New York Times (blog) | As Foreign Fighters Flood Syria, Fears of a New Extremist Haven New York Times (blog) BEIRUT, Lebanon — As foreign fighters pour into Syria at an increasing clip, extremist groups are carving out pockets of territory that are becoming havens for Islamist militants, posing what United States and Western intelligence officials say may be ... National Security Brief: The CIA's No. 2 Says Syria Is The Top U.S. Security ... CIA official says Syria crisis a top threat to US security CIA Official Calls Syria Top Threat to US Security |
The Guardian | Syrian Rebels Claim Attack on Caravan With Assad New York Times (blog) BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two Syrian rebel groups claimed Thursday that they had attacked President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade in the capital, Damascus, as he headed to a mosque for morning prayers on Id al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy ... Syria's Bashar al-Assad escapes injury as rebels attack convoy Syria government denies rebel claims that rockets hit Assad motorcade Syria rejects Assad convoy attack claims |
Telegraph.co.uk | Syria: there is worse to come The Guardian The numbers continue to rise – over 4,400 killed in the holy fasting month of Ramadan alone, nearly 2 million refugees now in Jordan and Lebanon, and 7 million inside the country in need of urgent food aid. Syria continues to bleed, its borders are ... Obama Marks End of Ramadan with Another $195M for Syria Helping people of Syria in their time of need |
Wall Street Journal | Syria Rebels Claim Attack on Assad Motorcade Wall Street Journal A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency on Thursday shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, center, and Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun, right, attending the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in Damascus. BEIRUT—Two Syrian rebel ... |
BBC News | Syria dismisses Assad attack claims BBC News The Syrian Government has denied rebel claims that President Bashar al Assad's motorcade has been hit by mortar rounds. Rebel forces say the attack was launched as the president travelled to the Anas bin Malek mosque in the Malki area where he has a ... |
Voice of America | Satellite images show devastation in Syria Toronto Star LONDON—Satellite images have laid bare the suffering inflicted on Syria's largest city, Amnesty International said Wednesday, cataloguing hundreds of damaged or destroyed houses and more than 1,000 roadblocks. The rights group said it had worked with ... Food Crisis Grips War-Torn Syria Syria Aid: US Sends $195 Million In Food And Humanitarian Assistance Before-and-After Images of a Destroyed Aleppo |
Syrian opposition visits Deraa in challenge to Assad Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan let a Syrian opposition leader cross into Syria from its territory for the first time on Thursday, signalling greater backing from an Arab ally for the opposition battling against President Bashar al-Assad. The president of the ... |
Assad shown unharmed after Syria rebels report attack Reuters The Tahrir al-Sham rebel brigade, a unit of the Free Syrian Army, said it fired several artillery shells towards Assad's convoy in the heart of the capital and that at least some hit their target. If confirmed, the attack would be one of the most ... |
Sources: UN chemical inspectors to enter Syria in two days Al-Arabiya A U.N. chemical weapons investigation team will leave to Syria in the coming two days to probe into allegations that chemical arms have been used in Syria's civil war, diplomatic sources told Al Arabiya on Thursday. The sources said that the United ... |
ThinkProgress | No to War As an Entitlement in Syria -- or Anywhere Else Huffington Post There is no reason to believe that Syria would be any different. Indeed, that nation is distinctly unpromising for nation-building: a messy civil war with a weakened family dictatorship attempting to retain control of an artificial nation increasingly ... U.S. Humanitarian Aid To Syria Tops $1 Billion President Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance for Syria Crisis Obama pledges $195M more in Syria aid |