The Guardian | Asio: Isis still a threat despite coalition successes in Syria and Iraq The Guardian “Since January 2014, Isil has focused on capturing and consolidating control over large areas of Iraq and Syria. It operates across much of Iraq and Syria, but is based in the Iraqi provinces of Ninewa and al-Anbar and the Syrian province of al-Raqqa ... US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State US, partners continue airstrikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State Toddlers Snatched At U.K. Airport From ISIS Mother Returning From War-Torn ... |
New York Times | Syria Deaths Hit New High in 2014, Observer Group Says New York Times The group, based in Britain, uses a network of contacts inside Syria to tally casualties, and its figures cannot be independently corroborated. The United Nations, which once regularly documented the numbers of dead and wounded in Syria, discontinued ... Syria's war 'killed 76021' in 2014 Syria conflict: 76000 die in deadliest year - activists Assad Makes Rare Visit To Syria Front Line |
Military Times | Pentagon denies attempted Special Operations raid in Syria Washington Post U.S. military officials on Friday denied reports that the U.S.-led military coalition overseeing operations in Iraq and Syria launched a Special Operations raid in the Islamic State's stronghold, following a burst of claims from activists in the region ... Saudi IS cleric killed in northern Syria Airstrikes, rival shelling kill dozens in Syria US vet says fighting in Syria was as easy as buying airplane ticket to Miami |
Daily Mail | Two children seized from 'Jihadi' mother arrested returning from Syria Daily Mail The Haringey-based family, who are understood to have links to Birmingham, had travelled from Istanbul with the Turkish airline Atlasjet, which also operates a flight to Gaziantep - nicknamed ISIS International for its proximity to the Syrian border ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Dispatch: Syria rebels 'burned down churches and destroyed Christian graves' Telegraph.co.uk When this assault began last year, Turkey's then prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was facing a general election and his rebel allies in Syria were losing ground to regime forces. The offensive on Kessab was intended to bolster both the insurgents ... |
Aljazeera.com | Europe's fear of Syria's ghost boats Aljazeera.com The story of the Ezadeen, the ship set on autopilot and set towards Europe with 450 fleeing Syrian refugees on board, could be a turning point in the European response to the crisis in Syria. With a conflict that has killed some 200,000 people burning ... |
TIME | Syrian Refugees Must Now Apply for a Visa Before Crossing into Lebanon TIME Mideast Lebanon Syria In this June 19, 2014 file photo, a Syrian refugee woman hangs laundry at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Majdal Anjar, Lebanon. Bilal Hussein—AP ... Breaking News: North Korea says rejects fresh US sanctions calling them ... Over 1000 ISIS fighters hide in Lebanese mountains on Syrian border - security ... As Aleppo Goes, So Goes Syria? |
International Business Times UK | Report: Two hostage rescues fail in Syria The Hill Coalition forces pounded Raqqa, an ISIS stronghold in Syria, with airstrikes Thursday night and, at the same time, tried to undertake two hostage rescue missions, according to Raqqa is Silently Being Slaughtered, an activist group opposed to Syrian ... Syria Isis news: US Special Forces mission to rescue Jordanian pilot fails ... US Special Forces abandon attempt to free Jordanian pilot held hostage by ISIS |
NBCNews.com | American Volunteers Refuse to Abandon Syria's Children NBCNews.com Sergie Attar, 40, a mother of two and a writer and architect, and painter Kinda Hibrawi, 36, helped launch Karam Foundation, a U.S. charity to aid Syrians in need, especially children. "Our job is to try to bring as much hope as possible," Hibrawi said ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syrians fleeing war maimed by landmines Aljazeera.com Haldun Solmazturk, a retired Turkish army brigadier-general, who was involved in laying mines on the border, told Al Jazeera that Turkey started placing mines there in the 1950s when the country became a NATO member and Syria was considered a proxy ... Turkish sergeant kidnapped in Syria border Turkish soldier kidnapped in Syria: Sources Turkish noncommissioned officer allegedly abducted in Syria |