Tensions are beginning to Flare in Golan, and an Unnamed aircraft was shot down by Israel because of this. According to Israel government officials, the aircraft was shot down over the Golan Heights as the volatility on its frontier with Syria mounted. Last week, tensions grew significantly after Islamic rebels assaulted the United nations peacekeepers (who were monitoring an area between the … [Read more...]
Surveillance Drones Already Flying over Syria after Obama’s Authorization
The Associated Press reports the beginning of surveillance flights on Tuesday, only days after President Barack Obama approved the use of surveillance drones in Syria. This move could represent the first step that could pave the way for U.S. airstrikes against Islamic States fighters based in Northern Syria. The Syrian government has explicitly demanded that the United States only carry out … [Read more...]
Theo Curtis Finally Released After Syrian Ordeal
A freelance American Journalist who had been held captive for the last two years by al-Qaeda militants has just been released. Peter Theo Curtis’s freedom has long been in negotiations. The 45 year-old writer has now finally been freed after the government of Qatar reached an agreement with the Nusra Front in Syria. U.S. authorities haven’t released information as to exactly what led to Mr. … [Read more...]
President Obama Faces the Difficult Decision: Should the US Become Involved in the Syrian Conflict?
For the past three years, president Obama has firmly maintained his position that the United States would not be intervening in the Syrian conflict. The pull of military action in Syria has grown stronger, however. Can the beheading of American Reporter James Foley be the last drop in a sea of tension and could the threat that the Islamic State poses to U.S. interests be enough to change the … [Read more...]
United States Considering Military Intervention In Syria
After the killing of an U.S. journalist and the clear escalation of the situation in Iraq, the Obama administration is carefully weighing its options and considering a military intervention in Syria that could even include U.S. airstrikes. In spite of the fact that President Barack Obama has clearly expressed his desire to not involve the United States into Syria’s bloody civil war, the recent … [Read more...]
