Toronto Jane's Twitter trail through Syria CNN (CNN) She has a picture of an ISIS beheading on her Twitter profile page, and tweets support for the terror group from Syria. But what worries researchers the most about this woman they call "Toronto Jane" or "LA" is that only a few months ago, she was ... |
BBC News | What does Assad really think about Syria's civil war? BBC News A cynical liar or a president fighting for the best interests of his country? As Syria enters its fifth year of conflict, how much responsibility does President Bashar al-Assad believe he bears for his nation's crisis? I have been wondering why Bashar ... UN Envoy Says Assad Is Crucial to Defusing Conflict in Syria UN envoy says Assad part of solution for easing Syria violence Assad 'part of the solution' in Syria: UN envoy |
New York Times | From Syria, an Atlas of a Country in Ruins New York Times Recent satellite image analysis by Unitar-Unosat, an agency of the United Nations, reveals vast devastation in major cities across Syria from the civil war that started nearly four years ago. The four cities below are among those analyzed by the agency ... |
RT | RT Arabic crew comes under militant fire in Syria RT A crew from RT's Arabic channel, together with a group of other TV journalists, came under fire from Al-Nusra Front militants near the Syrian city of Daraa. None of RT's staff were hurt in the attack, though two members of a Syrian television crew were ... Is Syria Falling to Al-Qaeda? |
New York Times | Unpaid, Unarmed Lifesavers in Syria New York Times WHO would have thought there could be an uplifting story from Syria? Yet side by side with the worst of humanity, you often see the best. In Syria, that's a group of volunteers called the White Helmets. Its members rush to each bombing and claw ... |
Daily Mail | Kayla Mueller's lover reveals he went to Syria to save her Daily Mail At great personal risk, Omar had ventured into the heart of the terror group's power base in Syria to try to bring her home. Naively, perhaps, he was convinced that all Kayla had to do was confirm their cover story that they were man and wife to the IS ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Hezbollah making gains against anti-Assad Islamists in south Syria, Nasrallah ... Jerusalem Post Israel News While Qassem did not specify the exact manner in which his organization is aiding the Assad military, he did note that “the press in Israel is devoting a good deal of attention to [what is taking place in southern Syria] because the rebels and the Al ... Syrian Rebels Seek Israelis' Help 100 killed in week of clashes in south Syria — monitor Nearly 100 Killed in Clashes Between Hezbollah, Syrian Rebels |
Military Times | Former Lebanese PM calls on Hezbollah to withdraw from Syria Military Times Hezbollah has sent fighters to Syria to back Assad's forces against rebels trying to remove him from power. The armed intervention in Syria earned the Shiite group the enmity of Syria's predominantly Sunni rebels. Assad is a member of the Alawite sect, ... |
Reuters UK | Kurds regain Syrian villages from Islamic State: monitor Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led air strikes have regained control of at least 163 villages around the Syrian town of Kobani after driving back Islamic State militants in the past three weeks, a group monitoring the conflict said on ... Air strikes in Syria kill at least 20 Islamic State fighters - monitor Air strikes kill 21 in Syria Airstrikes in Syria kill at least 20 ISIS fighters: activists |
Al-Arabiya | Islamic State targeted in 13 airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: joint task force Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged nine airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and four in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Saturday. The attacks in Iraq hit Islamic State tactical units ... ISIS targeted in 13 airstrikes in Iraq, Syria McCallie graduate Dr. Vaughn talks about ISIS looting, civil war erasing Syria ... Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Targets in Syria, Iraq |