New York Times | New US-Backed Alliance to Counter ISIS in Syria Falters New York Times EIN EISSA, Syria — Weeks after the Obama administration canceled a failed Pentagon program to train and arm Syrian rebels to combat the Islamic State, American officials announced a new effort to equip newly named ground forces in Syria to fight the ... How 50 US troops in Syria could actually make a difference Obama has strategy for Syria, but it faces major obstacles Obama says Syria deployment doesn't break no 'boots on ground' pledge |
Huffington Post | Iran Says It May Quit Talks on Syria Over Saudis' Role New York Times Iran and Russia support President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, while the United States and Saudi Arabia support an array of Mr. Assad's opponents who want him to relinquish power as part of any settlement. The Saudis are especially insistent that Mr ... Iran Threatens To Leave Syria Talks, Issues Warning To Saudis Iran May Withdraw From Syria Peace Talks Nations Find Some Common Ground at Tough Syria Talks |
BBC News | Downing St denies scrapping vote on Syria air strikes BBC News Downing Street has dismissed claims David Cameron has abandoned plans for a Commons vote on air strikes against Islamic State militants (IS) in Syria. It follows reports in The Times and The Guardian that the Prime Minister has decided against a second ... MPs 'not persuaded' on case for war in Syria PM shelves plans for Commons vote on Syria strikes PM 'Scraps Plans For Syria Airstrike Vote' |
Washington Post | The US continues its scattered approach to Syria Washington Post WHEN HE was asked why the Obama administration announced the dispatch of a contingent of Special Operations forces to Syria on the same day a multinational conference was discussing diplomatic solutions to the country's civil war, Secretary of State ... Will Islamist Blowback Derail Russia's Gambit in Syria? Analysis: Russian goals in Syria defined by timing UN envoy urges Syria ceasefires to build on talks |
AirForceTimes.com | Activists: Suspected Russian jets hit Syria's Palmyra AirForceTimes.com BEIRUT — Suspected Russian warplanes bombed the outskirts of Islamic State-held Palmyra on Monday, sending smoke rising out of an area that includes a historic castle overlooking the Syrian city's Roman ruins, activists said. An activist in Palmyra ... Combat report: Russian Air Force hits 237 terrorist targets in Syria in 131 ... |
Washington Times | U.S. and Turkey on a Collision Course in Syria Huffington Post Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens "all necessary measures" to prevent Syrian Kurds from advancing west of the Euphrates River. The People's Protection Units (YPG) of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) is America's principal ally fighting ... Absence of American leadership pitting U.S. allies against each other in Syria Obama Has No Syria Strategy Putting US Boots on the Ground in Syria Risks Conflict With Turkey, Not Russia ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Disaster Could Sink Egyptian Tourism, Push Putin Deeper Into… Foreign Policy (blog) Any Russian shift would come just as the Obama administration has been changing its tactics for battling ISIS, including the announcement last week that 50 American Special Operations forces would be sent into Syria to work with rebels there and help ... Troops in Syria 'does not mean US entering war' ISIS claims downing Russian airliner in Sinai in reprisal for Moscow's Syria ... |
ThinkProgress | US Troop Deployment To Syria Draws Criticism ThinkProgress After years of denying that American troops will deploy to Syria, President Obama has changed course and decided to send troops to help in the fight against ISIS, also known as ISIL or the Islamic State. The plan is for the Special Operations troops to ... White House official won't rule out raids with Syrian partners White House: No Combat Missions for US Troops in Syria White House: Troops in Syria not on a combat mission |
VICE News | Russia Claims to Be Bombing Islamic State in Syria, But Doesn't Seem to Be ... VICE News Russia has been bombing targets in Syria for over a month — an intervention in the country's four-and-a-half-year civil war that the Kremlin insists will boost the capability of President Bashar al-Assad's regime to fight the radical Islamic State (IS ... Syrian conflict: Islamic State advances in Homs Province Islamic State group advances in central Syria, seizing town Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify |
Los Angeles Times | In Damascus, Syrians express a surprising level of optimism Los Angeles Times Across Old Damascus, in the labyrinthine alleys of the Bab Touma district, Juman Edilbi said he sensed rising confidence among fellow residents of the Syrian capital. "Each day I get the feeling more and more that people think the worst is behind us ... |