Wall Street Journal | White House beginning to consider conflicts in Syria and Iraq as single challenge Washington Post The Obama administration has begun to consider the conflicts in Syria and Iraq as a single challenge, with an al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency threatening both countries' governments and the region's broader stability, according to senior administration ... Shiite Militias Decamping From Syria to Fight in Iraq Iraqi Attacks Remind Assad of Unfinished Business in Syria Syria Looks Across The Border As Violence Engulfs Iraq |
CNN | Europe faces 'greatest terror threat ever' from jihadists in Iraq and Syria CNN (CNN) -- The city of Cannes on the French Riviera is best known as a hang-out of the rich, and for its film festival, not as a terrorist hide-out. But police recently swooped on an apartment on its outskirts -- and discovered soda cans converted into ... |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Kurdish authorities accused of abuses BBC News Kurdish authorities ruling three enclaves in north Syria have committed rights abuses including arbitrary arrests and beatings, a report says. The Democratic Union Party (PYD) also recruited children into its police and military wing, Human Rights ... Watchdog Accuses Syria's Kurdish Party of Abuses |
TheBlaze.com | ISIS Holds Festive Public Execution in Syria Complete With Music and Small ... TheBlaze.com Militants with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria recently staged a festive public execution in Syria where small children were welcomed to the event as spectators. In video of the event posted online, a child can clearly be seen toting a machine gun ... Middle East|What to Call Iraq Fighters? Experts Vary on S's and L's Can Syria help defeat ISIS? Britain bans ISIL, other Syria-related groups |
BBC News | Obama's war on ISIS could reach beyond Iraq into Syria Yahoo News Will American strikes against ISIS be confined to Iraq or could they reach into Syria, a reporter asked on a conference call with three senior administration officials after Obama's news conference. "The president is focused, again, on a number of ... Iraq turmoil sparks Syria debate Don't Fight in Iraq and Ignore Syria John McCain Backs Air Strikes, Special Forces For Iraq And Syria |
The Independent | Syria conflict: President Assad's forces accused of using chlorine gas against ... The Independent Chlorine gas was used in a “systematic manner” in Syria this year, long after the government of President Bashar al-Assad pledged to give up other toxic weapons such as sarin, according to preliminary findings from international weapons inspectors. Syria probably used chlorine gas in attacks this year, weapons inspectors say US Suggests Getting Tougher With Syria on Chemical Weapons Deadline Syria conflict: Toxic chemicals 'used systematically' in attacks |
BBC News | Syria fighters pose no risk to UK, says father BBC News A man whose three sons went to fight against the Syrian government has said British fighters will not pose a risk to the UK on their return. Abubaker Deghayes spoke to the BBC after David Cameron said Britain could not ignore the security threat the UK ... |
Middle East Eye | Syria air raid kills 9 children in camp Middle East Eye Syrian army helicopter fire killed nine children in a camp for displaced civilians near the Jordanian border on Wednesday, a monitoring group said. They were among 12 civilians killed in the air raid on the camp near the village of Shajara, south of ... Syria bombing kills 20 in refugee camp near Jordan border - activists Syria bombing kills 20 in refugee camp Syria air raid kills nine children in displaced camp, NGO says |
A Glimpse of Syrian Lives Ravaged by War in Homs New York Times Anne Barnard, the Beirut bureau chief for The New York Times, traveled to Syria recently and reported her experiences in Damascus and Homs via Twitter. Her social media dispatches provided a rare view into the dire circumstances in Syria where the ... Incredible Photos Show The Devastation Of Homs |
The Guardian | 2 Texans arrested on terrorism charges involving Syria, Somalia The Oregonian SYRIA EXPLOSIONS. A Syrian security guard stands in front of a building damaged a terrorist attack in Damascus, Syria, in 2004. Two men in Texas have been arrested for allegedly plotting to join conflicts in Syria and Somalia in support of terrorists. Texas man arrested on terrorism charges 'wanted to fight in Syria' Terror Suspect Used Tax Refund for Syria Trip, U.S. Says Americans arrested, accused of supporting terrorists |