World-News

By Times of Israel staff

Russia s increased presence in the region, which began raising eyebrows in the US three months ago, represents one of its largest sustained naval deployments since the Cold War.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35000.htm



Russian Med fleet returns, an unintended consequence

Op-Ed

Russian Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov has announced that a permanent staff was being set up, and the present force might eventually include their nuclear submarines.

http://is.gd/wy5QIb



Israeli Special Forces in Syria

Video

Fox News has published a video allegedly showing Israeli special forces on a mission inside Syria.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34999.htm



Brinkmanship in Syria Boosts Risk of Regional War with Israel

By Nicholas Blanford

The Syrian authorities have warned that orders have been given to the army to launch an ''automatic'', if unspecified, retaliation should the Israelis launch another airstrike into Syria.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34997.htm



Assad Preparing Missile Strike Against Tel Aviv in Case Attacked Again

By Uzi Mahnaimi

The Syrian army is deploying advanced surface-to-surface missiles aiming at Israel in the aftermath of the alleged Israeli strikes.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35005.htm



IDF chief issues stern warning to Assad over rapidly heating ''border''

Damascus will 'bear consequences' of further gunfire, says Gantz, after cross-border shooting; tensions 'several times more explosive than they were this morning,' says top Israeli analyst.

http://is.gd/hqOPcg



Israel Heads Closer to War on Syria

By Stephen Lendman

Netanyahu said he ll topple Assad if he responds to Israeli attacks. He suggested further bombings may follow. Allegedly they ll target weapons transfers to Hezbollah.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35043.htm



What is the U.S. REALLY doing in Syria?

By Stephen M. Walt

Washington can use Qatar and Saudi Arabia as its middlemen, roles they are all too happy to play for their own reasons.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35048.htm



Russia Strikes Back in Syria

By Juan Cole

The Russian president is weaving a protective web around his client, fending off the Wahhabi winds of Muslim fundamentalism blowing from the Arabian Peninsula.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35058.htm



Israeli defense chief indicates if Russia ships advanced missiles to Syria, they could be hit

''At this stage I can t say there is an escalation. The shipments have not been sent on their way yet. And I hope that they will not be sent,'' he said. But ''if God forbid they do reach Syria, we will know what to do.''

http://is.gd/Fsu6AJ



Qatar seeks to send Yemen s military elite to fight alongside the Free Syrian Army

Qatar is now looking to by-pass the hurdle by sending Yemen Republican Guards to the front. Of course the men would go in their civilian capacity, hired as mercenaries by the State of Qatar.

http://is.gd/rgQV6w



Syria promises 'immediate retaliation' if Israel strikes again

Syria s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that Syria ''will retaliate immediately'' if Israel strikes Syrian soil again. ''Americans have no business in deciding who will run Syria,'' adding that this ''would be a precedent in international relations that we must not allow.''

http://is.gd/a09C15



Iraq warns Israel on using airspace in Iran strike

Baghdad has warned Israel that it would respond to any attempts by the Jewish state to use Iraqi airspace for a strike against Iran s controversial nuclear programme, a top Iraqi minister told AFP.

http://is.gd/3cRdhi



Israel now has 80 nuclear warheads, report says

Of those warheads, 50 are for medium-range ballistic missiles and 30 are for bombs carried by aircraft, the report said. In addition, ''Israel may also have produced non-strategic nuclear weapons, including artillery shells and atomic demolition munitions.''

http://is.gd/kPur9Y


From Information Clearing House

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Intervene in Syria
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