Washington Post | Al Qaeda Cuts Ties With Jihadist Group in Syria Involved in Rebel Infighting New York Times ISTANBUL — Al Qaeda's central leadership has officially cut ties with a powerful jihadist group that has flourished in the chaos of the civil war in Syria and that rushed to build an Islamic state on its own terms, antagonizing the wider rebel movement. Al-Qaeda disavows any ties with radical Islamist ISIS group in Syria, Iraq Why Al-Qaeda Kicked Out Its Deadly Syria Franchise Al-Qaeda disavows ISIS militants in Syria |
BBC News | Dozens reportedly die in bomb attacks by Syria regime Fox News Aleppo has been a key battleground in Syria's civil war since rebels swept into the city in mid-2012 and wrested most of the eastern and southern neighborhoods from the government. Since then, the fighting has settled into a bloody grind, with neither ... Syria crisis: Amateur video 'shows Aleppo attack' Air raids kill 26 in Syria's Aleppo, opposition group says Syria Hits Areas Held by Rebels in Aleppo |
The Daily Star | Syria's Assad 'starving and killing own civilians' euronews The Geneva 2 talks last week having failed, now the high-level working group on the humanitarian challenges of the Syrian crisis, meeting, in Rome, sets out to stop the suffering being inflicted on Syrian civilians. Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino ... UN: Syria Meeting Endorses Humanitarian Access UN bemoans failure in getting aid into Syria Italy slams international community failure in getting aid into Syria |
Town Hall | Senators say John Kerry admitted US failure in Syria Washington Post It is no secret that the Obama administration's Syria policy, to the extent that one exists, is failing. Now the man with the unenviable task of implementing that policy, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, has acknowledged as much, according to two U.S ... Kerry: Our Syria Policy Is Failing Obama administration disputes Republicans' account of US policy on Syria Kerry Tells Senators That Obama Syria Policy Is Collapsing |
Al Qaeda breaks link with Syrian militant group ISIL Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's general command said on Monday it had no links with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in an apparent attempt to reassert its authority over fragmented Islamist fighters in Syria's civil war. After a month of ... |
Haaretz | Pride fuels deadlock in Syrian civil war Haaretz Iran can ostensibly refuse to take any responsibility, after its invitation to the Geneva II Conference on Syria was rescinded under American pressure. But if there's one international element that could decisively influence a cease-fire in Syria, it's ... On my mind: Syria peace plan Syrian government non-committal on more talks US denies it sought direct negotiations with Syria in Geneva |
Al Qaeda Says It Has Broken Ties With Syrian Affiliate New York Times Al Qaeda's top leadership moved publicly on Monday to sever the organization's relationship with its Syrian affiliate, which has been widely blamed in recent months for stoking rebel infighting in Syria's civil war. In a statement distributed on ... |
CNN | Al Qaeda 'disowns' affiliate, blaming it for disaster in Syria CNN Medical personnel look for survivors after a reported airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, February 1. The United Nations estimates more than 100,000 people have been killed since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011. Click through to see the ... |
Russia says Syria committed to abandoning chemical arms Reuters The operation to dispose of Syria's stockpile under a deal brokered by Russia and the United States is up to two months behind schedule and a deadline for sending all toxic agents out of Syria this week will be missed, Reuters reported last week. U.S ... Russia defends Syria's slow progress on chemical arms Syria must stop stalling on its delivery of chemical weapons |
Opposing Views | Child soldier: Shocking video surfaces of purported 4-year-old jihadist in Syria Fox News Al Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a 4-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of "Allahu akbar." The little tyke, whose father stands proudly behind him ... SHOCKING! Video Shows 4-Year-Old Child Soldier Shooting AK-47 In Syria ... |