Cease Fire in Syria Failing

Reports out of Syria Tuesday indicate that the Islamic State (IS) terror militia has launched a fierce attack against Assad regime forces at a key city on the route between territory IS controls in Syria and Iraq. Unconfirmed reports say IS used mustard gas in its attack. Heavy fighting between the regime and the Al-Nusra Front was also reported in several areas and Iranian forces are reportedly pouring into Syria to assist the regime in repelling the attacks.

A senior Iranian general issued a bellicose warning to the US Monday that it must not cross the Islamic Republic’s “red line” in regards to its ballistic missile program. He added an accusation that the US lied about lifting sanctions on Iran and said that recent test launches of missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons were Iran’s right and no other country had any business objecting or even commenting.