The Hindu | War and peace in Syria Where are the good guys? The Economist WHAT to do when the party you have been backing loses sway? That is the question facing Western supporters of the Syrian National Coalition, the umbrella group that claims to represent the main political opposition, and its armed wing of loosely allied ... 'West abandoning regime change project in Syria' Head of Al-Qaida's Syria branch says does not seek rule, only Islamic law Syria's Islamic Front rebuffs talks with US |
New York Times | British doctor's death in Syria no suicide, family says CNN The 32-year-old orthopedic surgeon was arrested for entering Syria without a visa more than a year ago after volunteering to treat wounded victims of that country's civil war. After his mother personally pleaded with top Syrian officials to free him ... Britain Warns Syria After Report of Imprisoned Doctor's Death Abbas Khan: Syrian regime murdered British surgeon, says foreign minister British surgeon's mother begs Syria to return his body |
Report Detail Could Further Implicate Syria in Chemical Attack, Analysts Say New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Buried in the annex of a United Nations inquiry into chemical weapons use in Syria is information that some outside analysts say could further implicate the government of Syria in the deadliest of the five confirmed attacks. |
BBC News | Chemical Weapons Agency Unveils Plan for Destroying Syria's Stockpile New York Times GENEVA — Helped by a flurry of offers from Russia and China as well as the United States and European countries, the international watchdog agency overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons unveiled details Wednesday of a multinational ... Russian lorries to transport Syria chemical weapons Syria chemical weapons to be destroyed at sea Russian trucks, Chinese surveillance: World readies to rid Syria of chemical ... |
New York Times | Syrian Aircraft Pound Aleppo for 4th Straight Day ABC News Syrian government aircraft dumped barrels packed with explosives on at least four opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo on Wednesday, the fourth day of stepped-up airstrikes on the contested northern city, activists said. The air campaign, which ... Syria Activists Say Dozens Killed in Aleppo Air Assault Record sum needed to handle burden on Lebanon from Syria's civil war Syria conflict: Aleppo strikes 'overwhelm' hospitals |
Channel News Asia | US Urges UN to Express Outrage at Syria Airstrikes ABC News The United States is urging the U.N. Security Council to condemn violence by all parties in Syria and express outrage at Syrian government airstrikes, especially this week's indiscriminate use of heavy weapons in Aleppo that killed more than 100 people. 'Barrel bombs' just another symbol of brutality in Syrian civil war Geneva Talks "Already Dead" as Syria Faces Unprecedented Humanitarian ... Syria barrel bomb raids on Aleppo kill 135: SOHR |
Hungry, homeless, helpless: Syria's children know too much about war NBCNews.com (blog) Her family is one of millions who have fled fighting in other parts of Syria, and across the country there are many soup kitchens like the one she has to beg from every day. In Syria there is no time for a normal childhood. But near the soup kitchen is ... |
Aljazeera.com | Al-Qaeda leader in Syria speaks to Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com The leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, one of the most powerful groups in the war-torn country, has told Al Jazeera that that the conflict is nearing an end and that his fighters hold the upper hand. In his first-ever televised interview, Abu ... Head of Qaeda's Syria branch says does not seek rule in first TV appearance |
CTV News | Family Refused Access To Briton Killed In Syria Sky News Relatives of a British doctor who died whilst in the custody of the Syrian regime have said authorities have refused to give them access to his body for repatriation. The mother and a brother of Dr Abbas Khan, 32, travelled to Beirut in neighbouring ... Syria: of deaths foretold Family begs Syria to return British surgeon's body British minister accuses Syria of 'in effect' murdering UK doctor |
Washington Post | In Lebanon, minority Alawites wounded in attacks in latest spillover from ... Washington Post The intimidation campaign is the latest spillover from neighboring Syria's long-running civil war, which has been re-created in microcosm in this impoverished port city, Lebanon's second-largest. Alawite residents of the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood who ... |