Israel's preemptive actions in Syria: Lessons from Churchill's World War II strategy
By disabling significant parts of Syria's military, Israel’s swift action has prevented Syria from becoming a wholesale ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore28 天
Syrian civil war: Who’s fighting in the revived conflict and why
Once a French-run mandate, Syria became independent after World War II. In 1966, military officers belonging to the Alawite minority took power. That assured the domination of the group ...
Israel name-checked a notorious WWII attack to justify sinking Syria's navy
Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels ...
Business Insider16 天
Israel name-checked a notorious WWII attack to justify sinking Syria's navy
Impact Link When Israel sank six Syrian warships ... attacks on the military remnants of the ousted Assad government, Israel's leader invoked a precedent from World War II. "This is similar ...
The Washington Post1 个月
Who are the key players in the Syrian war?
The Syrian National Army (SNA) is a loosely knit coalition of Turkish-backed forces that has also taken part in the latest fighting, primarily against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.
Barron's23 天
Syria War Monitor Reports Israeli Strikes Targeting Military Sites
A Syria war monitor said Monday that overnight Israeli strikes targeted military positions and depots in several parts of the country, after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad.