Western-raised jihadists pouring into Syria could threaten US in future Fox News Most of the more than 1,000 jihadists who have poured into Syria to fight alongside Al Qaeda carry passports from North America and Europe, raising the possibility that they could easily bring terror back to the west, according to a key lawmaker who ... |
Washington Post | As son heads to Syrian front, family in Germany plots kidnapping to bring him back Washington Post The previous evening, Pero and 22 others, including at least four teenagers, took a budget flight to the Turkish resort city of Antalya and continued by road to the border with Syria. The group was part of an increasing number of European Muslims ... Family plots to kidnap its son who secretly went to Syria |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Fierce clashes erupt south of Damascus BBC News There have been fierce clashes on the outskirts of Syria's capital, Damascus, as government forces continue their offensive on opposition-held areas. The fighting between rebels and troops on Tuesday centred on the southern suburb of Hajira, activists ... Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash South of Damascus Syrian women suffer inside their country and out Families grieve in Damascus after attack on school |
Montreal Gazette | Syria War Leads to Rise of Kidnappings in Lebanon ABC News Security officials say gangs who once made their money smuggling fuel and contraband through the porous Syria-Lebanon border have watched their trade wither because of the violence, so they are turning to kidnapping to make a profit. Lebanon is ... Kidnapping grow in Lebanon as Syria war spreads |
BBC News | Leading Syrian Opposition Group, Yielding to Pressure, Votes to Join Peace Talks New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — During the fractious weekend debates that ended with the main Syrian exile opposition coalition yielding to international pressure by dropping its refusal to hold peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government, tensions ran ... Syria's opposition coalition picks cabinet 'We aspire to a democracy in Syria,' says Assad opponent Syria's opposition sends mixed messages |
DAWN.com | NC man charged with trying to join extremists in Syria CBS News For five months this year, Sheikh, also known as Abdul Basit, posted messages and videos on Facebook expressing support for jihadi militants fighting Assad's forces in the bloody, 3-year-old Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people ... Pakistani faces US terror charge, wanted to fight in Syria NC Man Charged With Trying to Join al-Qaeda in Syria Pakistani living in US charged for wanting to fight in Syria |
New York Times | Private Donors' Funds Add Wild Card to War in Syria New York Times AL SUBAYHIYAH, Kuwait — The money flows in via bank transfer or is delivered in bags or pockets bulging with cash. Working from his sparely furnished sitting room here, Ghanim al-Mteiri gathers the funds and transports them to Syria for the rebels ... |
BBC News | Syrian Kurdish party plans transitional administration BBC News The administration would rule Kurdish-majority areas in the northeast until the broader conflict is over. Kurdish groups in northern Syria have tried to stay out of the civil war between the government and rebels. However, Islamist rebels have moved ... Syrian Kurds announce formation of transitional authority upon gains over ... Kurds declare an interim administration in Syria Syria's Kurds move towards autonomy with announcement of transitional ... |
BBC News | Polio strain in Syria originated in Pakistan, WHO confirms NBCNews.com GENEVA — Polio that has crippled at least 13 children in Syria has been confirmed as being caused by a strain of the virus that originated in Pakistan and is spreading across the Middle East, the World Health Organization said. Genetic sequencing ... Threatwatch: Is Syria's polio a danger to Europe? Syria polio outbreak 'could hit Europe,' say experts UN targets polio in Middle East after Syria outbreak |
Syrian rebel clashes flare up near Damascus CBC.ca A fighter from the Tawhid Brigade, which operates under the Free Syrian Army, rests by the weapons of his fellow fighters near the 80th Brigade base in Aleppo Nov. 11. Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants recaptured an army base in ... |