Wall Street Journal | US to Boost Operations in Iraq, Syria Wall Street Journal Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the U.S. is boosting its military campaigns in Iraq and Syria by deploying additional special operations forces and opening a new front against the Islamic State extremist group. In Iraq, the U.S. is assembling a ... US urges Turkey to seal border with Syria US to deploy additional special ops forces to Iraq, Syria Special operations strike force heading to Iraq |
BBC News | Syria vote: MPs to decide whether to bomb IS targets BBC News MPs will decide later whether to back UK air trikes in Syria directed against militants from so-called Islamic State. A 10-hour House of Commons debate will culminate in a vote on whether the UK should join the US, France, Russia and others bombing ... Syria airstrikes: everything you need to know Britain's Choice on Syria Corbyn Warns 'No Hiding Place' On Syria Vote |
CNN | Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria's civil war CNN Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria's civil war. Kevin Liptak-Profile-Image. By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer. Updated 12:02 PM ET, Tue December 1, 2015. Obama warns Putin Syria civil war_00000000 ... Russians Unlikely to Attack ISIS in Syria, Obama Says Obama Doesn't Expect Quick Shift in Russia's Syria Strategy Russian Airstrikes in Syria Seem to Be Hurting Civilians More Than ISIS |
Reuters | Syria says deal agreed for insurgents to exit Homs area Reuters Sources told Reuters earlier on Tuesday that Syrian and United Nations officials had been meeting in Homs, a major battleground on Syria's north-south highway, to try to finalize a deal following a ceasefire in the city's Waer district. It was not ... Deal reached in Syria's Homs for fighters to leave |
Russia adding 2nd airbase in Syria, pursuing 'expansion' in military campaign Fox News Russia has expanded its military operations in Syria to include a second airbase as well as other posts, according to a U.S. official briefed on the latest intelligence from the region – even as President Obama expresses muted optimism that Russian ... |
New Statesman | The case for action against Isil in Syria outweighs the case for inaction New Statesman The dangers have since multiplied as Isil have strengthened their foothold in Syria. We've seen British holidaymakers murdered on the beaches of Tunisia, bombings in Ankara, Beirut, on a Russian airliner, the horrors in Paris, and terror alerts across ... Syria air strikes: For and against UK action Syria Airstrikes Debate Exposes Campaign's Flaw Syria air strikes: Cartoon sums up problem with international coalition ... |
Reuters | UN condemns air strike that cut water supplies to Syria's Aleppo Reuters GENEVA An air strike on a water treatment plant in Syria last Thursday cut water supplies for 3.5 million people and while pumping has been partly restored, 1.4 million still have reduced supply, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “In Syria, the rules ... |
Yahoo News | Israel PM admits forces operating in war-hit Syria Yahoo News Jerusalem (AFP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted for the first time Tuesday that Israeli forces have been operating in Syria, where the Iran-backed regime is battling rebels including the jihadist Islamic State. Netanyahu Says Israel Acts in Syria 'From Time to Time' Netanyahu admits: Israel is operating in Syria |
BBC News | Syria conflict: MSF denounces hospital barrel bomb attack BBC News Medecins Sans Frontieres has condemned an "atrocious" barrel bomb attack on a hospital in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday that killed seven people. The medical charity said the attack in Zafaraneh was a "double tap" - an initial strike followed ... MSF hospital in Syria hit by 'double-tap' barrel bombing |
BBC News | Lebanese troops freed by Syrian jihadists in prisoner swap BBC News Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has freed 16 Lebanese security personnel held captive for almost 16 months as part of a swap deal, officials say. The handover took place outside the north-eastern border town of Arsal, where the men had been seized. Earlier ... Syria's Al-Qaida Branch Releases Captive Lebanese Soldiers Lebanon Exchanges Prisoners With Qaeda Affiliate in Syria Al-Qaida in Syria releases 16 Lebanese prisoners in swap deal |