WAR REPORT - RUSSO DAILY

Israel Gaza raids kill 15, Arabs urge policy review

Nov 17, 2012 (AFP)

Israeli air strikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, prompting the Arab League to announce a visit to the battered enclave and a review of its Middle...

Israel Gaza raids kill 16, Arabs urge policy review

Nov 17, 2012 (AFP)

Israeli air strikes killed 16 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, prompting the Arab League to announce a visit to the battered enclave and a review of its Middle...

Assad, Israel two sides of same coin: Syria activists

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

Syrian protesters held a placard on Friday showing two missiles, one with a Syrian flag, the other with a Star of David, plummet to the earth as plumes of smoke...

Israel okays reserve call-up of up to 75,000: TV

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

The Israeli cabinet on Friday night gave its green light for the recruitment of up to 75,000 reservists, Channel 2 television said, amid signs that Israel was g...

Britain has 'encouraging' talks with Syrian opposition

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

British Foreign Secretary William Hague indicated Friday he would decide within days whether to officially recognise the new Syrian opposition after "encouragin...

Israel's Barak okays call-up of 30,000 reservists

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday approved the call-up of 30,000 reserve soldiers, who can be called into action by the military at any point, the...

British PM to hold Syria 'options' meeting: report

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Prime Minister David Cameron was to chair a meeting of senior cabinet colleagues on Thursday to discuss Britain's military, humanitarian and diplomatic options ...

In Gaza, quiet pierced by air strikes, ambulance sirens

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

The usual cacophony of Gaza's streets has been replaced by an eery quiet, broken only by the whoosh of rockets, the crash of air strikes and screeching ambulanc...

Three Israelis, 3 militants killed as Gaza violence rages

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Warplanes pounded Gaza for a second day Thursday as three Israelis and three Palestinians were killed in fierce fighting which began with Israel's targeted kill...

Israeli Gaza strikes 'open gates of hell'

Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)

Israel has unleashed its biggest military operation against the Gaza Strip since its controversial invasion in December 2008, raising fears of a wider regional ...

A Bosnian Muslim jailed for 15 years over war crimes

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

A Bosnian court on Thursday sentenced a former Bosnian Muslim soldier to 15 years in prison for his role in torturing and executing Serb prisoners at the start ...

Syria slams France, says opposition 'declared war'

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

Syria's regime unleashed tank fire and air strikes on rebels on Wednesday as it slammed France for recognising an opposition bloc formed in Qatar that it said a...

Outside View: 11 11 11

Nov 14, 2012 (UPI)

In the United States, 9/11 won't be easily forgotten as the day terror violated our shores. In Britain, on 7/7, English-born Pakistanis stunned Britain by attac...

Top Hamas chief killed in Israel strike on Gaza

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

Israel killed a top Hamas military commander in a targeted air strike in Gaza on Wednesday, prompting outrage from Palestinian militants who said the Jewish sta...

Egypt recalls Israel ambassador after Gaza raid

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday recalled Egypt's ambassador to Israel after a series of air strikes in Gaza killed a top Hamas militant and six other Pales...

Outside View: 11/11/11

Nov 14, 2012 (UPI)

In the United States, 9/11 won't be easily forgotten as the day terror violated our shores. In Britain, on 7/7, English-born Pakistanis stunned Britain by attac...

No major changes seen for US policy in Syria: experts

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

The United States is unlikely to heed calls to arm Syrian rebels any time soon despite backing the new opposition coalition, wary of being entangled in a long, ...

Israel lawmakers: Assassinate Gaza chiefs

Nov 13, 2012 (UPI)

Some Israeli lawmakers, including former military chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz, are pressing the government to authorize the assassination of Hamas leaders in the...

Deadly fighting near Damascus, Syria border town bombed

Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)

Fierce battles and army shelling in and near Damascus on Tuesday killed at least 41 people, mostly civilians, a watchdog said, as warplanes launched more air ra...

Israel in 'direct hits' on Syria targets after Golan fire

Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)

Israeli troops fired tank shells into Syria on Monday, confirming "direct hits" on the source of a mortar round that struck the Golan Heights as tensions flared...