The Times of Israel | Israel Airstrike Targeted Advanced Missiles That Russia Sold to Syria, US Says New York Times (blog) The attack against the missiles came to light after Syrian rebels said that they were not responsible for large explosions at Latakia on July 5, and that a missile warehouse had been hit. American officials did not provide details on the extent of the ... Israel 'launched strikes near key Syria port' Syria reportedly denies Israel involved in arms depot strike Op-Ed: Israel reportedly makes fourth air strike on Syria |
CBC.ca | Syria rebel group demands Islamists turn over suspected killer Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — The principal U.S.-backed Syrian rebel group is demanding that an Islamist insurgent faction turn over the suspected killer of one of its commanders in a slaying that has highlighted tension among allies fighting to overthrow the Syrian ... Syria rebels, jihadists fight in northwest: NGO Rival rebel factions fight in Syria's largest city Syria crisis: Murder of FSA's Kamal Hamami raises fears |
Haaretz | Iraq Says It Can't Halt Arms to Syria New York Times The United States, which wants Mr. Assad to give up power, has warned Iraq not to allow Iranian weapons flights to cross its airspace into Syria. But Mr. Zebari said he had told Western countries that if they wanted to stop such flights, they had to ... Iraq Can't Stop Iran's Arms Shipments to Syria, FM Says Iraq cannot stop Iran arms transfer to Syria: FM Iraq foreign minister says can't stop Iran arms flights to Syria |
Los Angeles Times | Israel quiet on reports of latest airstrike on Syria Los Angeles Times CAIRO -- Israeli officials were silent Saturday about growing reports that it was responsible for an airstrike July 5 that rocked the Syrian port city of Latakia. If true, it would mark Israel's fourth attack against Syrian weapons caches this year ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syria Crusader castle damaged by air raid Aljazeera.com An air raid on Syria's famed Crac des Chevaliers castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has damaged one of the fortress's towers, footage shot by activists showed. Several videos posted online on Saturday showed at least one air strike on Friday against ... Syria air strike damages crusader castle that sheltered Richard the Lionheart Syria Crusader-era fortress damaged by air strike |
New York Times (blog) | Syria Weighs Its Tactics as Pillars of Its Economy Continue to Crumble New York Times (blog) Two years of war have quintupled unemployment, reduced the Syrian currency to one-sixth of its prewar value, cost the public sector $15 billion in losses and damage to public buildings, slashed personal savings, and shrunk the economy 35 percent, ... Syria economy deteriorated since unrest began UN: Egypt turned back flights from Syria Egypt turns back flights from Syria |
BBC News | Key Free Syria Army rebel 'killed by Islamist group' BBC News A senior rebel commander in Syria is reported to have been killed by rebels from a rival group linked to al-Qaeda. Kamal Hamami, of the Free Syrian Army's (FSA) Supreme Military Council, was meeting members of the rival group "to discuss battle plans". |
DAWN.com | Pakistan Taliban 'sets up a base in Syria' BBC বাংলা The Pakistani Taliban have visited Syria to set up a base and to assess "the needs of the jihad", a Taliban official has told the BBC. He said that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to ... Pakistani Taliban set up base in Syria: Report Pakistani Taliban establish 'base' inside Syria Pakistani Taliban set up base in Syria, BBC reports |
Voice of America | The Story Behind Syria and Egypt New York Times In 15 years of thinking, reporting and writing about global affairs, I've come to the conclusion (after plenty of false starts) that often the best way to understand and explain big events is not by focusing on them directly, but by approaching them ... Obama's feckless Syria policy is likely to fail White House Working to Address Lawmakers' Worries on Syria Aid Obama talks Syria, Egypt with Saudi king |
The Guardian | Syria: shelling continues in Damascus and Homs - video The Guardian Amateur footage purports to show explosions and shelling in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs on Friday and Saturday. The Red Cross has appealed for a halt to the fighting in the city of Homs, where government forces are trying to retake rebel ... |