BBC News | European Spies Reach Out to Syria Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—European intelligence agencies secretly met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's delegates to share information on European extremists operating in Syria, Western and Middle Eastern officials said, the first known encounters since ... Syria says West talks to Damascus about Islamist rebels ISIL recaptures Raqqa from Syria's rebels Iran and the Wrong Allies in Syria |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Groups pledge $400m in humanitarian aid BBC News Charitable non-governmental organisations meeting in Kuwait have pledged $400m (£243m) to alleviate the plight of millions of Syrians affected by the country's bitter civil war. The NGOs said the funds would help Syrians both in the country and who had ... NGOs pledge $400m in Syria relief campaign Syria's Humanitarian Disaster: How Aid Has Become a Weapon of War INTERNATIONAL > EU pledges millions more for Syria but worried over delivery |
Aljazeera.com | Turkish police raid charity aiding Syria Aljazeera.com Turkish counter-terrorism police have raided the offices of an aid agency on the border with Syria, in what local media described as an operation in six cities against individuals suspected of having links to al-Qaeda. The Humanitarian Relief ... Turkey cracks down on charity suspected of arming Al Qaeda affiliates in Syria ... Turkish charity accused of sending arms to Syria raided Police raid Turkish charity accused of sending arms to Syria |
Washington Post | Starvation reported at Palestinian camp in Syria Washington Post The growing concern for the welfare of residents of the Yarmouk camp comes ahead of a major international conference in Kuwait on Wednesday aimed at raising a record $6.5 billion for U.N. efforts to aid suffering Syrians inside and outside their war ... Palestinians rally for besieged brethren in Syria's Yarmouk camp Syria conflict: dozens die of starvation in besieged Damascus refugee camp Syria's civil war leaves at least 40 dead at beseiged camp |
RT | Extremist Militant Group in Syria Retakes Ground Lost to Rival Rebels New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Making good on threats to contest attacks by former allies on its power and claimed turf, the extremist militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has retaken significant parts of the territory in northern Syria that rival ... Nearly 700 killed in Syria rebel infighting Al-Qaeda Syria branch executes dozens of rival Islamists, activists claim Report: Al-Qaeda Syria unit executes rivals |
Syrian government forces advance as rebel infighting rages Reuters The internecine conflict among various rebel groups will allow Assad to portray himself as the only secular alternative in Syria to a radical Islamist regime when peace talks begin in Switzerland on January 22. His military advances will give the ... |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Opposition 'risking US-UK support' BBC News Britain and the US have warned they will rethink support for Syria's main opposition group if it fails to join peace talks, a Syrian source has said. The official from the Syrian National Coalition told reporters that the UK and the US were adamant the ... Syria's Deadly 'Barrel Bombs': Assad Regime Uses Devastating, Makeshift ... Syria opposition pressed to attend talks Syria transitional document gains ground |
BBC News | Syrians May Allow the Delivery of Some Aid New York Times PARIS — The Syrian government has told Russia that it is prepared to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to some besieged areas in Syria, including East Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus where 160,000 people have been without assistance for a year, ... US, Russia call for trust-building ahead of Syria talks, spar over whether to ... US and Russia call for Syria truce Officials call for Syria measures to bolster peace talks |
The West Australian | Syria deaths: Family despairs after couple killed in rebel infighting Sydney Morning Herald Relatives of Ms Ali, the first Australian woman to die in the Syrian conflict, tried to persuade her against going to the war-torn country but said she was ''desperate'' to help women and children. The daughter of a Lebanese father and Kiwi-Australian ... Australia trying to confirm couple's death in Syria Family caught unawares as Sydney-based woman dies in Syria Australian killed in Syria 'had links to arrested ringleader' |
euronews | Time for US to embrace Syria's Kurds CNN (blog) Editor's note: Mutlu Civiroglu is a Washington, DC based-journalist and Kurdish affairs analyst focusing on Syria and Turkey. You can follow him @mutludc. The views expressed are the writer's own. The United States has been searching for an ally in ... Syria's Kurdish dilemma Repeating the Iraq Mistake in Syria Robert Halfon MP: Terrorism, Syria and the Genocide – Kurdistan's challenges ... |