Lebanese President Michel Suleiman urged on Sunday Syria’s warring parties to limit their clashes to the Syrian territories only and refrain from shelling Lebanon after two Lebanese were killed on the northern border with Syria. “ I call on the Syrians to refrain from opening fire and shelling Lebanese territory,” National News Agency quoted Suleiman […]
Lebanese border towns shelled by Syrian troops
Radio Voice of Lebanon reported that heavy gunfire from Syria on Monday targeting the Akkar border towns of al-Abboudiyeh and Hakr Janin , forced residents to flee the area.
Turkey strikes back at Syria after Erdogan warning
Turkey returned fire after a mortar bomb shot from Syria landed in a field in southern Turkey on Saturday, the day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned Damascus Turkey would not shy away from war if provoked.
How Ancient Syrian Artifacts Are Being Traded for Guns
The ongoing civil war in Syria, a land brimming with history, has led to a dangerous, tragic surge in the looting and smuggling of Syrian antiquities.
Syrian warplanes, helicopters violate Lebanon airspace
Syrian warplanes and helicopters flew Thursday morning over the northern region of Wadi Khaled at a low altitude, The Daily Star reported The warplanes have been hovering over the border villages of Mqaybleh, Heesheh and Mashta Hasan since 6 a.m. on Thursday , security sources told the Daily Star.
7 grenades fired from Syria into north Lebanon
Seven rocket-propelled grenades fired from Syria fell near a number of villages in North Lebanon’s Akkar, National News Agency reported on Sunday evening.
Turkey battles fires along Syrian border
YAYLADAGI, Turkey (AP) — Turkish firefighters were battling several blazes along the Turkish-Syria border on Wednesday in areas that thousands of Syrians have crossed to flee the fighting in their country.
Syrian troops cross into Lebanon, fire at security offices
Beirut, Lebanon – Syrian troops crossed into Lebanon Monday and fired randomly at the offices of General Security at the northern border crossing of Bqayaa, Lebanese security sources told The Daily Star.
Turkey Deploys Antiaircraft Units Along Syrian Border
BEIRUT Lebanon — Syrian insurgents struck at high-profile targets in the capital region on Thursday for the third time this week, increasing the impression that momentum in the conflict has started to shift in their direction.
‘Gunfire erupts on Syria-Jordan borders
Shots rang out at the Jordanian-Syrian border late Sunday as Syrian forces attempted to prevent civilians from entering the Kingdom, hours after an Arab League decision to impose sanctions on Damascus. Syrian soldiers opened fire on a married couple and their young child as they attempted to enter the Kingdom late yesterday near the Jaber […]