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French judicial authorities issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother and two army generals for alleged complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity, lawyers for Syrian victims said Wednesday. They include a 2013 chemical attack on rebel-held Damascus suburbs.

Lawyers for victims say French judicial authorities have issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher, and two army generals for their alleged involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

French authorities say Assad, his brother and two army generals are complicit in war crimes, including chemical weapon attacks.

Hamas says it fired 12 rockets in barrage, as Hezbollah and IDF trade intense fire ahead of Nasrallah speech; Iranian militia from Syria deploys in Lebanon to bolster terror group

Clashes broke out between Zakia town residents in Damascus countryside and local militants linked to the 4th brigade - led by Maher Assad who is the brother of Bashar Assad. Clashes erupted after a wanted individual from the town was killed as he was chased by militants. Local sources in Damascus countryside reported that some Zakia residents burnt several houses of local militants during hours-long clashes that resulted in the death of five, three from the 4th brigade and two armed men from the...

Commanded by the presidents brother, the 4th Division maintains close coordination with the Revolutionary Guards.The post Mysterious blast draws attention to Iran-affiliated Syrian army division appeared first on JNS.org.

The Imam Hossein Division "represents a multinational combat force made up of thousands of fighters from around the Middle East," U.S. allys intelligence says.

DUBAI/AMMAN: Just days after Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s foreign minister, warned in an interview with CNN that his country is “not taking the threat of drug smuggling lightly” and is ready “to do what it takes to counter that threat,” Merhi Al-Ramthan, a reputed Syrian drug kingpin, was killed when airstrikes targeted his house in the village of Shuab in the Sweida governorate.

Since Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s visit to Damascus last week, the discourse in the international community has centered on whether or not to talk to Bashar Assad. Actually, what the international community should do is move from a normative discourse to a more practical one. It should talk to whoever makes a difference on the ground. The UN-backed

Wall Street Journal report says IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani was in Beirut last week for meetings with Hamas, Hezbollah before rocket strikes into north