Tag Archives: Golan

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Leader: We’ll Take Golan Back From Israel—‘By All Means Possible’

Posted on September 9, 2013 by DRenegade

Muhammad Riyadh Al-Shaqfa, the leader of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, which is part of the rebel coalition seeking to overthrow the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, said on Dubai TV last year that if the Syrian rebellion is successful it … Continue reading →

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Defense Minister Yaalon denies Israel attacked Syria’s Latakia arms depot. Twenty-five Syrian shells on Golan

Posted on July 16, 2013 by DRenegade

Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Tuesday, July 16, contradicted US claims that Israeli air strikes of July 5 were responsible for destroying Russian-made Yakhont SS-N-26 anti-ship missiles stored at the Syrian port town of Latakia..  Wiped out too were the system’s … Continue reading →

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Moscow sets up Russian Golan brigade, warns Israel Sunnis plus al Qaeda are bigger threat than Assad

Posted on June 10, 2013 by DRenegade

Moscow is not ready to give up on getting Russian troops posted on the divided Golan as part of the UN force policing the Israeli-Syrian separation sector, even after rejections by the UN and Israel. Monday, June 10, the Russian … Continue reading →

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Putin acts to override Israeli, UN objections to Russian troops on the Golan

Posted on June 8, 2013 by DRenegade

The Kremlin pointedly disclosed Saturday, June 8, that President Vladimir Putin had talked by phone to Binyamin Netanyahu Friday on the Syrian question. It was their third conversation in a month. In his first call on May 6, Putin administered a dressing down … Continue reading →

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Putin offers Russian troops in lieu of Austrian Golan peacekeepers

Posted on June 7, 2013 by DRenegade

Just 24 hours after Austria decided to withdraw its 380-strong contingent from the UN force policing the Golan separation zone, President Vladimir Putin stepped forward Friday, June 7, with an offer of a Russian force to take its place on the … Continue reading →

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Yaalon: We destroyed Syrian Golan position. Damascus: We fired on Israeli patrol

Posted on May 21, 2013 by DRenegade

Syria and Israel crossed verbal swords Tuesday, May 21, after an overnight exchange of fire on the Golan. When the Damascus government claimed responsibility for the gunfire on an Israeli Golan patrol Monday night and threatened to strike back for … Continue reading →

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Israeli-US policies on Assad set stage for Golan offensive against Israel

Posted on May 18, 2013 by DRenegade

The Syrian civil conflict appears poised ready to spill over to one or more of its neighbors, starting with Israel as a result of six factors: 1. President Barack Obama’s inability to make up his mind on whether the US … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda brigade captures Syrian-Israeli-Jordanian border junction

Posted on March 25, 2013 by DRenegade

The highly strategic intersection of the Syrian, Israeli and Jordan borders, just east of the Golan, was captured by the Al Musanna Brigade of al Qaeda’s Syrian arm, Jabhat al-Nusra on Passover Eve, Monday, March 25, DEBKAfile’s exclusive sources report. This … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of UN Syrian Golan UN observers scramble to safety in Israel

Posted on March 11, 2013 by DRenegade

The flight of hundreds of UN Disengagement and Observers Force (UNDOF) soldiers – Indian, Austrian and Filipino – in trucks and APCs from the Syrian side of Golan into Israel was in full swing early Monday, March 11. DEBKAfile quotes … Continue reading →

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Russia and Israel each warn trouble building up on Golan border

Posted on March 4, 2013 by DRenegade

At UN Center in New York, Israeli and Russian delegates separately warned Monday, March 4, of a dangerous situation developing in the area of separation on the Golan captured by Israel in the 1967 war. Syrian troops were forbidden to … Continue reading →

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Tens of thousands of Israeli troops in surprise Golan drill.

Posted on September 19, 2012 by DRenegade

Reservists drafted at no notice, Air Force, Central Command and other IDF units were flown to Israel’s northern Golan border early Wednesday, Sept. 19, for a surprise exercise called by Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz under the codename … Continue reading →

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