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 ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syria opposition says armed Kurds 'hostile' Aljazeera.com Kurdish armed groups, dominated by the Democratic Union Party (PYD), sister party of veteran Turkish rebel group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), have held the Afrin region of northwestern Syria and big chunks of the northeast for more than a year. Syrian Kurdish party plans transitional administration Syrian Kurds make fresh military gains after declaring self-rule Syrian Kurds announce plans for new autonomous region |
The Guardian | Syrian Forces Recapture Damascus Suburb From Rebels New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces recaptured a suburb south of Damascus on Wednesday and continued battles to push insurgents out of long-held territory outside the northern city of Aleppo, in what appeared to be a major push to gain ground ... Syrian troops capture rebel-held suburb south of Damascus Syria rebels urge Aleppo mobilisation to halt assault Syrian army advances as jihadists call to arms in north |
Haaretz | Hardened in Syrian war, Hezbollah presents new set of threats Haaretz For years, one question that preoccupied Israel was how Hezbollah's partners in the radical Shi'ite axis, Iran and Syria, would respond if war did break out. And currently, the answer isn't encouraging: The help Iran and Hezbollah have given Syrian ... Hezbollah accuses Israel of inciting a war against Syria |
Syria conflict: Grief and anger in Damascus BBC News "I don't recognise him." Samira Zakhi screamed with a mother's piercing wail that filled the largest morgue in Damascus. "He was blonde and had green eyes, but now his eyes are gone," she cried. These were Samira's last distressing moments with her son ... |
Al Jazeera America | Albanians protest over Syria chemical weapons dismantling proposal Al Jazeera America The prospect of Syria's chemical weapons being dismantled in Albania triggered protests in the capital city Tirana on Tuesday, exposing a rare dent in the NATO member's loyalty to the United States. Hundreds protested in front of the U.S. embassy in ... World View: Human Rights Watch Says Syria Using Russian-Made Incendiary ... Syria Utilizes Alternatives To Chemical Weapons In Attacks On Civilians West to turn down Syria's chemical weapons transport equipment request - report |
Haaretz | Polio emergency declared in Middle East following outbreak in Syria Haaretz The declaration followed an announcement over the weekend that the WHO and UNICEF are partnering in a massive campaign, aimed at inoculating some 22 million children against polio in Syria and six other Middle Eastern countries. Twenty-one Middle ... Pakistani Polio Hits Syria, Proving No Country Is Safe Until All Are Wild polio virus outbreak in Syria does not affect Israel, says Health Ministry WHO Confirms Syria Polio Originated In Pakistan, Threat To Europe |
Al-Arabiya | How to end Syria's 'new war' Al Jazeera America The much-delayed Geneva II talks, meant to discuss an end to the war in Syria and scheduled to take place last week, have been postponed once again, with no new date set. Meanwhile, in Syria there will be more deaths, more hardship and disease, more ... Riyadh earmarks $300m to so-called Syria 'transitional govt.' Syria opposition 'premier' says order, security top priorities First test for Syria rebel government: provide services |