<< Back

Syria air strikes: David Cameron warns of long campaign - BBC News Thu, 03 Dec 2015 21:39:50 GMT

BBC News
Syria air strikes: David Cameron warns of long campaign
BBC News
The mission to target so-called Islamic State militants in Syria could take some time and will require persistence, PM David Cameron has said. RAF Tornados conducted air strikes on six targets in Syria, "successfully" attacking an IS-controlled ...
First British airstrikes: the view from SyriaThe Guardian
Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on TurkeyReuters
UK airstrikes 'all noise of bombing and propaganda' - Syria ministerBBC News
USA TODAY -Sky News -CBC.ca
all 6,095 news articles »
Turkey dismisses 'Soviet propaganda', says trying to secure Syria border - Reuters Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:21:43 GMT

Reuters
Turkey dismisses 'Soviet propaganda', says trying to secure Syria border
Reuters
ANKARA Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu dismissed Russian allegations that Turkey was buying oil from Islamic State as "Soviet-style propaganda" on Thursday and said the NATO member was doing all it could to secure its border with Syria.
How Russia is smashing the Turkish game in SyriaRT
Top US Diplomat: Political Solution to Syrian Civil War …Foreign Policy (blog)
Putin: Turkey 'will regret' downing Russian bomber in SyriaBBC News
Fox News -CNN -Yahoo! Maktoob News
all 8,970 news articles »
It's 'happy holidays in Syria' according to the Assad regime - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:45:10 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk
It's 'happy holidays in Syria' according to the Assad regime
Telegraph.co.uk
And yet tourism activity - both by nationals and foreign visitors - exists still in Syria. A new airline, Fly Damas, was this week due to start services between Damascus and cities in the Middle East including Baghdad, Beirut and Amman. A tour operator ...

and more »
Russia warns Turkey it 'will regret' downing jet near Syria border - The Week UK Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:41:15 GMT

The Week UK
Russia warns Turkey it 'will regret' downing jet near Syria border
The Week UK
Following the downing of the plane near the Syrian border, Moscow has banned the import of certain Turkish goods, imposed travel restrictions on Russians travelling to Turkey and planned to stop some Turkish companies doing business in Russia.

and more »
Eight things people get wrong about Syria and air strikes - BBC News Thu, 03 Dec 2015 06:37:00 GMT

BBC News
Eight things people get wrong about Syria and air strikes
BBC News
Over the last 24 hours you have been hearing lots of views about the air strikes in Syria. You have been told what they will and won't achieve in the fight against so-called Islamic State (IS). And you've been sending Newsbeat your questions about the ...
US to Boost Operations in Iraq, Syria to Fight ISISWall Street Journal
Is a Syrian settlement possible?ABC Online
Syria airstrikes: everything you need to knowThe Guardian
CNN -USA TODAY -Reuters
all 1,660 news articles »
How history echoes Syria's unholy war - Financial Times Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:16:12 GMT

Financial Times
How history echoes Syria's unholy war
Financial Times
The fighting, bloodier than any previously seen, ended when raison d'état triumphed over theology. The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 marked the end of Europe's great wars of religion. This should tell us something about the present conflict in Syria.

To Crush ISIS, John Kerry Urges Deft Removal of Syria's Assad - New York Times Fri, 04 Dec 2015 01:53:11 GMT

To Crush ISIS, John Kerry Urges Deft Removal of Syria's Assad
New York Times
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he believes that if an agreement can be reached to ease President Bashar al-Assad of Syria from power, a coalition of Americans, Russians and Syrian forces could wipe out the Islamic State ...

and more »
Russia equips central Syria airport as new base for raids - Yahoo News Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:33:20 GMT

Yahoo News
Russia equips central Syria airport as new base for raids
Yahoo News
Beirut (AFP) - Russia is reinforcing a military airport in central Syria as a new base for its warplanes as government forces edge closer to Palmyra, a military source and monitoring group said Thursday.

and more »
Syria humanitarian crisis 'deteriorating as winter sets in' - BBC News Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:49:59 GMT

BBC News
Syria humanitarian crisis 'deteriorating as winter sets in'
BBC News
The catastrophic humanitarian situation in Syria is deteriorating day by day as winter approaches, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned. Hundreds of thousands of people are trying to survive with almost no shelter, food or medical ...

and more »
Smashing Syria: Benn's new nightmare - The Guardian Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:10:40 GMT

The Guardian
Smashing Syria: Benn's new nightmare
The Guardian
The Breezeblock Camelot. Normal, Jim, but not as we know it. Maybe Benn's compelling closing speech during Wednesday night's debate on launching airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, had just been a 15-minute aberration in an otherwise ...
Hilary Benn argued against bombing Syria in an interview two weeks before ...The Independent
Hilary Benn is hit by Left's poison after Syria speechDaily Mail
Why the Syria vote means Labour's problems are about to get worseBBC News
Telegraph.co.uk -Business Insider -Mirror.co.uk
all 242 news articles »