Huffington Post | Top Rebel's Death In Syria Reshuffles Deck Ahead Of Peace Talks Huffington Post On Saturday, the Army of Islam and allied militant groups in Syria mourned the killing of Zahran Alloush, while government supporters and the Islamic State group cheered his death — a reflection of his role in fighting both sides in the Syrian civil war. Syrian army kills 17 Islamic militants in country's south Zahran Allouch, Syrian Rebel Leader of Jaish al-Islam, Killed by Airstrike Top Syrian rebel leader killed in air strike |
Yahoo News | Kurdish Fighters Battling for Control of Syria Dam Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—U.S.-backed Kurdish militias and their allies battled Sunday to consolidate their hold over a strategic dam in northern Syria, which they seized from the extremist group Islamic State. The Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units ... Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam from IS: group Syrian Kurds take strategic dam from 'Islamic State' |
Financial Times | A chasm at the heart of the Syrian crisis Financial Times There is a big Sunni hole at the heart of international efforts to find a way out of Syria's civil war and turn the tide against the Sunni jihadis of Isis and their menacing power-base in Syria and Iraq. From the UN Security Council in New York to the ... Syria and Iraq: Ethnic cleansing by Sunni and Shia jihadis is leading to a ... Russia releases video of airstrikes in Syria claiming to have targeted ISIS trucks Dramatic pictures show ISIS oil convoys in Syria being pulverised by Russian ... |
Yahoo News | Syria anti-IS documentary maker 'assassinated' in Turkey Yahoo News Beirut (AFP) - A Syrian activist who produced documentaries hostile to the Islamic State group was assassinated in Turkey Sunday, according to the group with which he worked, "Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently". "Film maker Naji Jerf, father of two ... Syria anti-Islamic State documentary maker 'assassinated' in Turkey Syrian anti-IS filmmaker 'assassinated' in Turkey Syrian Journalist Who Reported on ISIS Massacres Killed in Turkey |
CNNMoney | Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher donate $1 million to support Syria victims CNNMoney Half of the funds will pay for 250,000 measles vaccinations for children in Northern Syria, and the other half will be put toward "education, health care, shelter and sanitation" for families in and around Syria, the charities said Sunday. "Food and ... Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher Donate $1 Million To Support Syria Victims Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, wife donate $1M to Syrian refugees Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher Donate $1 Million to Syrian Refugees |
NEWS.com.au | Drone footage shows 'apocalyptic scenes' of Syria NEWS.com.au Drone video has captured the complete and utter destruction of the city of Jobar, in Damascus, the capital and the second-largest city of Syria. The exclusive video, obtained by RT, was described as “Apocalyptic scenes of Damascus suburb obliterated by ... |
Rudaw | Russia: We Have Not Hit Syrian Civilians Sky News He added they have "never missed their targets, have never hit ... so-called sensitive places: schools, hospitals, mosques". On Friday, Russia's defence ministry released footage of a strike on a convoy it says was smuggling oil across the Turkey-Syria ... Russia says air force has not hit civilian targets in Syria Is Russia intentionally bombing civilians in Syria? Russian warplanes never hit civilian targets in Syria – Air Force chief |
Telegraph.co.uk | Israel struck Hizbollah targets as Russia's Syria envoy 'holds secret meeting ... Telegraph.co.uk Lebanon's Shia militia Hizbollah, whose forces are also deployed in Syria, denied the incidents took place. However, just hours after the reports emerged, Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah reiterated his threat to attack Israel, warning that such ... Russian Envoy Secretly Visits Israel for Talks on Syria Russia envoy on Syria secretly visits Israel |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Syrian media claims Israeli air strikes hit Hezbollah bases Jerusalem Post Israel News The IDF warned that explosions would be heard in the North, but said they are routine and not related to a security incident. IAF fighter jet during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada . (photo credit:COURTESY IDF SPOKESMAN'S ... 'Hezbollah response to Kuntar elimination will come from Syria' Syrian media: Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Qalamoun area |
News24 | Talk, talk, kill, kill - Peace process in Syria News24 The peace plan and its constitutional milestones towards a better Syria are both ambitious and fragile: the plan has succeeded in crystallising parts of the Syrian opposition in Riyadh earlier in December and set in motion direct talks in the new year ... |