ABC News | Syria's Assad Says UN Truce Plan 'Worth Studying' ABC News The envoy, Staffan de Mistura, first raised the idea of small-scale, localized and negotiated truces in Syria at the United Nations in New York late last month. The proposal would involve freezing the fighting in certain areas to allow for humanitarian ... Syria conflict: Assad 'to study' UN truce plan for Aleppo Five nuclear engineers, one of them Iranian, killed in Syria: monitor Attack In Syria's Capital Kills 4 Nuclear Scientists |
USA TODAY | Voices: Why we should care about Syria USA TODAY I wrote about her, but the piece was never published, maybe because there was so little assurance the Western public would read another story about the bloodshed in Syria. It can be difficult to read about what's going on there. For one thing, the ... |
The Guardian | Syrian rebel leader: US-led attacks on Isis are undermining anti-Assad forces The Guardian Hadi al-Bahra, president of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), warned in an interview on Monday that air strikes against Isis by the international coalition assembled by Barack Obama were weakening support inside Syria for already embattled non ... Is backing Syria rebels a mistake? Syria faces decisive battles in north and south Syria rebels, Qaeda capture key southern town: monitor |
Al-Arabiya | Lebanon army arrests Syria rebel commander Al-Arabiya Free Syrian Army fighters launch mortar shells towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Handarat area, north of Aleppo. (File photo: Reuters). Tweet. Text size A A A. AFP, Baalbek Monday, 10 November 2014. The Lebanese army on ... Lebanon's Druze community fearful as Syria's war moves closer |
CBC.ca | Fighting ISIS: Canadian-Israeli woman joins Kurds in Syria CBC.ca Thomson Reuters Posted: Nov 10, 2014 1:52 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 10, 2014 4:51 PM ET. These elite female Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have played a major role in battles against ISIS, according to a defence official in Syria's Kurdish region ... Syria region defies ISIS, issues women's rights decree Canadian-born Israeli woman joins fight against ISIS in Syria Syria Isis News: Kurds Grant Women Equal Rights in Defiance of Isis Laws |
Syrian government strikes ISIS-controlled town in Syria CBS News BEIRUT - Syrian government helicopters and warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes overnight on a northern town controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), killing at least 21 people, activists said Sunday. The air raids struck the ... |
Dallas Morning News | U.S.-led air war in Syria, Iraq faces constraints Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — More than three months into the U.S.-led air campaign in Iraq and Syria, commanders are challenged by spotty intelligence, poor weather and an Iraqi army that is only now starting to go on the offensive against the Islamic State, meaning ... US steps up military operations in Iraq, Syria ISIS Leader Killed In Syria: Dead Or Alive, $10 Million Reward For ISIS ... |
Examining Complications To US Goals In Syria NPR A U.S.-led coalition is targeting Islamic State militants. Obama says he's not trying to "solve" Syria's war, a far cry from efforts made to negotiate an end to the war or build up the rebellion. Copyright © 2014 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. |
Wall Street Journal | UN Cease-Fire Proposal Worth Studying, Says Syria's Assad Wall Street Journal DAMASCUS, Syria—President Bashar al-Assad said that a cease-fire proposal for the embattled northern city of Aleppo was “worthy of study.” It wasn't immediately clear if Mr. Assad's remarks reflected a change in the government's stance. But they came ... |
Syria's al-Assad indicates he might consider 'freeze' in fight for Aleppo CNN (CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad indicated Monday he might consider a halt in fighting in the city of Aleppo to allow U.N. humanitarian aid into the beleaguered city, according to Syrian state-run SANA news agency. Aleppo is Syria's largest ... |