ABC News | US, Turkey Still Not in Sync on Syria ABC News The Turkish president insists if the U.S. wants his help, it must focus less on fighting IS militants and more on toppling Syrian President Bashar Assad. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants the U.S.-led coalition to set up a security zone in ... Turkey: Border abuses and destitution aggravating plight of Syria refugees |
BBC News | Two Britons 'killed in Islamic State fighting' in Syria BBC News Two British men have reportedly been killed while fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria. The men - known as Abu Abdullah al-Habashi, 21, and Abu Dharda, 20 - were from London. IS sources and social media accounts associated with the group ... British jihadi reportedly killed in Syria fighting for Isis |
Aljazeera.com | Dutch teenager in court after Syria 'rescue' Aljazeera.com A teenager who was brought back to the Netherlands by her mother after allegedly going to Syria to marry a fighter there has appeared in a court on terrorism charges, Dutch prosecutors have said. The 19-year-old, known only as 'Aicha,' appeared in ... Dutch judge extends detention for 'Syria jihadist bride' Dutch teenager saved by mother after going to Syria to marry 'Robin Hood ... Dutch mother travels to Syria, rescues daughter from famous jihadi lover |
New York Times | In Syria, Doctors Become the Victims New York Times “Working in a field hospital is like death,” a surgeon told us two weeks ago in Turkey, where more than two dozen Syrian doctors and other health workers had come for training. As if treating victims of the Syrian Army's weapon of choice, the barrel ... Syrian Defectors Watch Civil War From the Sidelines Turkey set on broad Syria strategy as Biden comes with nothing new to offer Syrian air force strikes increasing, civilians killed: monitoring group |
Fox News | CIA gathered intelligence on weapons to Syria: Benghazi report Fox News Morell said the CIA annex was in eastern Libya “collecting intelligence about foreign entities that were themselves collecting weapons in Libya and facilitating their passage to Syria. The Benghazi Annex was not itself collecting weapons.” Newly ... |
CBC.ca | ISIS suffers setback in drive for Syria-Turkey border city Kobani CBC.ca More than two months into its assault on Kobani, ISIS is still pouring fighters and resources into trying to capture the besieged Syrian Kurdish town, but the drive has been blunted. Helped by more than 270 airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition, the ... Islamic State group's bid to capture key town of Kobani in northern Syria is ... |
The United States has no good options on Syria Washington Post It should come as no surprise that the Obama administration continues to wrestle with its approach to Syria. There are no good options in a war that has claimed 200,000 lives and displaced nearly 10 million people. The president is right to say that ... |
KMBZ | Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq Department of Defense Fighter and bomber aircraft in Syria conducted six airstrikes near Kobani destroyed four ISIL staging areas, two ISIL-occupied buildings, two ISIL tactical units, and suppressed an ISIL fighting position. Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike damaged an ISIL ... Military airstrikes continue against ISIL in Syria and Iraq supporting ... US Military Conducts 30 Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq |
Yahoo News | Indiana man beheaded in Syria remembered in Muslim prayer service Yahoo News FISHERS Ind. (Reuters) - Muslims in Indiana held a funeral service on Friday for Abdul- Rahman Kassig, formerly known as Peter, who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in Syria after being held captive for a year. Kassig adopted Islam while he was ... Hundreds honor Indiana aid worker slain in Syria US aid worker slain in Syria honoured with prayers at mosque |
The Guardian | I want to be martyred in a month: Hamdi Alqudsi calls reveal traffic of young ... Sydney Morning Herald A transcript of the phone call between Sydney and Syria was one of hundreds tendered to the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday during a committal hearing for Mr Alqudsi, 40, who is facing charges of recruiting and sending Mr Aboshi and six other men ... Syria foreign fighters: case against Sydney man Hamdi al Qudsi is 'fanciful' Evidence in Syria case 'innocuous': court Evidence of recruiting men to fight in Syria fanciful, Hamdi Alqudsi tells court |