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The slaughter continues. Over the weekend, Syria's army unleashed a massacre on Homs, killing 350 and wounding 1,300. Nearly a year ago, protestors began to call for change in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad responded by sending his forces to put d...

© 2012 John Claeys The Putin-led government signed a $550 million contract with Syria in December to provide 36 Yak-130 Mitten combat trainers to the Syrian government, which can serve as a heavily-armed ground attack and counterinsurgency aircraft....

Do Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 predict an impending invasion of Israel? Based on what appears to be the majority opinion in current teaching on Bible prophecy, the answer is yes. However, based on the contextual clues in these extended passages, the answe...

The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.  Isaiah 59:8 The rumors of war have returned with a vengeance.  Can you hear them?  Ther...

The exciting, fast-shifting Middle East is something to behold; for the Middle East can take a sudden turn overnight. Note the fall of Libya, the imminent fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and the attacks upon Israel within the past two weeks as just...

On Thursday, eight Israelis were killed and thirty wounded in a well-planned terror attack in southern Israel. It was a complex military strike included mortars that included missiles, explosive devices, small arms, and explosive vests. Though this o...

Will Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Hizbullah eliminate Israel? That is the threat of a Hizbullah general who declared that if Iraq falls to Iran (as U.S. troops leave), Iran will use it as a bridge to galvanize Syria. Then Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Hizbullah w...

Up until recently, the future of the Syrian government seemed to depend on whether a handful of generals were willing to kill fellow Syrians to preserve Assad's regime. To date, it is estimated that 1,500 peaceful protestors have been murdered, and m...