New York Times | Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane Near Syrian Border New York Times MOSCOW — Two big powers supporting different factions in the Syrian civil war clashed with each other on Tuesday when Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had strayed into its airspace. Skies Darken for Accord on Syria With Turkish Downing of Russian Fighter The War in Syria and the Russian Jet Syria war pulls Russia and Turkey into a risky confrontation |
NPR | Downed Russian Military Jet Heightens Debate Over Syria No-Fly Zone NPR A Russian warplane shot down over the Turkish border on Tuesday crashed in an area of Syria that advocates want to protect with a no-fly zone, or even a "safe zone" — fenced off from attacks by the Syrian regime or extremist groups like the Islamic State. |
Reuters UK | Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border Reuters UK ANKARA/MOSCOW Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged clashes between a NATO member country and Russia for half a century. |
NPR | Obama, Hollande Say They Will Expand Attacks Against ISIS In Syria, Iraq NPR President Obama and French President François Hollande promised to increase cooperation and expand attacks against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. During a joint press conference with Hollande at the White House, Obama said that the United States ... Turkey shoots down Russian plane in airspace near Syria Putin's Bloody Logic in Syria Russia destroys 472 ISIS targets in Syria bombing missions over the weekend |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Report: Russian ground troops arrive in Syria in unprecedented military action Jerusalem Post Israel News In an unprecedented move, Russia has sent ground-troops into the Syrian battlefield in support of Bashar Assad as the dictator struggles to maintain his power in the continuous four-year-long civil war, according to a report by Kuwaiti daily al-Rai ... Syria insurgents destroy Russian helicopter with missile Russia deploys missile cruiser off Syria coast, ordered to destroy any target ... Report: Russia Sends Ground Forces into Syria |
Inside Assad's Syria FRONTLINE For weeks, the world's eyes have been fixed on the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria for Europe. But what is life like for those left behind? Correspondent Martin Smith goes Inside Assad's Syria to report from government-controlled ... |
BBC News | Who are the Turkmen in Syria? BBC News The Turkmen are ethnic Turks who have lived in the region of Syria, Iraq and Iran since the 11th Century. They are mainly concentrated in the north, in the Turkmen Mountain area in Latakia close to the Turkish border, as well as in Aleppo, Idlib, Homs ... |
The Guardian | Canada's exclusion of single male refugees may exacerbate Syrian conflict The Guardian Justin Trudeau's decision to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before the end of the year has been widely welcomed by refugee advocates, but one aspect of his plan has drawn criticism: the widely reported decision to exclude single men from the ... Syrian refugees, how to sponsor one Canada slows down Syrian refugee intake For Syrian refugee family, Canada offers hope — but a faint one |
Wall Street Journal | Russian President Putin, Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Meet to Discuss Syria Wall Street Journal Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to Iran in nearly a decade, seeking to cement the countries' newfound partnership in Syria even as the U.S. seeks to drive a wedge between them over the future of the Assad regime. Mr. Putin met for ... Russia's complex anti-ISIS campaign in Syria would be impossible without Iran ... Syria on Vladimir Putin's Mind for 1st Trip to Iran in 8 Years Inside Russia's war room where Vladimir Putin masterminds Syria airstrikes |
Syria's media war Columbia Journalism Review A photograph taken from Suruc district of Sanliurfa, Turkey, near Turkish-Syrian border crossing shows journalists work at Turkish side during the clashes in Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab), on November 27, 2014. (Photo by Orhan Cicek ... |