Fox News | Syria and a dictator's children: Keeping the family business going Fox News There used to be a nation called Syria, as there used to be a nation called Iraq. It is almost meaningless now to speak of those states. They have disintegrated, and something new will likely arise in their places. Whether that something will be better ... |
BBC News | IS restaurant bombings kill 16 in northern Syrian city Yahoo News BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed the bombing of two restaurants in a predominantly Kurdish city in northeastern Syria the previous night, an attack that killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 30. ISIS restaurant bombings kill 16 in Syria Syria conflict: 'At least 16 dead' in three restaurants blasts At Least 16 Dead in Islamic State Suicide Bombing in Syria |
Washington Post | Obama thinks his Syria strategy is right — and folks just don't get it Washington Post 6, four days after the California attack, Obama made a rare nationwide address from the Oval Office to discuss the many-pronged campaign against the militants: coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq and military assistance to anti-Islamic State local ... |
CBS News | Trump mocks State Department's 2015 boast of peace in Syria CBS News When State Department spokesperson John Kirby listed "bringing peace, security to Syria" as one of the administration's pivotal foreign policy moments of the year, it drew widespread criticism -- from conservative commentators, mainstream media outlets ... 'Delusional' diplomacy: 'Peace' in Syria listed by US as 2015 triumph State Department claims 'bringing peace, security to Syria' among its ... John Kirby: Islamic State 'Much More Contained In Iraq and Syria,' We're ... |
Deutsche Welle | Death toll in Syria tops 55000 in 2015 Deutsche Welle Nearly 21,000 civilians were among more than 55,000 people killed last year in Syria's civil war, a monitoring group reported on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented 55,219 deaths in Syria in 2015 , marking the ... |
CNN | US blasts Russian "indiscriminate attacks" in Syria CNN (CNN) The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russian airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday, charging that "indiscriminate attacks" had reportedly caused hundreds of civilian casualties and the displacement of over 100,000 residents. "We've seen a marked and ... Russian airstrikes kill over 2300 in Syria, says human rights group Russia denies 'absurd' claims that air strikes in Syria are killing hundreds ... US claims over civilian deaths in Syria 'absurd,' Russia says |
Reuters | Syria ceasefire plan struggles to define a 'terrorist' Reuters With Nusra Front fighters scattered across northern Syria rather than concentrated in any one place, attacks on them could harm civilians as well as groups who signed on to any ceasefire, diplomats and analysts said. Identifying the groups still ... Ceasefire for Syria means war of words |
CBC.ca | Canada misses Syrian refugee deadline 1:24 CBC.ca But they urged Canadians not to focus on the missed deadlines and targets for the Syrian refugee resettlement program and instead focus on what the government has managed to achieve — bringing just over 6,000 Syrian refugees to Canada in a matter of ... WATCH: New arrivals from Syria enjoy the snow Canada misses Syrian refugee target for 2015 as 6000 arrive Syrian Refugees In Canada: Here's What We've Done Since 2012 |
ABC Online | Syrian government forces advance with Russian airstrike support ABC Online The push is a significant move because Deraa is the last region in Syria where secular and nationalist rebel factions opposed to President Assad still hold substantial territory. The south of the country is the last major stronghold of the mainstream ... Syria conflict: Troops battle rebels for key southern town Syrian troops backed by Russian jets enters rebel-held southern town: army Syria army enters militant-held town in Dara'a |
Press TV | Russia denies Turkey claims of civilian deaths in Syria strikes Press TV “Ankara's wish to unleash an anti-Russian campaign is regarded as an obvious reaction that followed shortly after our country exposed Turkey's complicity in illegal activities in the north of Syria, including connivance with oil smuggling from the ... Russia's Anti-Daesh Campaign Led to 'Defeat' of Turkey's Policy in Syria Turkey's Syrian Tangle |