New York Times | Fighting Between Rebels Intensifies Over a Strategic Town in Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A group of powerful rebel brigades in northern Syria is struggling to defuse an armed standoff pitting insurgents against an affiliate of Al Qaeda for control of a strategic town near the Turkish border. Syria rebels try to end infighting near Turkish border Turkey Renews Permit to Send Troops to Syria Turkey Renews Mandate to Send Troops to Syria If Needed |
Washington Post | Syria chemical weapons: 'Progress on inspections' BBC News A team given the job of eliminating Syria's chemical weapons says it has made "encouraging initial progress" after talks with government officials. UN-backed experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said Syrian ... Weapons Inspectors Report Progress in Syria International weapons inspectors report 'encouraging initial progress' in ... Fissures grow among rebel ranks as hard-line Islamists expand Syrian war role |
New York Times | In Syria, Doctors Beware New York Times LONDON — There is something deeply unpalatable about doctors being attacked, detained or killed for doing their job. Yet, as an open letter published in The Lancet by 55 prominent international doctors highlights, the “deliberate and systematic ... |
New York Times | Weapons Inspection Team Begins Work in Syria New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — After weeks of threats and negotiations over Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, an advance team of international weapons inspectors has begun to take the first steps toward dismantling the arsenal. Early indications suggest that ... |
Iran and the Syria Model National Review Online (blog) And Obama twice this year again used “game changer” in reference to Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, warning him not to dare use chemical weapons. In March, Obama announced to Assad that “the use of chemical weapons is a game changer.” A month later ... US Imperialism and the Proxy War in Syria Syria: What's Next? How Syria Brought The US And Iran Together – OpEd |
gulfnews.com | Refugees inside their own war-torn country -- Syrians continue to suffer CNN International (CNN) -- The ongoing violence in Syria has left millions of people displaced. And while many Syrians fled to neighboring countries to escape the bloodshed, others have remained despite being in harm's way, though they have been forced from their homes. 17 countries to offer Syria refugee quotas The education emergency facing Syria's children Lebanon's postwar rebuilding has valuable lessons for Syria |
NBCNews.com (blog) | UN Security Council urges 'unhindered humanitarian access' to Syrians NBCNews.com (blog) By Michelle Nichols, Reuters. UNITED NATIONS - Building on a fragile unity, the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged the Syrian government to allow cross-border aid deliveries and called on all parties to Syria's conflict to agree on humanitarian ... |
Aljazeera.com | Disarmament team begins Syria mission Aljazeera.com Syria denied the allegations, but agreed to relinquish its chemical arsenal, effectively heading off a strike, under a US-Russian deal which was enshrined in the landmark UN resolution. "At this point, we have absolutely no reason to doubt the ... |
The Guardian | Syria must unite to fight al-Qaida The Guardian UN security council resolution 2118, which will underpin the process of ridding Syria of its chemical weapons, marks a watershed in the conflict. After a number of attempts to get the world to take action, this could now have a decisive impact on the ... Iran Reiterates Readiness to Attend Geneva II, Says Syria Opp. Split Halts It |
Washington Post | CIA ramping up covert training program for moderate Syrian rebels Washington Post The CIA is expanding a clandestine effort to train opposition fighters in Syria amid concern that moderate, U.S.-backed militias are rapidly losing ground in the country's civil war, U.S. officials said. But the CIA program is so minuscule that it is ... Worst yet to come in Syria? In Syria, We Don't Want Rebels to Lose, But We Don't Want Them to Win Either CIA ramping up training program for militants in Syria |