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Iraq Isn't Syria: Congress on Board This Time - ABC News Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:29:18 GMT

SFGate

Iraq Isn't Syria: Congress on Board This Time ABC News Little of the impassioned debate that fractured lawmakers last year over possible military intervention in Syria is happening now as American warplanes strike extremist targets in Iraq. Almost a week into the Obama administration's emergency action in ... A year after objecting to strikes against Syria, Congress is OK with Obama's ...U.S. News & World Report all 85 news articles »

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America and Syria Hillary's jab - The Economist (blog) Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:52:14 GMT

The Economist (blog)

America and Syria Hillary's jab The Economist (blog) She made a move in that direction in an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg over the weekend, obliquely criticising Mr Obama's failure to give military support to moderate rebels in Syria early on, which she claimed was one reason for the rise of the ... Obama Calls Syria Criticism 'Horsesh*t'Daily Beast Obama Dismissed Hillary Clinton's Syria Criticism as 'Horses**t': ReportTheBlaze.com Would arming Syria's rebels have stopped the Islamic State?Washington Post (blog) New York Daily News -Politico -Fox News all 742 news articles »

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Kerry condemns Syria decapitation photo - Aljazeera.com Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:28:53 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Kerry condemns Syria decapitation photo Aljazeera.com US Secretary of State John Kerry has described a photograph of a Sydney-born seven-year-old boy clutching the severed head of a Syrian soldier as "disturbing" and "grotesque," and called for international co-operation against the threat posed by ... Australian jihadists involved with 'worst of the worst' atrocities in Syria ...Sydney Morning Herald 'Barbaric' Photo Shows Australian Child Holding Severed Head in SyriaMashable Australians aghast at boy's grisly photo from Syria. Are jihadis coming home?Christian Science Monitor Washington Post (blog) -South China Morning Post (subscription) -SBS all 520 news articles »

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Syrian Kurdish fighters rescuing stranded Yazidis - Fox News Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:46:38 GMT

Fox News

Syrian Kurdish fighters rescuing stranded Yazidis Fox News Aug. 10, 2014: Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community settle at a camp at Derike, Syria. In a dusty camp here, Iraqi refugees have new heroes: Syrian Kurdish fighters who battled militants to carve an escape route to tens of thousands trapped on a ... Yazidi refugees continue to flee Iraq over Syria borderBBC News Syria says 1000 Iraqi families fled over borderChannel News Asia Syrian Kurdish fighters rescue stranded YazidisMiamiHerald.com all 1,146 news articles »

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Obama's doctrine: Inaction on Syria led to Iraq crisis - Washington Times Wed, 13 Aug 2014 01:56:08 GMT

Washington Times

Obama's doctrine: Inaction on Syria led to Iraq crisis Washington Times President Obama is deepening U.S. engagement in Iraq under the shadow of Syria, where he resisted similar calls to intervene — inaction that analysts and even his former top diplomat say may have sown the seeds of the Iraqi conflict. ... more >. Saving Syria Is No FantasyPolitico UN Proposal Would Punish Iraq and Syria MilitantsABC News Hillary Clinton criticises Barack Obama's policy on Syria and IsraelThe Guardian Council on Foreign Relations (blog) -Washington Examiner all 10,262 news articles »

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Syrian Forces Advance on Aleppo, Rebels Fear Another Siege - Wall Street Journal Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:40:18 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syrian Forces Advance on Aleppo, Rebels Fear Another Siege Wall Street Journal The fall of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and economic hub before the fighting, could also bolster the ranks of Islamic State militants who continue to make gains across the country, as defeated members of the Western-backed Free Syrian Army switch to ... Fighting Intensifies in Syria Between Regime and Rebel Forces in the South ...Al-Jazeerah.info all 14 news articles »

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Islamic Militants Crush Tribal Uprising in Syria - ABC News Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:31:28 GMT

Newsweek

Islamic Militants Crush Tribal Uprising in Syria ABC News Meanwhile, at least 10 people including four children and two women were killed Monday when Syrian forces dropped explosives-filled barrels from a helicopter over the Bab Nayrab district of Aleppo in northern Syria, activists said. Many others were ... Islamic State Beheads and Crucifies in Push to Dominate Eastern SyriaNewsweek Islamic State Remains Unchallenged From Its Sanctuary in SyriaWall Street Journal all 72 news articles »

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GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh drug bribery claims in Syria - The Guardian Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:16:20 GMT

The Guardian

GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh drug bribery claims in Syria The Guardian GlaxoSmithKline faces new allegations that it bribed Syrian doctors and officials to boost sales of its medicines, following recent accusations of corruption in its non-prescription business in the country. The latest charges are laid out in an ... Exclusive: GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh drug bribery claims in SyriaReuters GlaxoSmithKline faces bribery claims in SyriaBBC News GlaxoSmithKline Reacts To Corruption Charges In SyriaInternational Business Times Sky News -CITY A.M. -The Independent all 51 news articles »

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Huge See, I Told You So: Hillary Admits We Backed ISIS in Syria - RushLimbaugh.com (subscription) Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:45:16 GMT

Huge See, I Told You So: Hillary Admits We Backed ISIS in Syria RushLimbaugh.com (subscription) "President Obama has long ridiculed the idea that the US, early in the Syrian civil war, could have shaped the forces fighting the Assad regime, thereby stopping al Qaeda-inspired groups -- like the one rampaging across Syria and Iraq today -- from ...

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Derbas: Lebanon could close border with Syria - The Daily Star Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:04:48 GMT

The Daily Star

Derbas: Lebanon could close border with Syria The Daily Star He said the Lebanese government had successfully resolved the issue of returning Syrian refugees who had been stranded on the border, pointing to a communication regarding this between Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and Syrian Ambassador to ... War victims flee back to Syria as refugee camp in Lebanon is burned to the ...Daily Mail Lebanese villagers repel Islamist fighters who crossed from SyriaSydney Morning Herald Lebanese villagers repel fighters who crossed from Syria -Lebanese sourcesReuters Global Voices Online -Al-Shorfa all 121 news articles »