New York Times | Aleppo Airstrike Kills At Least 5 As Syria Violence Continues Huffington Post The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the air raid hit Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, which rebels seized parts of last weekend after days of heavy fighting with regime troops. That gain had been the latest opposition ... Assad: Israel, Turkey made a pact against Syria UN Says It Is Running Out of Money to Assist Wave of Refugees From Syria Assad: 'I have neither left Syria nor died' |
New York Times | Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria's History New York Times Across much of Syria, the country's archaeological heritage is imperiled by war, facing threats ranging from outright destruction by bombs and bullets to opportunistic digging by treasure hunters who take advantage of the power vacuum to prowl the ... |
Mirror.co.uk | Syria oil industry buckling under rebel gains USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's vital oil industry is breaking down as rebels capture many of the country's oil fields, with wells aflame and looters scooping up crude, depriving the government of much needed cash and fuel for its war machine against the uprising. Syria in ruins: Photos capture shocking devastation caused to war-torn country |
NEWS.com.au | Syria bomb kills 15, including 9 kids NEWS.com.au The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday the number of fatalities from the attack on the western edges of Sheikh Maksoud may rise as several people had suffered critical injuries. It is unclear whether any of the casualties were ... Syria Killed and Maimed 01 What Do We Want Done in Syria? Air raid kills 15 in Kurd area of Syria's Aleppo: NGO |
FRANCE 24 | New premier pledges to shield Lebanon from Syria dangers Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese politician Tammam Salam was named prime minister on Saturday after he won a sweeping parliamentary endorsement, pledging to bridge the country's deep divisions and shield it from the dangers of neighboring Syria's civil ... New Lebanon PM insists on neutrality in Syria conflict New premier vows to shield Lebanon from Syria dangers Salam supports Syria's revolution, and Lebanon neutrality |
Center for Research on Globalization | Russia Condemns UN Probe Into Alleged Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Huffington Post MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - Russia criticised Western moves to expand a planned United Nations probe into chemical weapons in Syria and compared it to the build-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Russia, which has used its clout as a veto-wielding ... 5500 “Foreign Fighters” Dispatched to Syria. Important Contingent of ... UN disrupting probe into Syria' Russian analysts differ on the future of Syria |
Washington Post | Iraqi Shiite group says member killed 'defending holy sites' in Syria Washington Post BAGHDAD — A member of an Iraq Shiite militant group was killed in Syria, an official with the group said Saturday, highlighting how the increasingly sectarian conflict there is drawing in its fragile neighbors that already experience unrest among ... In Syria's Civil War, Fighters From Iran, Hezbollah And Iraqi Shiites Respond ... |
RT | 4 Italian journalists held in northern Syria near Turkish border Fox News Italian media have reported that the four are a RAI public television reporter and three freelancers who had entered Syria earlier this month with the intention of working by day in Syria and crossing into Turkey in the evening. They were first ... Four Italian journalists abducted in Syria Italian journalists kidnapped in Syria: Foreign Ministry Four Italian journalists held in Syria: FM |
Militants in Lebanon aim new attacks at Syrian fuel supplies Washington Post In a February report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Syria's increasing need for heating oil and diesel was prompting the country to seek deals with Russia, Venezuela, Iraq and Iran. The flow from Lebanon probably represents an ... |
Jordanians and Turks Are Focus of Syria's Ire New York Times Syria lashed out at Turkey and Jordan on Thursday for what it called their duplicitous work in fomenting the Syrian rebellion, accusing the Turkish prime minister of chronic lies and telling the Jordanians they were “playing with fire” in letting ... |