BBC News | Syria conflict: Khorasan group targeted by US air strikes BBC News The US military says it has carried out air strikes against the al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan group in north-western Syria. The US hit five targets related to the group, including several vehicles and buildings, near the border with Turkey. The UK-based ... US targets terror group in Syria airstrikes US launches fresh strikes on Khorasan group in Syria Report: Airstrikes target another Islamist group in Syria |
ABC News | APNewsBreak: Jihadis on Cruise Ships to Syria ABC News Would-be jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey, Interpol officials have told The Associated Press ... Jihadis Are Now Taking Cruises to Get to Syria |
ABC News | Mortar Fire on Syria School Kills 13 Children ABC News Syrian children often have been the victims of the country's civil war, now in its fourth year, but they rarely are specifically targeted. Still, Wednesday's attack in the town of Qaboun marked the most serious violence against Syrian minors since a ... Syria: 11 children killed in bombing near Damascus Mortar fire on Syria school kills 11 children |
Al-Arabiya | Fearing US air strikes, Syria asks for Russian S300 Al-Arabiya The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad feared the rise of Republicans in the U.S. Congress and began preparing for a potential radical shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Syria, statements by the country's foreign minister revealed on Thursday. Fearing US, Syria seeks Russian S-300s Syria asks Russia to expedite S-300 missiles delivery Syria asks Russia's quality weapons to counteract future challenges |
Fox News | France-born bomb maker for Khorasan Group believed killed by Syria drone strike Fox News On Wednesday, U.S. warplanes also struck separate Khorasan targets in the Idlib province of northern Syria. New intelligence in recent days tipped off coalition warplanes to the Al Qaeda bomb maker's location. U.S. defense sources confirm that Drugeon ... |
Al-Arabiya | Report: Iran building 'new Hezbollah' in Syria Al-Arabiya Doueiri noted that it was Suleimani's idea to send Iran's Basij brigades to Syria in the early months of the Syrian civil war. He explained how Suleimani reportedly used Iraq as a training ground for foreign Shiite militias who desired to join the ... Iran reportedly seeks to unite foreign militias in Syria |
RT | US broadens bombing campaign in Syria, angers Western-backed rebels RT The Obama administration's stated purpose for commencing an aerial campaign on Syrian territory – without Syria's permission, not to mention that of Congress – was to deal a deadly blow to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS, or ISIL), the ultra ... |
Haaretz | Islamic State suffering setbacks in Syria and Iraq Haaretz Islamic State suffering setbacks in Syria and Iraq. Jihadi militant group is seen as losing momentum, as war on multiple fronts has taken a toll on its resources and capabilities. By The Associated Press | Nov. 6, 2014 | 9:32 PM ... Syria: Islamic extremists pledge to press ahead with battle for Kobani US general says anti-IS coalition focus remains on Iraq, not Syria |
The Atlantic | Who Else Is America Targeting in Syria? The Atlantic Next, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, American airstrikes were also launched against Ahrar al Sham, another Islamist group in Syria. "One airstrike," CNN relayed, was said to have "hit the headquarters for Ahrar al Sham" in ... |
US-led air raids target Syria rebel groups Aljazeera.com US-led air raids have struck Syrian rebels not linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), expanding the coalitions raids for the second time to other groups fighting in Syria. Activists in Syria told Al Jazeera the raids struck the ... |