Yahoo News | Kurds Battle Assad's Forces, Opening New Front In Syria's War Huffington Post DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY/BEIRUT, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Syrian Kurds battled on Saturday with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish sources and a monitoring group said, breaking a longstanding tacit agreement between the two sides to focus on ... Six dead as Kurds fight regime in eastern Syria: monitor Kurdish fighters clash with government forces in northeastern Syria ISIS in fierce new attack on Kobani, Syria: activists |
CNN | Pentagon Will Send Troops to Train Some Syrian Rebels New York Times WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will send up to 1,000 soldiers and other personnel on a mission to train Syrian rebels as part of the fight against the Islamic State, Defense Department officials said Friday. The training mission, to take place in Saudi ... Pentagon: US to begin to train and equip moderate Syria rebels 400 US troops will deploy to train Syrian opposition US To Deploy 400 Troops To Train Syrian Opposition To Defeat ISIS |
The truth behind Iran's supposed nuclear ties with Syria Al-Arabiya A new Western intelligence assessment points to efforts by the Syrian government to renew its operations in an underground and clandestine facility, close to Qusayr near the border of Lebanon, in order to produce nuclear weapons. Citing the Western ... |
The National | Islamic State militants 'execute 15 people in Syria' BBC News The Islamic State (IS) militant group is reported to have executed 15 people over the past 24 hours in Syria. Some of the victims were shot and crucified, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Horrifying images have also ... America needs to develop a consistent policy in Syria Getting serious: US troops headed to train Syrian rebels ISIS behead and shoot dead 17 people in bid to control Syrian 'caliphate' |
Sydney Morning Herald | Hayat Boumeddiene's easy route: How terrorists slip through Turkey into Syria Sydney Morning Herald Boumeddiene entered Syria as thousands of foreign fighters and activists have before her – she flew into Istanbul and either drove or caught a bus on the 1000-plus kilometre journey to south-eastern Turkey. Her mobile phone was last tracked near the ... |
New York Times | Two Italian Aid Workers Held Hostage in Syria Are Released New York Times ROME — Two Italian women abducted by Islamist militants while doing aid work in northern Syria last year have been freed and are en route home, Italy's government announced Thursday. The women, Greta Ramelli and Vanessa Marzullo, believed to have ... Italian aid workers held hostage in Syria are freed Syria conflict: Italian aid worker hostages freed Two Italian female aid workers freed after being held in Syria since last year |
The Independent | Anti-terror police question London teenager Silhan Ozcelik 'who went to Syria ... The Independent Since she travelled to Syria in October last year detectives have been working to establish whether she went to the war-torn country to join the Kurdish YPJ to fight against Isis or to volunteer as a humanitarian worker. Speaking yesterday afternoon ... 'Syria fighter' suspect schoolgirl's mum had heart attack from worrying about ... Schoolgirl arrested at Stansted airport returning from warzone bailed after ... |
Bloomberg | Belgium Deploys Troops Amid Threat From Syrian Jihadis Bloomberg The government estimates that, as of October, 350 Belgian nationals had traveled to Syria and Iraq since violence escalated there almost four years ago and more than 70 of them have returned. Among them were the two gunmen killed on Thursday night in a ... Belgium: hotbed of fighters heading to Syria and Iraq Belgium a hotbed of fighters heading to Syria and Iraq OSINT Summary: Belgian counter-terrorism raid targets alleged Syria returnees |
Fox News | Syrian opposition to snub Moscow peace talks invite Al Jazeera America A Russian initiative to revive Syria's dormant peace process in Moscow later this month appears to be on the verge of collapse, as questions about Russia's role as arbiter threatens to extinguish even a dim flicker of hope for an end to Syria's bloody ... Russia's peace initiative for Syria falters as opposition shuns proposed talks ... Russia's incomprehensible Syria policy Key opposition party to attend Syria crisis meetings in Moscow |
The Independent | Washington warns 'perfect storm' of conditions leaves Isis-controlled Iraq and ... The Independent Syria's healthcare system has been devastated by almost four years of conflict. More than half of the public hospitals in the country – previously a regional leader in healthcare – are closed or only partially functioning, leaving some patients forced ... |