Voice of America | Turkey Warns Syria About Cross-Border Attack Voice of America Erdogan's remarks came two days after a Syrian attack on the Turkish town of Akcakale killed five civilians, in one of the most serious cross-border incidents in Syria's 18-month uprising. Following the attack, Turkish forces shelled Syrian targets and ... Turkey Shells Syria for a Third Day Turkey, Syria and the Geopolitics of Identity Syria Agrees to Buffer Zone on Border, Turkish Media Say |
U.S. News & World Report | Syria Crisis: Homs Attacked In Heavy Airstrikes Huffington Post Also Friday, Turkey deployed troops along the border with Syria, the day after Turkish parliament approved a bill that authorizes the military to conduct operations outside Turkish border, including Syria. The Associated Press reporter saw Turkish ... Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria Turkey-Syria Clash Showcases Dangers of Spillover Syria Clash Spills Into Bond Markets as Yields Surge |
Turkey warns Syria more strikes would be fatal mistake Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister said on Friday his country did not want war but warned Syria not to make a "fatal mistake" by testing its resolve, and its army retaliated for a third day running after more mortar rounds from Syria landed ... |
Kurdish autonomy in Syria troubling for rebels, Turkey Los Angeles Times AFRIN, Syria —This tranquil town in northwest Syria is a haven from the warfare convulsing much of the country, but the calm points to profound challenges facing the country — and the entire region — when the fighting ends. The laid-back guards at ... |
Daily Beast | Aleppo's Hospitals Under Siege Daily Beast Fighter planes and helicopters carrying what the rebel Free Syrian Army call “barrel bombs” fly over the city daily. These 500-kilo munitions can destroy half of a city block. As the rebels lack the weapons to systematically take down aircraft, the ... |
Family Of Austin Tice, Journalist Missing In Syria, Makes Emotional Plea Huffington Post Tice's family offered a "prayer" to the people of Syria, and asked that the Syrian government aid his safe return. “Understanding the many current demands on its resources, we nonetheless ask the Syrian government to determine Austin's whereabouts, ... |
Reporter Slain in Syria Honored With Rights Award ABC News An American journalist killed in Syria while reporting for a British newspaper has been honored with a human rights award. The 56-year-old Marie Colvin was killed Feb. 22 when Syrian army shelling struck the building that served as a makeshift media ... |
Syrian Warplanes Strike Homs as Rebels Claim to Capture Base New York Times Inside war-battered Syria, Friday's bombardment of Homs by airstrikes, tank and mortar fire subjected rebel strongholds to their heaviest bombardment in months, according to The Associated Press quoting activists. Some analysts suggested that the focus ... |
BBC News | Syrian activists reach across sectarian divide BBC News While the Syrian conflict has been characterised by fighting between the Sunni majority and ruling Alawite minority, it has also given birth to some movements which aim to bridge the sectarian divide, as Samer Mohajer and Ellie Violet Bramley report ... |
ABC News | Syrian Regime Opens New Urban Front, Shells Homs ABC News The Syrian military opened a second urban front Friday, attacking the rebel stronghold of Homs with the most intense artillery barrage in months and putting opposition fighters there and in Syria's largest city, Aleppo, increasingly on the defensive ... |