The Economist | The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria The Economist The regimes of Mr Assad in Syria and Mr Maliki in Iraq have played into ISIS's hands by stoking up sectarian resentment among Sunni Arabs, who are a majority of more than 70% in Syria and a minority of around a fifth in Iraq, where they had been ... Obama 'urgently' considering air assault on targets in Syria and Iraq How ISIS is exploiting the economics of Syria's civil war Syria Islamist militants pause and reinforce from Iraq |
In One Map, The Dramatic Rise Of ISIS In Iraq And Syria NPR (blog) As this animated map shows, the extremist Islamist group ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has made major gains since it was created early last year with the goal of establishing an Islamic empire, or caliphate, across the Middle East with ... |
Sky News Australia | Activist Group: Jihadists Besiege Syrian City ABC News The al-Qaida-breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has prevented food and medical supplies from reaching some neighborhoods in an eastern Syrian city and has ceased some of its operations in Syria while waiting for weapons to arrive from ... Car bomb kills at least 7 in Syria Car bomb in central Syrian city of Homs kills at least 7 Syria Car Bombing: 7 Killed In Homs |
Aljazeera.com | Assad says West shifting position on Syria Aljazeera.com President Bashar al-Assad has said that Western countries are starting to shift their position on the conflict in Syria because of the danger posed to them by the rebel groups they had previously backed. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised ... Robert Ford, a hero in the Syria debacle Al-Assad says West changing position on Syria war Bashar al-Assad Says West Changing Position on Syria War |
Khatib blames regional countries for prolonging Syria war Al-Monitor DOHA, Qatar — The Syrian political opposition is still suffering from competing regional influences, undermining its effectiveness, former opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib told Al-Monitor. Summary⎙ Print Former Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib ... |
Press TV | Militant infighting kills 640 in Syria: Report Press TV The UK-based group said Takfiri militants of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were preventing food and medical supplies from reaching some neighborhoods of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria. The infighting has escalated over ... |
ISIS explained: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria poised to march on Baghdad ABC Online The Sunni Islamist militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is considered so extreme, it has been disavowed by its original sponsor, Al Qaeda. The jihadist group has mounted ... |
Reuters Australia | President Bashar al-Assad of Syria Declares 'General Amnesty' for Prisoners New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria issued a decree on Monday granting “a general amnesty” for all crimes except “acts of terrorism,” Syrian state television reported, raising tentative hopes among Syrians with relatives in detention. Assad tops list of Syria war crimes suspects handed to ICC: former prosecutor Syrian President al-Assad re-elected easily, state media reports Don't Expect Assad's Prison Amnesty Pledge to Amount to Much |
Kerry Admits ISIS Now a Threat to World Because of Syria Missteps Breitbart News Network Friday in London at an international summit on ending sexual violence in conflict, Secretary of State John Kerry addressed the unfolding crisis in Iraq by admitting it was a direct consequence of the Syria civil war left unchecked. Kerry seemingly ... |
US not considering strike against ISIS in Syria Jerusalem Post US President Barack Obama is not considering military action against al-Raqqa, Syria, the self-declared capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a US official tells The Jerusalem Post. "At the moment, the options being considered are ... |