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Syrian Navy: Corruption and Nepotism

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl obtained exclusive reports leaked by group of army officers, who still in duty showing how the corruption has swept the Syrian navy. Since the established of Syrian navy in 1950, no role has been remembered as its role in bombing the Syrian people over the...

The Infamous Nasief Barakat: Swindler and Human Trafficker

By Ethar Abdul Haq (Zaman Al Wasl)- A few hours after Washington added his name to the list of criminal organization, “Nasief Barakt” has instantly become a very talked-about figure within a wide segment of the Syrian people. “Zaman al-Wasl” was able to collect some vital...

Jaish Al Islam hands over M-600, TOW missiles to regime

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Amid a series of handovers to regime army around the capital, starting by eastern Ghouta and ending by Qalamoun region, the Syrian activists have raised a big question mark: Why Jaish al-Islam did not destroy its arsenal instead of giving up its M-600 rockets, TOW...

Russia stationed new air defense systems in Syria: sources

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl obtained new satellite images showing Russian army build-up in the Syria coastal region along with stationing new air defenses systems. The move followed a series of drone attacks last January against Hmeimim air base, the headquarters of Russia’s...

Assad still hiding chemical stockpiles near Damascus: document, witness

(Zaman Al Wasl)- An official document obtained by Zaman al-Wasl reveals that the Syrian regime had transferred most of chemical weapons stockpiles in 2013 to secret depots held by Maher al-Assad, de-facto military commander of Syria after the deadly Sarin gas attack on Eastern Ghouta...

Russia stores prohibited weapons in Dumayr airport near Damascus

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has supplied the Syrian regime with high advanced weapons and ammunition, including toxic gases, during its deadly offensive on Eastern Ghouta suburbs, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday. The weapons, which had been stored in Al-Dumayr and Al-Seen...

At least 1000 tanks, armored vehicles destroyed in 7 years: military source

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 1000 tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed by rebels in the seven-year-old war, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Saturday. The source has also supplied Zaman al-Wasl with Satellite images showing part of the destroyed tanks and armored which...

Assad regime issued 200,000 Syrian passports for Iranian militants: sources

(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 200,000 Iranians, mostly Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), have obtained Syrian passports in last few months, well-informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl on Monday. The Department of Immigration and Passports in Damascus has recently issued 200,000 passports...

Iran set up new drone base in Palmyra following Israel's airstrikes: source

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed source said Iran had removed its drones from the T-4 military airbase to Palmyra airbase two weeks after the Israeli airstrikes last February. Geographically, the both bases are located in the Syrian desert, also known as Badiya, but the move by...

Hezbollah Missile Arsenal: capacity and illusion

(Zaman Al Wasl TV)- Hezbollah’s armament is not a secret but a subject of pride for the Iran-formed militia and its Secretary General Hassan Naserallah who boasts about its weapons at every opportunity. The type of weapons and the capabilities are also no longer secrets as...

Head deputy of Army's Chemical College killed in suspected Israeli airstrike

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The funeral of senior regime general worked in the Syrian chemical weapons program has sparked a storm of speculations about the circumstances surrounding his death. Various rumors surround his death as some say he was killed in military confrontations and others that...

Saturday's Israeli airstrikes killed 7 Iranians, including pilots: sources

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Israel’s airstrikes on army's T4 military airport in Syria desert last Saturday had killed seven Iranians, including pilots and experts, well-informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Israeli strikes in retaliation to its downed F-16 were very accurate and effective....

More about Hezbollah's drones: data

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The political activities of Iran's proxy Hezbollah militia in Lebanon came to facilitate its entry and control over the Lebanese political, sovereign and governmental system. And since its stage of secrecy, Hezbollah consolidated the idea of the tenacity of their...

Downed Iranian drone has same U.S. design: expert

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A military expert said the Iranian drone ( RQ-170) that shot down by Israel on Saturday was a typical design of the American drones. Iranians used the reverse engineering based on the American ghost plane bearing the same name, manufactured by...

Iran deployed troops in most army bases: military source

(Zaman Al Wasl) There is talk among Syrians about an Iranian air base being established in Syria to ensure Tehran’s strategic interests in Syria in the future but the reports conflict regarding the name of the base. Zaman al-Wasl obtained information about the Iranian military...

78 Syrian sites hit by Israel since 2011: study

(Zaman Al Wasl) The most serious escalation since the beginning of the Syrian revolution. The Israeli army targets 12 targets, including 3 Syrian air defense batteries and 4 Iranian targets. An Israeli airplane is brought down by Syrian fire and Israel intercepts and Iranian aircraft. ...

Concealed History of Alawites Before Assad Family Seized Power

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In the first part of this report, it was noted that the biography of Hawash family, especially the dismissed Colonel Muhammad Aziz Hawash, provides evidence that the coup d'état performed by the three leaders (Omran, Jadid, al-Assad) and then the coup d'état of Hafez al-Assad...

Man Who Archived Alawites' Political History dies

By Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- Hafez al-Assad has spread a propaganda which has dominated the Syrian arena for decades of the oppression of the Alawites and their excessive marginalization, before Hafez came to power and leadership, and built for them a "glory and a great...