The Times of Israel | Momentum Shifts in Syria, Bolstering Assad's Position New York Times (blog) Although few expect that Mr. Assad can reassert his authority over the whole of Syria, even some of his staunchest enemies acknowledge that his position is stronger than it has been in months. His resilience suggests that he has carved out what amounts ... Gunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreads IED hits Hezbollah convoy near Lebanon-Syria border Syria regime backer shot dead in Lebanon |
Washington Post | Obama nominee: UN lack of action on Syria 'a disgrace' USA TODAY "We see the failure of the U.N. Security Council to respond to the slaughter in Syria ... a disgrace that history will judge harshly," said Power, who made a name for herself in foreign policy circles and won a Pulitzer Prize for her 2002 book A ... Power: UN's "failure" to respond to Syria a "disgrace" Obama's UN nominee calls inaction on Syria 'disgrace' Samantha Power, at confirmation hearing, faults UN for 'disgrace' in Syria |
Politico | Aid to unknown rebels in Syria carries US threat Politico Americans would probably be surprised to learn that their government was arming affiliates of Al Qaeda. But this is essentially what President Barack Obama is about to do. Syria's Bashar Assad has carried out unspeakable violence, with as many as 100 ... Army chief: We risk war with Syria UK 'ready to act' on Syria chemical weapons, says outgoing head of British ... UN chemical arms chief heads to Syria |
Aljazeera.com | Syria crisis worst since Rwanda, UN says Aljazeera.com Almost 6.8 million Syrians need urgent humanitarian assistance, UN aid chief Valerie Amos said [File]. Six thousand people are fleeing Syria every day as the conflict intensifies and merges with violence in neighbouring Iraq, United Nations officials ... UN envoy warns that battlefields in Iraq and Syria are merging |
Stray bullets from Syria kill two Turkish citizens Reuters The incident, which happened on Tuesday, was the most serious spillover of violence into Turkey in weeks and highlights the growing concern that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighboring states. The bullets came from the adjacent Syrian town of Ras ... |
Press TV | Turkey fires into Syria after stray bullet from battle across border kill 1 ... Fox News ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish teenager was killed and two other people were wounded near Syria's border by stray bullets fired during renewed clashes between Syrian rebels and Kurdish gunmen, an official said Wednesday. Turkey's military said it fired ... Stray bullets from Syria kill two in Turkish border town Turkey Opens Fire Into Syria Stray bullets from Syria kill two teens in Turkey |
Turkish agency warns of donor fatigue as Syria aid drops sharply Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - International aid for Syria has tailed off sharply in recent months with the conflict apparently slipping from people's minds even as the humanitarian crisis deepens, Turkey's IHH relief agency warned on Wednesday. IHH, whose ... |
Daily Beast | U.S. Confirms Israeli Syria Strike Daily Beast But a July 10 assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency, reported here for the first time, found that Israel was in fact responsible for the explosions in the Syrian coastal town of Latakia on July 5—the third known Israeli strike inside Syria ... RT source: Israeli strike on Syria was carried out from Turkish base Israel Strikes Syria? Israeli Officials Mum On Reports Senators push for Syria intervention after Israeli strike |
New York Times | Ruins in a Center of Syria's Uprising New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Little by little, the central Syrian city of Homs is losing its infrastructure and its landmarks. The national hospital lies in ruins. Rebel-held neighborhoods stretch for blocks without an intact building. Many government offices ... The perils of non-intervention in Syria Obama's Confused Syria Policy Car bomb kills women and children in Syria's south |
Wired | How War in Syria Turned These Ordinary Engineers Into Deadly Weapons ... Wired The arms manufacturers of Aleppo used to be ordinary men—network administrators, housepainters, professors. Then came the bloody Syrian crisis. Now they must use all their desperate creativity to supply their fellow rebels with the machinery of death. |