Fox News | Syrian president says his troops are advancing on all fronts thanks to Russian ... Fox News Syria's president says his forces are advancing on "almost" all fronts thanks to Russian airstrikes that began nearly two months ago and have tipped the balance in his favor in some parts of the country. In remarks published Sunday, Bashar Assad told ... The case for British airstrikes on Syria makes even less sense now West sees more hope of Syria political deal with Moscow Russia 'has killed 97 children' in air strikes on Syria, says monitoring group |
The Guardian | US special forces to arrive in Syria 'very soon' as Assad hails Russian air ... The Guardian In an interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix television, Assad said the situation in Syria had “improved in a very good way” since Russia began air strikes on 30 September. “Now I can say that the army is making advancement in nearly every front... in ... US special forces traveling 'very soon' to Syria |
NPR | In A City With Strong Ties To Syria, Refugee Crisis Stirs Debate NPR Syrian immigrants have been making their home in Allentown, Pa., for more than a century. They began settling there in the late 1800s, first to work as peddlers and later to work in factories. Today the town is home to one of the largest Syrian ... |
Bloomberg | China Pulled Further Into Syria Crisis Amid Terrorism Threat Bloomberg The violence swirling out from Syria in recent weeks is pressuring China to step off the sidelines and take a more active role in international efforts to stem the conflict. The execution of a Chinese captive announced by Islamic State on Wednesday ... |
9news.com.au | Jets pound 'Syria's Stalingrad', the suburb turned into desolation 9news.com.au Once one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities, parts of Damascus are now a city in desolation where death can strike at any time from above. A man filming in the city earlier this month showed how terror is the new normal in the Syrian ... |
Wall Street Journal | Obama Sticks to Strategy on Syria, Islamic State Wall Street Journal Despite the Paris terror attacks, President Barack Obama continues to defy critics by sticking to his strategy in Syria and against Islamic State. Mr. Obama's rejection of calls for a major strategy change, while Paris scrambles to head off future ... Infographics: What Canada is doing in Iraq and Syria Syria conflict: My plan for dealing with President Bashar al-Assad, Isis and ... |
Chicago Tribune | What the ruins of Kobane tell us about the destruction of Syria Chicago Tribune His flattened home, destroyed in a U.S. airstrike in the landmark battle for control of the Syrian town of Kobane last year, has not been so widely seen. It is just one of thousands of buildings leveled, among hundreds of thousands more that have been ... |
Iraq grounds northern flights over missiles launched at Syria Yahoo News BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said it was suspending flights between Baghdad and the northern cities of Erbil and Sulaimaniya for two days starting on Monday due to military traffic from Russia's air campaign in neighboring Syria. Iraq's civil aviation ... |
BBC News | Cameron to set out Syria strategy to MPs within days BBC News David Cameron is to set out his plan for tackling the crisis in Syria within days, in a bid to win support for air strikes against Islamic State fighters. It comes after a Foreign Affairs Committee report said the UK should not join allied bombing in ... UK could join Syria airstrikes before Christmas, Osborne suggests UK Plans Fighter-Jet Purchases Amid Push for Syria Airstrikes Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes |
RT | Coalition Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense WASHINGTON, November 22, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported ... Russia 'must change strategy' in Syria if it wants to join US-led 'anti-ISIS ... Security Council calls for eradicating ISIL safe havens in Syria and Iraq |