Fox News | Car Bomb Kills at Least 10 in Central Syria ABC News A car bomb struck a pro-government neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, setting cars on fire and sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky, activists and a government official said. The blast in ... Mortar hits Assad gathering in Syria, killing at least 21 Syria Attack: Mortar Hits Pro-Assad Election Rally In Daraa, Killing A Number ... Deadly attack on Assad rally in Syria |
The Guardian | Battle for Aleppo could prove final reckoning in Syria's war The Guardian From his vantage point on a frontline in Aleppo's northeast, Abu Bilal, a rebel commander, had spent the past month staring at a ridge line about a mile away that marked the closest Syrian military position. A large white house, the one building still ... |
BBC News | Pope Francis denounces Syria war on 1st stop of Middle East visit CBC.ca Pope Francis called on Saturday for an "urgent" end to the Syrian civil war and the refugee crisis it has spawned as he opened a three-day trip to the Middle East. Francis deviated from his prepared remarks to make a strong plea for peace during his ... Pope Francis urges Syria resolution on Middle East trip Pope blames war in Syria on those who "make and sell weapons" Pope Calls for Peace in Syria During Historic Holy Land Trip |
Yahoo News | Hezbollah Chief Warns of Foreign Fighters in Syria ABC News The leader of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah warned Sunday that hard-line foreign fighters in Syria posed a global threat as they trickled home, accusing European countries of facilitating their joining the rebellion against President Bashar Assad. Syria, Hezbollah will triumph, says Nasrallah Regime, 'resistance axis' will triumph in Syria: Hezbollah |
ABC News | Sharia Law Interrupts a Woman's Wedding ABC News With the near total absence of the Syrian government from most of Deir Ezzor city, the so-called "Sharia boards" have begun to enforce their own rules, using violence where necessary to force civilians, particularly women, to abide by them. Activists ... |
Hindustan Times | Car bomb kills at least 10 in Syria Fox News BEIRUT – A car bomb struck a pro-government neighborhood in the central Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, killing at least 10 people, setting cars on fire and sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky, activists and a government official said. The ... Monitoring Group: Car Bomb Kills 13 in Syria's Homs |
Once Bustling, Syria's Fractured Railroad Is a Testament to Shattered Ambitions New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — For Younes al-Nasr, a lifelong train lover, the Hejaz railway station here in the heart of the Syrian capital is a repository of shelved ambitions. Every day, Mr. Nasr, 68, a Transportation Ministry employee, pads around his offices ... |
Al-Arabiya | Slain British jihadist 'trained ninjas' in Syria Al-Arabiya A British jihadist has been filmed training foreign fighters in Syria, the Sunday Times reported, describing the fighters as “ninjas” as they are seen fully dressed in black in a video uploaded to YouTube. In the clip, the Briton, aged 23 according to ... Syria's most bloodthirsty jihadists 'are British' British jihadist was training 'ninjas' in Syria |
Guardian Liberty Voice | US inaction on Syria helped make it a hell on earth Washington Post The threat of an investigation by jurists in The Hague would not deter Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from his war against Syrian civilians, which, by his reckoning, is going well. The only thing that could deter him is credible military opposition ... Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court May 23rd, 2014 · 2 min read Syria: The Executive Summary, 5/23 Stand up for humanity? In the case of Syria, Russia and China say no. |
Syrian Rebels Claim Attack on Assad Supporters New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rebels in southern Syria killed more than 20 people in a mortar attack on a tent put up as part of presidential elections next month, antigovernment activists said on Friday. The overnight attack appeared to be the first by opponents ... |