons are no match for the regime's. Desperate for successes, some in the opposition are calling for chang... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:26:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144750-syrian-rebels-reeling-loss-qusair.html 2013-06-11T23:26:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144808-iraq-increasingly-drawn-syrian-battlefield.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Signs are growing that stretches of Iraq and Syria are morphing into a single battlefield for militants, exacerbating Iraq's slide into renewed deadly chaos a year and a half after U.S. troops pulled out. Iraqi border posts along the Syrian frontier are coming under attack, and Syrian truck drivers have been singled out and shot inside Iraq... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:57:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144808-iraq-increasingly-drawn-syrian-battlefield.html 2013-06-11T18:57:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2143222-bombs-hit-syrian-capital-amid-regime-offensive.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Twin suicide bombers targeted a police station in the center of Damascus Tuesday, killing 14 people as regime forces aggressively pressed ahead with an offensive on rebel strongholds elsewhere in the country. The rush hour blasts, which caused extensive damage to cars and storefronts, demonstrated the ability of insurgents to strike deep in the heart o... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2143222-bombs-hit-syrian-capital-amid-regime-offensive.html 2013-06-11T18:12:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2142198-iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening. The 33-year-old father from southern Baghdad, who wears a ring inscribed with a Quranic verse, is preparing for his f... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2142198-iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.html 2013-06-10T18:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136072-hezbollah-backed-syrian-troops-press-offensive.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters pressed forward with their offensive in the country's opposition-held heartland on Friday, taking two small villages and entering a third near a strategic town that was captured by the government earlier this week, while the U.N. asked donor countries for $5.2 billion in humanitarian aid as it predicted the number of r... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136072-hezbollah-backed-syrian-troops-press-offensive.html 2013-06-07T20:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2133768-syrian-rebel-offensive-golan-jolts-israel.html QUNEITRA, Golan Heights (AP) — Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel that it could soon be dragged into the neighboring country's civil war. From the Israeli side of the Golan, Syr... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:25:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2133768-syrian-rebel-offensive-golan-jolts-israel.html 2013-06-06T23:25:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2135114-qusair-syrian-army-sets-sights-heartland.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — With fresh momentum from the capture of a strategic town in western Syria, President Bashar Assad's forces have turned their sights to driving rebel fighters from the country's densely populated heartland, including the cities of Homs and Aleppo. The latest battlefield success, due in large part to Lebanese Hezbollah fighters' incre... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:56:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2135114-qusair-syrian-army-sets-sights-heartland.html 2013-06-06T20:56:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2133498-turkish-soldier-wounded-syria-cross-border-fire.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's military says a soldier was wounded by shots fired at a military patrol along the Syrian border. A military statement said Thursday soldiers returned fire at the assailants who were among a larger group of about 500 people who trying to cross into Turkey. The statement suggested that those who fired at the soldiers were smug... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:16:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2133498-turkish-soldier-wounded-syria-cross-border-fire.html 2013-06-06T11:16:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130220-syria-army-deals-severe-blow-to-rebels-key-town.html BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow to rebels and opening the door for President Bashar Assad's regime to seize back the country's central heartland. The regime triumph in Qusair, which Assad's forces had bombarded for... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:49:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130220-syria-army-deals-severe-blow-to-rebels-key-town.html 2013-06-06T01:49:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2127950-syrian-army-advances-qusair-damascus-suburb.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops advanced toward the center of the strategic town of Qusair near the border with Lebanon and chased rebels from another key district on the edge of Damascus on Tuesday, officials said, solidifying gains that have shifted the balance of power in the regime's favor in recent weeks. In the past two months, the Syrian army ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:10:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2127950-syrian-army-advances-qusair-damascus-suburb.html 2013-06-04T18:10:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2120826-balance-power-syria-shifting-assads-way.html BEIRUT (AP) — As hopes for a Syrian peace conference fade and the opposition falls into growing disarray, President Bashar Assad has every reason to project confidence. Government forces have moved steadily against rebels in key areas of the country over the past two months, making strategic advances and considerably lowering the threat to the capital, Da... Fri, 31 May 2013 19:53:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2120826-balance-power-syria-shifting-assads-way.html 2013-05-31T19:53:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113476-gunmen-kill-3-lebanese-troops-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen