BBC News | Syrian Army Launches Offensive Near Lebanon Border ABC News Syrian troops clashed with rebels in a mountainous western region Saturday in what appeared to be an offensive to cut an opposition supply route from Lebanon, forcing hundreds to flee for safety across the border, activists and officials said. The ... Syrian army fights for road needed to remove chemical weapons Beheading in Syria Is Called a Mistake Syrian rebel 'beheaded in case of mistaken identity' |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey confronts policy missteps on Syria with rise of al-Qaeda across the border Washington Post For more than a year, Turkey turned a blind eye as thousands of foreign volunteers from across the Muslim world streamed through the country en route to fight alongside Syria's rebels, perhaps calculating that the fighters would help accelerate ... Turkey investigates use of stolen vehicles in Syria Ankara accuses Syria of harassing Turkish jets Turkey resumes exports to Syria |
NBCNews.com (blog) | OPCW approves road map for Syria chemical weapons destruction CNN International The U.N. Security Council resolution that authorized the mission set a deadline of mid-2014 for Syria to destroy its chemical weapons or face consequences. The OPCW's executive council met Friday at its headquarters in The Hague to finalize a detailed ... Destroying Syria's chemical weapons: Will Albania say yes to toxic waste facility? Albanians widely support refusal to dismantle Syria chemical weapons Albania Won't Aid in Destruction of Syria's Chemical Arms |
Haaretz | Syrian army advances into rebel-held areas near Aleppo and Damascus Haaretz Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Assad hold their weapon as they stand near a tank in Tel Hasel, Aleppo province after capturing it from rebels November 15, 2013. Photo by Reuters. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on ... |
Socialist Resistance | Israeli border village backs Syria's Bashar al-Assad CBC.ca The village, where the the locals have a tradition of painting their homes in various pastel colours, sits on the junction where three regional rivals converge: Israel, Lebanon and Syria. "This is a Syrian village," one of the town's elderly residents ... The crisis in Syria today – how should the Left respond? White House defends Syria policy |
National Post | Syrian Refugees Find Discomfort and Unrest in Bulgaria TIME Khaled stayed in Syria until the last possible moment. He had an important job to do, working with a clandestine network delivering aid to devastated Damascus neighborhoods. One by one, other members of the network had disappeared. Some were killed ... Rich refugees pay thousands to flee war torn Syria in luxury EU states must not bar Syria refugees: UNHCR NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria |
Albania won't be host site for destruction of Syria chemical weapons Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Despite pressure from the Obama administration, Albania's prime minister said Friday that he would not allow the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons in the European country. Prime Minister Edi Rama surprised some Western officials ... |
Insight: As powers push for talks, Syria balance tilts towards Assad Reuters Instead, the combination of hesitation by President Barack Obama's administration and an 11th hour deal brokered by Russia, a key Assad ally, to decommission Syria's chemical arsenal, has wrong-footed the rebels, now under intense U.S. and European ... |
Haaretz | Exclusive: Assad allies profit from Syria's lucrative food trade Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - As food begins to flow into Bashar al-Assad's Syria after several months of disruption, some of the president's close allies stand to make substantial profits from the secretive trade, according to trade and opposition sources with ... Russia fears return of fighters waging jihad in Syria Why we, the Syrian National Coalition, have agreed to peace talks Syrian and Russian leaders discuss peace talks |
Assad's forces advance in northern Syria towards Aleppo Reuters Aleppo, Syria's commercial hub and biggest city before the uprising against Assad erupted in 2011, has been partly held by Sunni rebels and foreign jihadi fighters for more than a year. But Assad's army, backed by Shi'ite Lebanese Hezbollah officers ... |