McClatchy Washington Bureau | What really happened to the U.S. train-and-equip program in Syria? McClatchy Washington Bureau When the first group of Syrians from a U.S.-trained force intended to combat the Islamic State crossed into their country from Turkey in mid-July, they arrived in uniform carrying M16 rifles, mortars and flak vests. But they had no expense money ... |
Washington Post | A UN resolution on Syria is shattered — and Russia is to blame Washington Post Less than 48 hours later, Russian planes carried out at least six airstrikes on civilian targets in the northern Syrian provincial capital of Idlib, killing scores of people. It was a blatant violation of the resolution Russia had just voted for — and ... Inside Kremlin's creeping military campaign in Syria Meet the Man Showing the World What Airstrikes Are Doing to Syria Seymour Hersh's bizarre new conspiracy theory about the US and Syria, explained |
The Guardian | Russia's airstrikes on Syria appear futile with little progress on ground The Guardian However, more than 12 weeks later, Syria's army and the large numbers of Shia militias that back it have made few meaningful gains on the ground. Meanwhile, Moscow's jets have added a new layer of carnage, reportedly killing at least 600 Syrian ... Russian Warplanes Allegedly Kill Scores In Syrian City Russian airstrikes in Syria blamed for scores of civilian deaths Syria conflict: Dozens killed in suspected Russian strikes |
USA TODAY | ISIL lost 5000 square miles of territory largely in northern Syria, Iraq USA TODAY After achieving explosive territorial gains across Syria and Iraq following its declaration of a new caliphate in 2014, the Islamic State group has suffered a net loss this year of 14% of what it had conquered, according to a global analysis released ... Iraq and Syria: Insurgents counter-attack amid international calls for peace |
BBC News | International system has failed Syria BBC News But as seasons of war accumulated, as foreign powers poured weapons and money into Syria, as extremists gained in strength, the possibility of return ebbed away. Now, nearly five years after the conflict began, the UN is preparing to sponsor peace talks. |
Reuters | UN mulls 'light' options to monitor possible Syria truce: envoys Reuters The talk about the U.N.'s role as monitor has gained urgency along with a new push for a ceasefire in Syria to take effect as early as January, in parallel to talks between the government and opposition. More than a dozen major powers, including the ... Syria: senior UN officials paint grim picture as Government, allies reportedly ... Envoys: UN mulls 'light' options to monitor possible Syria truce |
Wall Street Journal | Syria's Yellow Brick Road Wall Street Journal The U.N. Security Council unanimously endorsed a political roadmap for Syria on Friday, and in the world of fantasy diplomacy that the Obama Administration inhabits this apparently counts as a victory. Syria is to have a comprehensive cease-fire, ... British jihadist in Syria: 'I'm fighting Islamic State and Assad' The battles in N. Syria will determine the fate of the peace process Russian anti-aircraft system in Syria likely to lead to more death, refugees ... |
Irish Times | Refugee stories: Journeys from Syria and future hopes Irish Times Karam, who arrived in Berlin in June, was a photojournalist and worked as a freelancer for Reuters in Aleppo before he fled Syria. Passionately political, he joined friends in the opposition after the Syrian government tortured children in 2011, but he ... |
CNSNews.com | Christian Female Battalion Formed to Fight ISIS in Syria CNSNews.com (CNSNews.com) -- A group of about 50 Syrian Christian women have left their homes, jobs, and children to form a new battalion to fight the encroaching ISIS terrorists. The battalion is called the Female Protection Forces of the Land Between the Two ... |
Wall Street Journal | Militant Who Led 1979 Attack on Israel Killed in Syria Wall Street Journal Shiite-majority Iran is Mr. Assad's biggest military and financial backer, spending billions of dollars and sending thousands of its own fighters and allied militiamen to Syria to keep his regime afloat. Hezbollah, Iran's most powerful and best ... Notorious Lebanese militant killed in Syria airstrike Hezbollah vows revenge for militant killed by Israeli strike in Syria Notorious Lebanese militant reported killed in airstrike near Syrian capital |