ABC News | Syria Army Oust Rebels From Airport Near Aleppo, Activists Say Bloomberg Intense fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the “strategic” Aziza village after Syrian forces ousted rebels late yesterday after weeks of clashes, the U.K.-based group said on its Facebook page today. Aziza and Jisr Assan were used by rebels ... Syrian Regime Launches Counteroffensive on Rebels Should America let Syria fight on? Syria activists say 20 killed in army airstrikes |
CBS News | Kerry to discuss Syria while in Istanbul for talks CBS News ISTANBUL Syria's brutal civil war will top the agenda during Secretary of State John Kerry's discussions in Istanbul, some of which will focus on the Obama administration's reluctance to get involved militarily in the conflict. For Kerry's Turkish ... Kerry hails Turkish efforts against Syrian government Kerry talks Iran, Syria and Turkey-Israel John Kerry in Turkey for talks on Israel and Syria |
Press TV | 'Syria could become another Afghanistan' Press TV In an interview recently broadcast on Turkish television, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if foreign-sponsored rebels fighting against the Syrian government take power in his country they could destabilize the entire Middle East for decades. Canada provides funding to secure chemical weapons in Syria US 'fueling and orchestrating' war crime against people of Syria Syria's Homs besieged for 300 days — opposition |
euronews | Italian journalists detained in Syria euronews Four Italian journalists have been detained since Friday in northern Syria, although the circumstances of what happened are unclear. Two of the men and one woman are freelancers, the fourth man works for Italian television station RAI. Authorities in ... 4 Italian journalists held in northern Syria near Turkish border Italian journalists kidnapped in Syria: Foreign Ministry Four Italian journalists abducted in Syria |
Ynetnews | Report: Syria withdraws troops from Golan Ynetnews "They (the Syrian government) have moved some of their best battalions away from the Golan," said a western diplomatic source of the Syrian changes. "They have replaced some of them with poorer-quality battalions, which have involved reducing ... Syria Withdraws Troops from Golan, Leaving Israel Concerned |
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. |
Press TV | Russia slams expansion of UN WMD probe in Syria Press TV On March 19, the Syrian government said the foreign-backed militants had used chemical weapons in an attack carried out near the northwestern city of Aleppo that killed more than two dozen people and seriously injured 100 more. Related Interviews: ... Russia Condemns UN Probe Into Alleged Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Russia criticises expansion of UN Syria chemical arms investigation UN disrupting probe into Syria`s chemical weapons: Russia |
Syrian activists say at least 20 killed in government airstrikes Fox News AMMAN, Jordan – Syrian government airstrikes killed at least 20 people as the army pressed ahead Sunday with its campaign to crush the rebellion against President Bashar Assad, activists said. State television said the primary goal of the airstrikes ... |
New York Times | UN Says It Is Running Out of Money to Assist Wave of Refugees From Syria New York Times GENEVA — The United Nations will soon have to start cutting off lifesaving aid to people fleeing the war in Syria because the exodus has far outstripped financial support from international donors, one agency at the center of the humanitarian relief ... |
Amman seeks more aid for Syria refugee influx Ahram Online Faced with a rising tide of refugees fleeing violence in Syria, Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ibrahim Saif tackled the subject at a meeting with the visiting IOM director general, William Lacy Swing. They discussed ways to step up aid ... |