The war in Syria: A mix of desert warfare, guerilla warfare and modern military units. Debkafiles describes the latest ISIS victories. ISIS seizes big Russian-Syrian T-4 air base ISIS seizes big Russian Syrian T-4 air base Photos from Debka.Com Islamic State forces pushed their assault forward to retake the central Syrian town of Palmyra...
Israel has invaded the Gaza Strip after Hamas refused both the Egyptian proposed ceasefire and to honor the humanitarian ceasefire Israel agreed to today. Israel had hoped to be able to stop the rocket fire without a ground invasion. In the end there was no other option which would allow them to give a...
International Headlines Scream: Israelis killed in Bulgaria bus terror attack, minister says CNN The Bulgarian press reported 7 killed 37 wounded in the bombing Wednesday at Burgas airport, a popular gateway for tourists visiting Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The target of the attack was a bus carrying Israeli tourists from the airport to their hotels....
Is Israel a Warmonger? How can anyone seriously ask that question? Why on earth would anyone whose home is essentially on the front lines want to start a war? Consider: The talking heads dramatically proclaim: “Israeli will not inform the US of an impending strike on Iran.” Oh, those bad Israelis. Never mind that...
Under cover of all the smoke billowing from the much-heralded but not exactly ‘long-range’ missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, what’s going on? The newspapers are filled with pronouncements by high-up and sometimes rival Iranian officials. Their message, a savage, world-shaking threat: No more sanctions, no interference in Iran, Syria or their other international...
Meantime, the crisis in the Middle East continues, though at a slightly lower threat since Turkey’s Erdogan has been temporarily bought off: TURKEY Turkish PM Erdogan didn’t start WWWIII in the Middle East by attacking Greece, Israel, NATO and US. In fact, after a nice closed-door meeting with US President Obama, he turned into...
Monday: If Cyprus begins to drill for gas as planned on Monday, Turkish PM Erdogan has threatened to take military action against Cyprus, Greece and Israel. AND/OR he will begin drilling illegally off the coast of Cyprus with military protection. Turkish planes and frigates are already in place in proximity to Israeli ships and...
The Storm Clouds Darken and the Winds are Blowing And so in the Middle East the winds of war continue to blow, like wild cyclones colliding, moving in every direction. Just because the last ‘on-the-hour’ 5-minute newscast only mentioned one country being torn apart by the bloody storm doesn’t mean that the others are...
Israel’s Border with Sinai, Egypt Even prior to the vicious attack on Israeli civilians along the Israeli-Egyptian border, it was clear that the Sinai border was not being defended adequately. However, from 1979 until recently, it had indeed been a peaceful border with few exceptions, drawing tourists from Israel and abroad. However, over the...
Turkey refuses to participate again this year in joint US-Israel-naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, a project they had been part of in past years. Turkish PM Erdogan is demanding that Israel apologize for the deaths of the terrorists on board the Miva Marmara, infamous ship in the 1st so-called Gaza Flotilla. In diplomatic circles in Israel,...
