Middle East Situation Reports

Yemen: 3 Al Qaeda Militants Imprisoned For Assassination Plot

A Yemeni court jailed three al Qaeda militants Sept. 15 for planning to kill Yemeni President Abd Rabboh Mansour Hadi and targeting foreign diplomats, including the U.S. ambassador to Yemen, Reuters reported, citing Saba news agency.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 11:13

Syria: Rebels Call For Ban On Regime Air Power

Syrian rebels have called for the international community to impose a ban on the al Assad regime's use of air power, including ballistic missiles and aircraft, in populated areas, RIA Novosti reported Sept. 15, citing Al Arabiya.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 09:47

Russia: U.S. Has Not Abandoned Plans For Syrian Regime Change, Lawmaker Says

Though the United States reached a deal with Russia on Syria, Washington has not necessarily dropped its plans to impose a regime change in Damascus, a senior Russian lawmaker said, RIA Novosti reported Sept. 15.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 09:42

Israel: Kerry Arrives In Jerusalem For Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Jerusalem on Sept. 15 for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Syrian chemical weapons deal and peace negotiations with Palestinian officials, AFP reported.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 08:22

Syria: Damascus Welcomes Chemical Weapons Deal

Damascus welcomes the deal struck by the United States and Russia on Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, Syrian Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar said, BBC reported Sept. 15, citing RIA Novosti.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 08:13

Israel: Prime Minister Responds To Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped the United States and Russia's deal on Syrian chemical weapons would yield results, and that the program will be judged on whether the arsenal is completely destroyed, Reuters reported Sept. 15.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 06:36

Iraq: At Least 11 Killed In Suicide Attack

A suicide attack at a funeral held by members of the Shabak minority in the northern town of Baashiqah, near Mosul, killed at least 11 people and wounded at least 13 others, hospital and police officials said, AP and AFP reported.
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 10:03

Yemen: Oil Pipeline Bombed

Yemeni tribesmen bombed Yemen's main oil pipeline in Maarib province on Sept. 14, the fourth attack on the pipeline in a month, an unnamed government official said, Reuters reported.
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 08:56

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