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Report: 5,000 Hezbollah operatives join Assad's forces
Ynetnews 7 January 2013
Some 50,000 Hezbollah members have recently crossed the border from Lebanon into Syria to join Bashar Assad forces in fighting Damascus rebels, the Alwatan Newspaper reported. 
Syria civil war death toll reaches 60,000 UN adopts 22 resolutions against ..... Israel
Atlas Shrugs 3 January 2013
While choking on their own hate, the collective negation of humanity ignores mass genocide, and instead advances Islamic Jew-hatred. The international community should be
After Assad, is Strict Islamic Rule Ahead for Syria?
AINA (press release) 3 January 2013
ALEPPO, Syria -- The voice of Islamist groups is growing louder in Syria as a number of Syrians in the battleground province of Aleppo are expressing increasing interest in
Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa Allowing Gang Rape of Syrian Women
Radical Islam 2 January 2013
A Saudi Arabian imam, who is a very influential cleric in jihadist circles, has issued a fatwa (religious edict) that essentially allows all jihadists fighting in Syria to rape
Syria rebels 'beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs' as fears grow over Islamist atrocities
Daily Mail 2 January 2013
By Nick Fagge
Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. The nun said
Horrific footage shows 'Syrian rebels' forcing boy to behead captive with sword
Daily Mail 16 December 2012
By Daniel Miller
It is perhaps the most disturbing piece of video footage to emerge out of the Syrian crisis to date. A young boy is egged on by a group of older men, believed to be rebel fighters, and
Will Assad Use Chemical Weapons Against Sunni Islamist Rebels?
FrontpageMagazin 7 December 2012
By Daniel Greenfield
Clinton and Obama have been warning Assad that if he uses chemical weapons against the Sunni Islamist rebels, most of whom are either aligned with Al Qaeda or the Muslim
Jihadists Eclipsing Other Rebels in Syria's Aleppo
AINA (press release) 6 December 2012
Protests in Syria's northern city Aleppo against the Free Syrian Army highlight the waning influence of mainstream rebel groups and the rise of more disciplined and
Dutch police arrest three men who planned to fight in Syria
Expatica Netherlands 4 December 2012
Three radical Muslims who planned to travel to Syria to take part in ‘armed jihad’ have been arrested in Rotterdam, the public prosecution department said on Friday. Raids
The Syrian Revolution’s Dire Threat to Christians
FrontPage Magazine 4 December 2012
By Theodore Shoebat
The Syrian Revolution geared toward the establishment of an Islamic state. As this revolution’s fire burns, therefore, it is no surprise that Islamists are massacring
Syrian warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs
Waterbury Republican American 29 November 2012
By BARBARA SURK
Syrian warplanes bombed Damascus suburbs and rebel-held areas in the country's north Wednesday as the government blasted the European Union for endorsing a newly formed
Muslim Swedes told to join Syrian war effort
The Local 28 November 2012
Swedish security service Säpo has expressed concerns that Swedes fighting in Syria may commit war crimes after a militant group's recent YouTube recruitment video called on
Chechen connection with Al Nusrah Front in Syria is growing: Eyes on Turkey and concern in Russia
Global Security News. 27 November 2012
By Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker
International Sunni Islamists are flocking to Syria in increasing numbers and the nations they are coming from keeps on growing in diversity. Some so-called jihadists are naïve
Hezbollah: Ties with Hamas strong despite Syria differences
Europe Online Magazine 26 November 2012
Hezbollah MP Kamel Rifai said in remarks Sunday ties between the resistance group and Hamas remain strong despite differences in opinion over the crisis in Syria. "The
Syria rebels declare Islamic state in Aleppo
BelfastTelegraph 23 November 2012
Syria's increasingly powerful Islamist rebel factions have rejected the country's new Western-backed opposition coalition and unilaterally declared an Islamic state in the key
The Muslim Brotherhood is Despised by US in Gaza but Hailed in Syria
Voice of Russia 21 November 2012
The reaction of the American and British governments to the momentous events in the Middle East is characterized by a strange dichotomy: while condemning the Islamists in one
Man charged in UK over Syria kidnap
BBC 19 November 2012
A second man has been charged in connection with the alleged kidnap of a British photographer in Syria. Jubayer Chowdhury, 24, was charged with unlawfully imprisoning John
Porn sites appear in Islamic countries’ most-visited online rankings
Al Arabiya News 15 November 2012
At least five pornographic websites are among Egypt’s 100 most frequently visited online destinations this year, according to Alexa, a division of Amazon.com that tracks online traffic patterns globally.
The statistic proves particularly significant as Egyptian web surfers may soon be stripped of all access to Internet pornography sites.
Egypt’s Prosecutor General ordered the government’s ministries of telecommunications, interior and information to begin enforcing a ban on online porn last week.
Syrian terror suspect arrested at Heathrow
Telegraph.co.uk 13 November 2012
By Tom Whitehead, and Martin Evans
The 24-year-old was detained on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activity after arriving in Britain on a flight from Bahrain this morning. He is to be questioned as
The Stakes In ‘The Syrian Civil War’
Right Side News 13 November 2012
By Col. Tom Snodgrass (Ret.)
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