New York Times | Assad Is Sworn In for Third 7-year Term in Syria New York Times State-run television had earlier broadcast what it said was live video of the Syrian leader arriving in a black sedan as a military band played the national anthem. Smiling and confident, Mr. Assad, 48, strode on a red carpet and inspected an honor ... In Syria, the Enemy of America's Enemy Is Still a Lousy Friend Pentagon Envisions 'Small' Training Program for Syria Opposition Syria's Assad Sworn in, Gives Defiant Speech |
How did this happen? Iraq, Syria, Gaza and Libya all in flames CNN (CNN) -- Each day, they live in fear. Sometimes it's the fear of rockets dropping from the sky. Sometimes it's violent fundamentalists taking over their cities. Sometimes it's the barrel bombs stuffed with TNT and nails. Exactly what horror they face ... |
The Independent | Syria conflict: Isis marches further into Syria tipping the balance of power ... The Independent Isis fighters have captured much of eastern Syria in the past few days while international attention has been focused on the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Using tanks and artillery seized in Iraq, it has taken almost all of oil-rich Deir Ezzor province ... Syria's Army On The Verge Of Retaking The Country's Largest City Sunni Jihadi Group Expels Rivals From Syrian City 'Islamic State' expels rivals from Syria city |
BBC News | 'I would fight in Syria today if I could' BBC News The apparent decision by teenage twins from Manchester to travel to Syria has raised concerns about the role of British women in the conflict. Today programme reporter Sima Kotecha has spoken to a number of Muslim women in Luton about their desire to ... |
Smartphone app helps target Syria strikes, militant group says Los Angeles Times A militant faction in Syria said it has come up with a smartphone application that improves the accuracy of strikes and helps fighters calculate which weapon best suits the battle objective. The Islamic Front, one of the largest militant umbrella ... |
New York Times | UN Council, in Unanimous Vote, Backs Aid Delivery to Syrians in Rebel Areas New York Times Despite objections by Syria's government, the United Nations Security Council voted 15 to 0 on Monday to authorize cross-border convoys of emergency aid for millions of deprived Syrian civilians in rebel-held areas, without prior approval by the Syrian ... Syria conflict: UN authorises aid convoys to rebel-held areas UN Security Council authorizes cross-border aid access in Syria UN authorises cross-border aid to Syrians |
The Nation. (blog) | Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War | The Nation The Nation. (blog) The ISIS crisis in Iraq, parallel to the ISIS crisis in Syria, is indeed an ugly and serious challenge to the Middle East status quo. But there's far too much alarmism in response, including Eric Holder's statement yesterday that the threat from ISIS ... |
The Daily Star | These Turkish border towns are now aid industries focused on Syria Los Angeles Daily News Beyond the peaks lie hundreds of newly erected camps housing many of the region's 120,000 displaced Syrians. Thirty miles farther east in Aleppo, Syria's largest city, whose eastern districts have been pummeled by air strikes and barrel bombs for two ... UN Working to Start Cross-Border Aid to Syria Syria aid deliveries ready, rushing to put monitors in place - UN Istanbul to expel Syria refugees |
New York Times | Canadian Killed in Syria Lives On as Pitchman for Jihadis New York Times He says he was just a normal teenager growing up in Canada, fishing and watching hockey, before he left it all for the battlefields of Syria. “It's not like I was some social outcast, wasn't like I was some anarchist or somebody who just wants to ... This Canadian jihadist died in Syria, but his video may recruit more foreign ... Canadian killed in Syria shown in new jihadist propaganda video New tactic in recruiting foreign fighters to Syria |
Wall Street Journal | Syria's Allies Are Stretched by Widening War Wall Street Journal For two years, the Lebanese group Hezbollah has sent members to fight for the Syrian regime. But after losing some of its best commanders in recent weeks, Hezbollah is dispatching fewer fighters from Lebanon and upping recruitment inside Syria. |