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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Syria news update late January 2015
al Nusra is attacking Harakat Hazm. Hazm is considered moderate and get funding and assistance from the United States amongst others. al-Nusar is consolidating the property it controls near, Idleb and Halab. In a close by area, Jabhat Sham executed … Continue reading
Car bomb hit an Alawite neighborhood in Homs 1/21/2015
A car bombed detonated in Homs targeting the Alawite neighborhood of ‘Akrama. This is the first car bomb targeting Alawite civilian areas in Homs this year. Few people were killed and many injured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIn_yJ8NgJQ
Kidnapped #Alawite women and children appear in a new video
A new video shows the kidnapped Alawite women and children listing their names. The video was shot on 12/6/2014 accordiong to the date given by those who spoke in the video. The women and children had been in captivity since … Continue reading
Posted in Sectarianism, Syria
Tagged al Nusra, al Tawhid, Alawi, Alawites, Jihad, Nusayri, نصيري, اللاذقية, الجيش السوري الحر, الدولة الإسلامية, جبهة النصرة, علوي
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Jaysh al-Islam send its rockets into the city of Latakia
A video by Jaysh al-Islam shows the two rockets fired at Latakia today 1/25/2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaxwAkxNCOM
Posted in Jaysh al-Islam, Syria
Tagged Jaysh al-Islam, Latakia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Coast, اللاذقية, جيش الإسلام
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#Jaysh al-Islam send it rockets into the heart of Damascus
Videos surfaced showing the rockets of #Jaysh al-Islam firing towards targets in the heart of Damascus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7r5ZrErpKI
Posted in Jaysh al-Islam, Syria
Tagged Damascus, Jaysh al-Islam, Syria, Syrian Civil War
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Rockets are falling over Damascus and Latakia
More than 50 rockets had fallen on areas under the control of al Assad today in the heart of Damascus. Zahran Allouch the head of Jash al-Islam threatened this few days ago in response to Assad’s bombing of al-Ghuta, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Alawites, Syria
Tagged Damascus, Jaysh al-Islam, Latakia, Syria, Syria Civil War
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#al-Nusra fighters fall in an ambush according to pro Assad sources in very hot southern Syria
Pro Assad sources showed a video allegedly showing many Nusra fighters falling into a nighttime ambush in Southern Syria. This comes amidst a new battle in al-Shaykh Maskeen. Few areas fell so far to the Anti Assad groups, although al-Nusra … Continue reading
Posted in al-Nusra, Dar'a, Islamic State, Nusra
Tagged al Nusra, Dar'a, Islamic State, Syria
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al-Nusra along with other Islamist groups destroy the tomb of Sufi Shaykh Mohammad al-Nabhan in Aleppo
#al_Nusra, Jabhat Ansar al-Din, #Ahrar_ al_Sham, Shari’a Court in Aleppo and its Countryside, and Hay’at al-‘Amr bi-Ma’ruf wa-al-Nahi ‘Ann al-Munkar destroyed the tomb of known Sufi Shaykh Mohammad al-Nabhan (born 1900-1974) in old Aleppo within the last few days. … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Sufi, Sufism, Syria
Tagged Ahrar al-Sham, al Tawhid, al-Mahkamah al-Shariyah, Aleppo, Ansar al-Din, Nusra, Sufi, Syria
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#al_Nusra attack against Nubul and al-Zahra’ : the latest
Jabhat al-Nusra launched a direct frontal attack against Nubul and al-Zahra’ near Aleppo Yesterday after days of shelling using tanks and armored personnel trying to take advantage of the over cast skies that limit the usage of Assad’s warplanes. Today, … Continue reading
#Syria: groups restructuring with the new year
The main Syrian opposition coalition announced that a new leader, Khaled Khawjah was elected. This came amidst stagnation in the political hopes to find a solution for the Syrian Crisis. Recent talks between political opposition group did not result into … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Islamic State, Jihad, Nusra, Syria, Syria battles
Tagged Ahrar al-Sham, al Nusra, Alawites, Jaysh al-Islam, Jihad, Sunnis, Syria, Syria Civil War, Syria News, Syrian Coast
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