The Economist | Fighting on Multiple Fronts in Syria New York Times In Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria made a rare public appearance, joining prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday at the Numan Bin Bashir mosque in scenes broadcast on Syrian state television. His last public appearance was in July at the end ... U.S. Airstrikes Try To Halt ISIS Offensive On Syria's Kobani Harper Says Canada Will Bomb ISIS In Syria If Murderous Despot Asks Him To As coalition strikes by air, Kurds fight ISIS in Syrian border town |
BBC News | Kurds clash with Turkish security forces on Syria border BBC News Turkish Kurds and refugees from fighting in Syria have clashed with Turkish security forces on the border between the two countries. Troops used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters angry at the situation in Syria, where IS militants are ... Kurdish suicide bomber attacks ISIL in Syria Air strikes against Isis are not working, say Syrian Kurds Fierce battle between Kurds and IS rages for Kobane, Syria |
ABC News | Biden 'apologises' to UAE for ISIL remarks Aljazeera.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said that US Vice President Joe Biden apologised to the Abu Dhabi crown prince for "any implications" in remarks he made last week that the UAE had supported fighters in Syria. The call, confirmed by Washington, came ... Biden Calls UAE Prince to Clarify Remarks on Syria |
BBC News | Turkish police tear-gas BBC team near Syrian border BBC News A BBC team filming tensions on the Turkish-Syrian border has been tear-gassed by Turkish police as it left protests by local and Syrian Kurds. Police fired two canisters towards the team, one of which smashed into their car, filling it with gas. The ... |
New York Times | Remember Our Syrian Allies New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama made the right decision to boost military aid to moderate Syrian rebels last year, but today America's approach to attacking Islamic State fighters risks undermining the moderate opposition and alienating support among the ... Syrian Rebels: US-Led Strikes Bolster Assad Why Does the Free Syrian Army Hate Us? Syria troops threaten rebel supply route to Aleppo: monitor |
BBC News | Islamic State militants intensify siege of Kobane, Syria BBC News Islamic State militants have intensified attacks on the Syrian town of Kobane, near the border with Turkey, from where thousands of Syrian Kurds have fled. Meanwhile, Turkish soldiers at the border have fired tear gas to break up a demonstration by ... |
BBC News | Hezbollah repel al-Nusra attack on Lebanon-Syria border BBC News Lebanon's official National News Agency also reported the clashes, saying they began after an attack launched by gunmen from Asaal al-Ward in Syria's Qalamoun province. Hezbollah's al-Manar television reported late on Sunday that the group had pushed ... Hezbollah pushes back Syrian militant offensive in Lebanon Fighters killed in Syria border clashes 5 Hezbollah fighters killed on Syria-Lebanon border |
New York Times | A Chronicler of Syria's Conflict Returns to the Spotlight, Minus a Disguise New York Times It was also a first chance for the world outside a narrow circle in Syria to see a sample of her work, which in addition to meriting this year's Anna Politkovskaya Award for investigative journalism has earned her an arrest, imprisonment and exile in ... |
TheChronicleHerald.ca | Airstrikes Hit More ISIS Targets in Syria and Iraq NBCNews.com The United States carried out three airstrikes against ISIS militants in Syria on Saturday and Sunday using fighter jets, according to the U.S. Central Command. In a separate offensive, U.S. military forces used bombers, fighter jets and helicopters to ... McKENNA: Aren't US airstrikes in Syria illegal? US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq US military conducts air strikes in Syria and Iraq |
Yahoo News | Biden apologizes to Turkish President Erdogan for saying Turkey allowed ... Fox News Vice President Biden on Saturday apologized to Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for saying the Turkish leader admitted his country made mistakes by allowing foreign fighters to cross into Syria. Biden spoke directly to Erdogan to “clarify ... Erdogan's slow turnaround on foreign fighters in Syria PM says 'no one has right' to criticise Turkey on Syria Joe Biden apologises to Turkey for suggesting it financed Syria jihadis |