BBC News | Turkey PM accuses Russia of wanting 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria BBC News Turkey's prime minister has accused Russia of attempting "ethnic cleansing" with its air strikes in northern Syria. Ahmet Davutoglu said Russia's campaign had targeted Turkmen and Sunni communities around the Latakia region. Relations between Ankara ... Russian Submarine Hits Targets in Syria The Latest: UK expects progress on Syria issues before talks Turkey accuses Russia of 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria as row intensifies |
CNN | This is a story about Syria at war, but it's not a war story CNN We went to a variety of places in northeastern Syria. It involved hours in the car with our drivers, Fahd and Mustafa. Fahd talked and talked and talked and was particularly fascinated with stories about the Arab dictators I had met. He laughed when I ... |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Divided opposition begins unity talks in Riyadh BBC News More than 100 Syrian rebels and opposition politicians are meeting in Riyadh in an attempt to come up with a united front for possible peace talks. As the conference in the Saudi capital began, one of the most powerful rebel groups struck an ... Syria's fractured opposition meets in Saudi capital to forge a united front Syria's divided opposition in unity talks in Saudi Syrian opposition seeks to close ranks as army gains on ground |
The Guardian | The Guardian view on Syria policy: Isis is the enemy but Assad is the problem The Guardian As forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad regained control of a significant part of the city of Homs this week, it is important to remember how Syria has reached this point. Almost five years ago Syrians came out in their hundreds of ... |
BBC News | West hopes moderates can rescue Syria BBC News The Syrian city seen as the capital of the revolution has fallen, by agreement. Rebel fighters have agreed a ceasefire and will leave Homs to President Bashar al-Assad's tender mercies. Yet in just a few weeks' time - by the New Year at the latest ... Evacuation of Rebels Begins in Syria's Homs Syrian Civil War: Rare Truce Sees Rebels Leave Besieged Homs Area Centre of Syria's revolution falls to Damascus |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Russia Is Using Syria as a Training Ground for Its Revamped Military and Shiny ... Foreign Policy (blog) Moscow's operation in Syria is still relatively limited in scale, but the Kremlin has been using the military campaign as a testing ground for new weaponry and hardware. In doing so, it is alerting the United States and other Western powers of Russia's ... US general: Syria involvement not impacting Russian operations in Ukraine |
Vox | The number of Europeans and especially Russians fighting in Syria is going way up Vox The number of foreign fighters going to Iraq and Syria has more than doubled in a little over a year. A new report just released from the Soufan Group (TSG) provides an updated picture of who they are and where they're coming from. The topline is that ... Syria conflict: Number of foreign fighters 'doubled in 16 months' Number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria doubles in a year, report finds Militants in Syria attract 31000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Potential Russian challenge precludes Syria no-fly zone Jerusalem Post Israel News Such a policy would require “substantial” ground forces and would put the US military at risk of a direct confrontation with Syrian regime and Russian forces, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said. US Air Force General Paul Selva also noted that Syrian ... On Syria, US military leaders offer only timidity |
RT | Crippled in Syria, Turkey goes for a 'Sunnistan' in Iraq RT Pepe Escobar is an independent geopolitical analyst. He writes for RT, Sputnik and TomDispatch, and is a frequent contributor to websites and radio and TV shows ranging from the US to East Asia. He is the former roving correspondent for Asia Times Online. |
Toronto Star | First planeload of Syria refugees to arrive in Toronto on Thursday Jerusalem Post Israel News OTTAWA - The first planeload of Syrian refugees from camps in Jordan and Lebanon will arrive in Canada on Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. Another planeload will arrive in Montreal on Saturday, he told legislators. The Liberal ... 150 Syrian refugees expected in Toronto on Thursday First planeload of Syrian refugees to land in Toronto Thursday Trudeau to greet first planeload of Syrian refugees in Toronto on Thursday |