Washington Times | Worries Mount as Syria Lures West's Muslims New York Times (blog) WASHINGTON — A rising number of radicalized young Muslims with Western passports are traveling to Syria to fight with the rebels against the government of Bashar al-Assad, raising fears among American and European intelligence officials of a new ... Western authorities worried about foreign fighters in Syria |
A Link Straight to Syria's Ancient Past Endures as War Creeps Closer New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — The Street Called Straight, long bereft of its bustle, was finally crowded again. Wall to wall, people shuffled forward in a slow procession. Shopkeepers had closed their wooden shutters, packing away the inlaid furniture and brocade ... |
Analysis: Who's backing who as Syria's civil war threatens to spread NBCNews.com Syria's two-year civil war has claimed more than 100,000 lives and sent at least 1.7 million refugees spilling across its borders. It has already affected neighboring countries, and now threatens to drag in the United States. What began as a popular ... |
RT | Assad is responsible for the carnage in Syria Washington Post In late June, in the course of observing aid to refugees, I visited the Azaz displaced persons camp on the Syrian side of the Syrian-Turkish border. The sun-baked rows of tents march away in the dust. At 104 degrees in the shade, life's fortunes are ... UN, Syria hold 'productive' chemical arms talks as US ponders political solution UN: Agreement reached with Syria on chemical arms probe Syrian Government Blamed for Ballistic Missile Attack |
Washington Post | Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs city MiamiHerald.com DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants forged ahead with their assault on a key rebel district in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar Assad's forces try to crush resistance in ... Syrian troops capture historic mosque in central city of Homs amid fierce ... Syria army forces pressing to retake western city of Homs Syria set to retake Homs area |
BBC News | Syria rebel leaders hold talks at UN BBC News They said they were prepared to take part in peace talks if the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to a political transition, and they appealed to the Russians to end their supply of arms. The BBC's Nick Bryant reports from UN ... Assad opponents see US distancing itself from their goals in Syria Syria rebels meet UN Security Council, urge Russia to end Assad support Hezbollah, Iran Pay Price for Syria Role |
Rogers: US looking at 'best-worst option' in Syria The Hill (blog) Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Rogers warned that various terrorist groups and other foreign influences, like Iran and Russia, were eyeing the deteriorating situation in Syria as a possible "safe haven" for anti-U.S. activities. "You could not ... |
IDF bolstering forces on Syria, Sinai frontiers Jerusalem Post There are two main arenas of growing concern: Syria and the Sinai Peninsula. The IDF isn't sitting idly by as the threats build up. It has quietly been busying itself with preparing military forces along the frontiers for the next attack, which ... |
Press TV | Iran sends fourth consignment of humanitarian aid to Syria Press TV Iran has dispatched the fourth consignment of humanitarian supplies, including medicines and medical equipment, to Syria to help people affected by the unrest in the Arab country. The consignment was delivered to officials from Syria's Health Ministry ... |
BBC News | Syrian army 'makes key gains in Homs' BBC News Syrian government forces have taken most of the Khalidiya neighbourhood in the central city of Homs, one of the few remaining districts there under rebel control, activists and media say. The army had launched an offensive in the area on Saturday. |