killed three Lebanese soldiers in a drive-by shooting on a government checkpoint near the Syrian border Tuesday, Lebanon's military said, escalating tensions in a country deeply divided by the civil war next door and fearful of being engulfed by the conflict. Sectarian clashes tied to Syria's war have broken out with increasing regula... Tue, 28 May 2013 15:59:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113476-gunmen-kill-3-lebanese-troops-syria.html 2013-05-28T15:59:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113856-ap-interview-rebels-want-arms-post-eu-embargo.html BEIRUT (AP) — The commander of the main Western-backed umbrella group of Syrian rebel brigades said Tuesday he is "very disappointed" that the lifting of Europe's arms embargo won't lead to immediate weapons shipments to his outgunned fighters. Speaking by phone from Syria, Gen. Salim Idris also told The Associated Press that the Lebanese militia Hezbolla... Tue, 28 May 2013 15:31:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113856-ap-interview-rebels-want-arms-post-eu-embargo.html 2013-05-28T15:31:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2112156-syrian-troops-gain-ground-tv-reporter-killed.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops gained ground Monday in a nine-day offensive against a key rebel-held town, and a Syrian TV correspondent covering the fighting there was killed by gunfire, state media and a pro-opposition group reported. The fighting raged as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels to try to bridge divisions over easing an a... Mon, 27 May 2013 18:47:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2112156-syrian-troops-gain-ground-tv-reporter-killed.html 2013-05-27T18:47:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2103238-israeli-air-force-chief-warns-syrian-attacks.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready. The remarks by Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel echoed statements by Israel's military chief of staff a day earlier. "A surprise war could take shape today in many configurations," Eshel said at a strategy confere... Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2103238-israeli-air-force-chief-warns-syrian-attacks.html 2013-05-22T18:14:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099706-syria-opposition-signals-tough-peace-talks.html BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. Two senior members of the Syrian National Coalition said the group first wants ironclad guarantees of Assad's departure as part of any transition deal and more weap... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099706-syria-opposition-signals-tough-peace-talks.html 2013-05-21T18:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2095906-syrian-troops-push-strategic-rebel-held-town.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast. With the regime scoring gains on the battlefield, the U.S. and Russia could f... Sun, 19 May 2013 19:08:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2095906-syrian-troops-push-strategic-rebel-held-town.html 2013-05-19T19:08:21Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2092964-syrian-hackers-compromise-ft-blog-twitter-feeds.html LONDON (AP) — A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels. A few of the FT's dozens of Twitter feeds and blogs... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2092964-syrian-hackers-compromise-ft-blog-twitter-feeds.html 2013-05-17T18:46:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089818-syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-aleppo-prison.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights raised the death toll from the May 3 ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:57:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089818-syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-aleppo-prison.html 2013-05-16T14:57:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065198-israeli-airstrike-syria-aimed-iran.html BEIRUT (AP) — From Israel's perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehran's shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would have posed a potent threat had the weapons reached Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon. While Israel says it has no interest getting involved in the Syrian civil war, it could fin... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:40:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065198-israeli-airstrike-syria-aimed-iran.html 2013-05-06T21:40:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054758-hezbollah-warns-syria-intervention.html BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said Tuesday that Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime militarily, warning that Syria's "real friends," including his Iranian-backed militant group, were ready to intervene on the government's side. In Damascus, a powerful bomb ripped through a bustling comm... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:50:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2054758-hezbollah-warns-syria-intervention.html 2013-04-30T21:50:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2051926-syrian-prime-minister-escapes-bombing-damascus.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily defended capital Monday, state media said, laying bare the vulnerability of President Bashar Assad's regime. The bombing, which killed several other people, highlights an accelerating campaign targeting government officials, from mid-level c... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:10:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2051926-syrian-prime-minister-escapes-bombing-damascus.html 2013-04-29T20:10:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2049494-syrian-rebels-troops-clash-3-air-bases.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad fought intense battles with his troops on Sunday to try to seize control of three military air bases in the country's north and curtail the regime's use of its punishing air power, activists said. Rebels, who have been trying to capture the air fields for months, broke into the sprawling... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2049494-syrian-rebels-troops-clash-3-air-bases.html 2013-04-28T15:17:16Z