New York Times | Two Rockets Fired From Syria Hit Israeli-Controlled Part of Golan Heights New York Times JERUSALEM — At least two rockets fired from Syria struck the Israeli-controlled portion of the Golan Heights on Tuesday and Israel responded with artillery toward the suspected launching sites in Syria, according to the Israeli military. The exchange ... Tensions Escalate on Israel-Syria Border Israel launches airstrikes on Syria following rocket attack, 'red line ... IDF retaliates after two rockets fired from Syria explode on Golan Heights |
Daily Beast | Exclusive: Obama Cuts Off Syrian Rebels Cash Daily Beast GAZIANTEP, Turkey — In the past several months, many of the Syrian rebel groups previously favored by the CIA have had their money and supplies cut off or substantially reduced, even as President Obama touted the strategic importance of American ... |
Reuters | Syrian opposition starts talks in Moscow, expectations low Reuters The talks have been spurned by key political opposition and do not involve the main insurgent groups fighting on the ground nearly four years into the war in Syria. Opposition members who refused to attend cited Moscow's long-standing backing for ... Assad vows not to let Tehran manipulate Syria's affairs: 'Iran has no ... Syrian Rebels Want To Fight Assad, But Now They'll Face ISIS Assad: Erdogan is 'personally responsible' for Syrian chaos |
Washington Post (blog) | Map: How the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria has surged since October Washington Post (blog) The number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria, mostly to fight alongside the Islamic State, has grown to 20,000 — up more than 5,000 from previous estimates made in October, according to the International Center for the Study of ... The number of foreigners fighting in Syria and Iraq just hit an alarming new ... Number of Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria Reaches All-Time High ISIS mobilizes 20000 foreign fighters in Syria, Iraq |
Fox News | A small victory in Syria is no reason to celebrate as the Islamic State gets ... Washington Post U.S. OFFICIALS are celebrating a modest victory in the war against the Islamic State in Syria — the apparently successful defense of the Kurdish town of Kobane, on the border with Turkey. Under siege since early October, Kobane has little strategic ... Islamic State group pushed out of Syria's Kobani Battles continue outside Syria's Kobani after Kurds claim victory Kurds expand fight against IS after retaking Syria's Kobane |
U.S. News & World Report | Former Top Officers: Absence of White House Strategy Makes ISIS, Iraq, Syria ... U.S. News & World Report An absence of clear policies from the White House makes it impossible for the U.S. to achieve any sort of victory in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the region, according to three former top military officers who oversaw recent wars there ... Retired generals: US set for failure in Iraq and Syria without clear strategy |
Reuters | Syria raises fuel prices to snuff out black market, soothe unrest Reuters Protesters say war profiteers and well-connected businessmen are reselling subsided fuel at much higher prices in a black market that most ordinary Syrians now rely on. Western sanctions do not bar companies from selling diesel to Syria but many firms ... |
How A Single Town In Syria Became A Symbol Of The War Against ISIS NPR Now that Kurdish fighters have retaken the Syrian border town of Kobani from ISIS, the Obama administration is assessing the significance of the development. For months, officials suggested the town was of little strategic significance even as ... |
Israel Says 2 Rockets From Syria Strike Golan Heights ABC News At least two rockets launched from Syria struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday and Israel responded with artillery fire, the Israeli military said. The fire comes after an airstrike last week in Syria attributed to Israel that killed ... |
Wall Street Journal | Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry Wall Street Journal A rebel fighter with the Hazzm Movement walks with his weapon in the Syrian province of Aleppo in June. Hazzm is among the most trusted of the "trusted commanders" in a Central Intelligence Agency weapons and training program in Syria. Photo: Reuters. CIA's Failed Syria Rebel Arming Program in Tatters A conspicuous failure of US policy in Syria Who Are The “Moderates” Washington's Supporting In Syria? |