Wall Street Journal | US, Russia to Meet at Syria Conference Wall Street Journal The U.S. and Russia will meet for their first face-to-face talks on Syria since Russian warplanes began flying combat missions there at cross purposes with an American-led campaign. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart ... Syrian President Assad makes surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Putin Assad Makes Unannounced Trip to Moscow to Discuss Syria With Putin Syria crisis: US attacks Moscow welcome for Assad |
The Guardian | British airstrikes against Isis forces in Syria 'high-risk and pointless' The Guardian The article says: “We have our differences, but both agree that bombing Syria under present circumstances would be a high-risk and pointless endeavour which should be rejected by the Commons, if the prime minister unwisely seeks to put it to the vote.”. |
The Guardian | Iran sending more advisers to Syria to defeat 'terrorism', says deputy minister The Guardian Iran has boosted the number of military advisers it has sent to Syria where it is determined to help defeat “terrorism”, a senior official has confirmed, while insisting that the future of Bashar al-Assad can be decided only by the Syrian people. In an ... Iranian-trained Shiite fighters rally to Syria offensive Iran will not back Syria's Assad 'forever,' minister says Iran quietly deepens involvement in Syria's war |
Wall Street Journal | US Agrees With Russia on Rules in Syrian Sky New York Times The coalition has been bombing Islamic State positions in Syria since September 2014, so American officials were alarmed when Russia, with little warning, began launching its own airstrikes in Syria on behalf of its ally three weeks ago. Russia made no ... US, Russia Reach Agreement on Syrian Flights US and Russia sign Syria memorandum Pentagon, Russia agree to Syria flight rules |
WIRED | A Jailed Activist's 3-D Models Could Save Syria's History From ISIS WIRED When Bassel Khartabil first began creating photographic three-dimensional models of the ancient ruins known as Palmyra, he hoped to preserve one of Syria's greatest archaeological treasures. Ten years later, Khartabil is a prisoner of Syria's fascist ... |
The Guardian | Canada to end airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, new prime minister Trudeau says The Guardian Canadian Liberal prime minister designate Justin Trudeau has confirmed that Canada will withdraw its fighter jets from the US-led mission against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. In his first news conference following the sweeping majority Liberal ... Canada to withdraw fighter jets from Syria and Iraq strikes Canada to withdraw jets from Iraq and Syria Trudeau to Obama: Canada to pull out of bombing campaign against ISIS |
Mirror.co.uk | Russia bombing raids in Syria 'target injured civilians and volunteer medics ... Mirror.co.uk A British medical charity claims doctors helping injured civilians in Syria are being targeted by Russian bombing raids in the country. Ghanem Tayara, a Birmingham-based GP, said five hospitals have been destroyed in the last 10 days, sparking a fresh ... |
Department of Defense | Inherent Resolve Spokesman Updates Iraq, Syria Operations Department of Defense Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed while conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the ... |
FIFA.com | Syria: pride despite adversity FIFA.com “At this difficult time in Syria's life, we believe our participation in these finals will bring joy to Syrian people regardless of the results. The situation in our country makes our presence here even more important.” Syria's U-17 coach Mohammad Al ... |
USA TODAY | The Short List: #BacktotheFuture without Uncle Joe; Subway's rule of sub ... USA TODAY That's what Assad did when he had made a secret trip to Moscow to meet with the Russian president so the pals could gab about their joint military campaign against rebels in Syria. (It's safe to say the U.S. isn't too happy about the slumber party. And ... Read More - Subway |