CBS News | US, Russia escalate involvement in Syria CNN (CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his country's involvement in Syria is helping protect the world. "We are not striving for any kind of leadership over Syria. Syria can have only one leader -- the Syrian people," Putin said at a ... US draws line on protecting CIA-backed rebels in Syria Mapped: Russian vs. US airstrikes in Syria US Weaponry Is Turning Syria Into Proxy War With Russia |
BBC News | Syria conflict: US-Russia air safety talks after 'near miss' BBC News The US and Russia are to hold new talks on air safety in Syria after it emerged combat aircraft from both nations came within miles of each other on Saturday. It will be the third round of talks as the two countries seek to find ways of avoiding an ... If we are to help Syria's people, we must take action Crowded skies over Syria: Pentagon says US, Russian jets entered same battlespace US and Russian aircraft come within visual range over Syria |
The Guardian | US ammunition airdrop in Syria raises concerns amid reduced vetting of rebels The Guardian After scrapping its vetting program to aid Syrian rebels against the Islamic State, the US military has airdropped tons of ammunition to a new band of fighters while softening its opposition to using its materiel to attack the Syrian leader, Bashar al ... US air drop for anti-IS forces US Airdrops 50 Tons of Munitions to Syrian Rebels Turkey warns US, Russia against backing Kurdish militia in Syria |
CNN | Survival in Syria: Children still going to school, people still falling in love CNN War is nothing new for Syria, but the conflict has taken on a new dynamic in the last two weeks, as Russia has launched an intervention to entrench Bashar al-Assad. ISIS has made gains in Aleppo province since that intervention; Russia's strikes, the U ... |
Business Insider | Iran just lost 2 more top officers in Syria Business Insider BEIRUT – The former head of an elite unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as well as another top general have been killed in Syria, days after one of the country's leading officers was killed in the war-torn country. “General Farshad ... It Looks Like Iran's Top Special Forces General Is In Syria Now Two more Iranian commanders killed in Syria |
New York Times | Syrian Refugees in Jersey City Are Among Few to Start New Life in US New York Times Mr. Al Roustom is a refugee from Syria. Since arriving in June, he, his wife, their 3-year-old daughter and their 7-year-old son have been living in an apartment atop the Kwick Discount Center grocery store in Jersey City. Their journey ended even as ... |
Washington Post | Insurgents shell Russian embassy in Syria during rally Washington Post DAMASCUS, Syria — Insurgents fired two shells at the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday as hundreds of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its intervention in Syria. An Associated Press reporter ... Syrian Insurgents Shell Russian Embassy During Pro-Russia Rally Russian embassy in Syria shelled during rally Mortar Shells Strike Near Russian Embassy in Syria |
Missing family from Bradford believed to be heading to Syria The Independent West Yorkshire Police did not say if they were thought to be travelling to Syria, but Turkey is on the main route for people seeking to enter Isis-controlled territory in the war-torn country. Assistant Chief Constable Russ Foster, of West Yorkshire ... |
The Hill (blog) | Rand rips GOP 'idiots' over Syria The Hill (blog) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that the GOP's 2016 presidential field is full of “idiots” who back war in Syria. “Shouldn't we at least talk about what idiots we have in the Republican Party running for president who want to have a red line and ... Rand Paul: 'Idiots in the Republican Party' Want War in Syria and So Does ... On Tuesday Rand Paul will become the first candidate to live stream an entire ... Rand Paul - Facebook |
The Guardian | Corbyn signals Labour could back military action in Syria without UN support The Guardian Jeremy Corbyn has signalled for the first time that Labour could support forms of military action in Syria without UN support if Russia blocks a security council resolution. Taking a more flexible approach to UK military involvement in the Syrian civil ... Dozens Of MPs Could Defy Corbyn On Syria |