Reuters | Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State Reuters ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobani on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance that has defied U.S.-led air strikes and become an important test of the coalition's ... Iraqi Kurdish Fighters to Head to Syria Iraqi Kurdish Fighters Head to Kobani in Syria to Battle Islamic State Iraqi Kurds head to fight militants in Syria |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Nusra Front rebels attack Idlib BBC News Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants and other Syrian rebel groups have attacked the government-held city of Idlib, briefly seizing several official buildings. The Nusra Front said its fighters killed dozens of government soldiers before being pushed back ... Syria Activists Say Kobani Death Toll Passes 800 Islamist militants storm government building in Idlib, north-west Syria Isis attack on Idlib: Assad's army leaders 'slaughtered' as jihadists nearly ... |
New York Times | Sectarian Wedge Pushes From Syria Into Lebanon New York Times LABWEH, Lebanon — Recent outbreaks of fighting and growing sectarian tensions in northern Lebanon have heightened fears that the civil war in neighboring Syria is spilling over with new momentum, threatening the country's fragile stability. Over the ... Syria Qaeda threatens Lebanon prisoners over Tripoli unrest Nusra raids Lebanon to pressure Hezbollah to retreat from Syria |
BBC News | Birmingham mother 'takes baby son to Syria' BBC News Counter terrorism police are investigating reports a Birmingham mother has travelled to Syria to support Islamic State (IS) militants. Tareena Shakil, 25, from Sparkbrook, who went missing on Friday, is believed to have her one-year-old son with her ... |
The Guardian | Teenage jihadi from Brighton killed in Syria The Guardian One of the youngest British jihadis known to be fighting in Syria has died, his family have confirmed. Jaffar Deghayes, from Saltdean, Brighton, was 16 when he left to fight alongside his two elder brothers, Abdullah and Amer, and friend Ibrahim Kamara. |
www.worldbulletin.net | Iran accuses Turkey of prolonging civil war in Syria Yahoo News ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran accused Turkey on Tuesday of prolonging the three-year conflict in neighboring Syria by insisting on President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow and supporting "terrorist groups" in Syria, the official IRNA news agency reported. Turkey insists on own stance on Syria issue in defiance of discords |
Aljazeera.com | UK doctor 'deliberately killed' in Syria jail Aljazeera.com Abbas Khan, the British doctor who died in a Syrian jail last year, was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury in London has ruled. Syrian authorities claimed that Khan, who was arrested last year after travelling to Aleppo to treat wounded civilians ... Syria: Verdict in Doctor's Death British doctor Abbas Khan unlawfully killed in Syrian prison, jury says Sister of UK doctor killed in Syria wants action |
The Syrian Civil War, Turned Into a Game The Atlantic Earlier this week, I was a mother of two living in Daraa, Syria. My husband Ali had recently called me on Skype and told me that he'd joined the Free Syrian Army. After President Bashar al-Assad cut off my electricity and access to the Internet ... |
BBC News | Doctor 'unlawfully killed' in Syria jail BBC News A British doctor who died in a Syrian prison was unlawfully killed, a London inquest jury has ruled. Dr Abbas Khan, 32, a father-of-two from south London, died on 16 December 2013 while in custody in Damascus. His family claims he was murdered. |
Daily Mail | Jaffar Deghayes, brother of Abdullah who died fighting in Syria, is also killed Daily Mail A teenage British Muslim whose brother died fighting in war-torn Syria has also been killed, their father said today. Jaffar Deghayes, 17, is believed to have died at the weekend after leaving home near Brighton earlier this year in a bid to overthrow ... British jihadi, 17, killed in Syria 6 months after brother dies in combat: family British teenager killed fighting in Syria British Jihadist, Jaffar Deghayes, 17, Dies Fighting In Syria, Just Six Months ... |