Al-Arabiya | Floodgates open as ISIS takes over swaths of both Syria and Iraq CNN (CNN) -- After three years of seesaw battles with the regime, Syrian rebels now face another daunting challenge: fending off radical Sunni militants who are taking over swaths of the country. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has gained ... Government Troops Advance in Syria's Largest City ISIS: It's Not Just Iraq And Syria NGO: ISIS expels thousands in east Syria |
BBC News | Syrian conflict: Key sarin ingredients sold by UK firms BBC News Britain sold chemicals and components to Syria that ended up being used in the manufacture of the deadly nerve agent sarin, BBC Newsnight can reveal. A leaked Foreign Office document says they were supplied in the mid-1980s. Ministers will confirm ... US begins to destroy Syria's chemical weapons Two 'abandoned' cylinders seized in Syria contained sarin - UN US starts destruction of Syria's declared chemical weapons |
BBC News | British pair who travelled to Syria admit terror charges BBC News Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, both 22 and from Birmingham, admitted preparing to carry out terrorist acts. They spent eight months in Syria and were ... Two British men admit to linking up with extremist group in Syria Handsworth men admit Syria terrorism charges at Woolwich Crown Court Birmingham terrorists bought 'Islam for Dummies' book before travelling to ... |
USA TODAY | Women refugees of Syrian war recount harsh ordeals USA TODAY BEIRUT — In the spring of 2013, Najwa, 32, fled Aleppo, Syria, after a car bomb detonated outside her building while her two young children were playing on the street. They miraculously survived, but Najwa and her husband decided it would be safer to ... Syria's war widows fight for survival Syria's female refugees facing poverty, harassment and isolation Syrian refugee women fight for survival as they head families alone |
NBCNews.com | Jihadi Brides Swap Lives in West for Front Line With Syria Militants NBCNews.com Since the civil war in Syria erupted in 2011, numerous reports have surfaced of Western women traveling to marry Islamist fighters. Two Somali sisters from Norway reportedly took the same route as the teens who disappeared from England's northern city ... |
Politico | Eric Holder: US must ready now for Syria threat Politico Holder used a speech in Oslo, Norway, to call for Washington and governments around the world to adopt a “comprehensive strategy” to deal with the thousands of foreign fighters gaining dangerous experience in Syria as they battle the regime of ... Holder: Threat From Syria Endangers Europe, US Eric Holder urges European countries to help stop flow of radicals to Syria Holder pushes Europe to tackle threat of radicalized Westerners in Syria |
BBC News | Dr Abbas Khan 'did not kill himself' in Syria BBC News Two men, who were in prison with a British doctor in Syria, have spoken for the first time about his death and have cast doubt on the official Syrian explanation. Syrian government officials claim that Dr Khan, who was detained while volunteering in ... British doctor killed in Syria 'for what he saw' |
Washington Times | Friends and enemies in Syria Jackson Clarion Ledger A Free Syrian Army sniper sits in a shooting position. Considered more moderate and secular than other rebel factions, the Free Syrian Army would be a part of an effort proposed by the Obama administration. The proposal includes a $500 million program ... America surrenders in Iraq, Syria and Ukraine One Word Best Describes Obama's Foreign Policy - Syria EIBNER: Syria, Iraq and Obama's foreign policy fantasies |
RT (blog) | Viral: Anti-ISIS Syria rebel commander delivers speech with 'Hello Kitty' notebook RT (blog) A video of a jihadist commander in Syria drawing inspiration for an impassioned speech to his fellow militants from a little girls' favorite Hello Kitty note pad has gone viral on the internet. The address by Zahran Alloush, the head of Jaysh al-Islam ... |
The Guardian | On the frontline in Syria: the Danish gangster who turned jihadi The Guardian Two Danes lie in the back of a pickup truck on the Turkish-Syrian border waiting for a call. They're with a young British jihadi and a group of ultra-conservative Syrian Salafi Islamists. Soon they'll be smuggled into Syria to join the fight against ... |