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Three Syria-bound British teenagers held by counter-terrorism police - The Guardian Sun, 15 Mar 2015 15:39:32 GMT

The Guardian

Three Syria-bound British teenagers held by counter-terrorism police The Guardian The Met said: “On Friday, 13 March officers from the CTC were made aware that two 17-year-old boys from north-west London had gone missing and were believed to be travelling to Syria. Inquiries revealed that they had travelled with a third male aged 19. UK Arrests 3 Teens Stopped in Turkey on Way to SyriaABC News Turkey sends teenagers back to UK after Syria attemptBBC News ​3 UK teens arrested, believed on way to SyriaCBS News Aljazeera.com -New York Post all 1,448 news articles »

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Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad - Reuters Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:03:32 GMT

Reuters

Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad Reuters Kerry said the United States and other countries, which he did not name, were exploring ways to reignite the diplomatic process to end the conflict in Syria. "What we're pushing for is to get him (Assad) to come and do that, and it may require that ... State Department: Kerry will not speak to Syria president AssadThe Guardian Opinion: Everyone has failed SyriaDeutsche Welle Kerry Suggests There Is a Place for Assad in Syria TalksNew York Times Washington Post (blog) -NPR -Wall Street Journal all 472 news articles »

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Syrian military on offensive as conflict enters fifth year - Reuters Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:19:47 GMT

Reuters

Syrian military on offensive as conflict enters fifth year Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's air force carried out air strikes on Sunday on Douma city, an insurgent stronghold northeast of Damascus, with 18 people killed and at least 100 wounded including children and other civilians, the Britain-based Syrian ... Report: Israel treating al-Qaida fighters wounded in Syria civil warJerusalem Post Israel News all 41 news articles »

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An Ever-Bleaker Syria, From All Vantage Points - New York Times Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:46:15 GMT

New York Times

An Ever-Bleaker Syria, From All Vantage Points New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Government helicopters rained barrel bombs on villages across Syria last week, killing civilians and demolishing homes. Hundreds of combatants died in battles that failed to move the front lines. And activists spread videos of hungry ... Syria four years on: What prospect for peace?Aljazeera.com Refugee Women and Children Suffer as Syrian Civil War Enters Fifth YearU.S. News & World Report Searching for light in war-torn SyriaBBC News Deutsche Welle -Daily Mail -Huffington Post all 146 news articles »

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Syria girls: Families urge three UK teens to come home - BBC News Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:40:49 GMT

BBC News

Syria girls: Families urge three UK teens to come home BBC News The families of three UK schoolgirls missing in Syria have appealed for them to immediately come home. Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, left the UK last month for Syria, where it is feared they have joined Islamic State. First British teen to join Islamic State in Syria namedChannel 4 News Father of first girl who fled to Syria 'warned police to watch friends'ITV News all 28 news articles »

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Syria's suffering revealed in satellite images - BBC News Sun, 15 Mar 2015 08:48:32 GMT

BBC News

Syria's suffering revealed in satellite images BBC News The "terrible human suffering" inflicted on the people of Syria has been revealed in satellite imagery, the UN's Institute for Training and Research (Unitar) says. Markets, power supplies, schools and hospitals are among sites destroyed amid the ... and more »

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Woman sues ABC over Media Watch comments on her trip to Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:47:41 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Woman sues ABC over Media Watch comments on her trip to Syria Sydney Morning Herald A Sydney woman of Syrian heritage is suing the ABC's Media Watch for depicting her as a backer of, and a PR mouthpiece for, the brutal regime of President Bashar al-Assad. In a politically-sensitive case that will test alleged bias in media coverage of ...

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Kurdish, Christian Forces Gain on IS in NE Syria Battles - ABC News Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:11:53 GMT

ABC News

Kurdish, Christian Forces Gain on IS in NE Syria Battles ABC News Kurdish fighters and Christian militiamen are making gains against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, with intense clashes amid airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, an activist group and a Kurdish official said Saturday. Nasser Haj Mansour ... Kurds battle Islamic State in Syria, US-led coalition jets strikeReuters ISIS rolled back in Syria and Iraq as US-led Coalition ramps up airstrikes and ...Daily Mail all 409 news articles »

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Ex-IS hostage describes mock executions while held in Syria - Yahoo News Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:18:13 GMT

Yahoo News

Ex-IS hostage describes mock executions while held in Syria Yahoo News LONDON (AP) — A former hostage held in Syria by Islamic State extremists for more than six months has described mock executions and other forms of psychological torture against him and other captives. and more »

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Four years of hell: Aid groups say world is failing Syria's civilians - CNN Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:08:41 GMT

CNN

Four years of hell: Aid groups say world is failing Syria's civilians CNN The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, has reported that 2014 was the deadliest year so far in the grinding conflict that began in March 2011 as an uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and ... 83 percent of Syria's lights have gone out. See for yourself what that looks like.Vox Chilling Syrian numbers: 83% of electricity cut, life expectancy drops 20 yearsToronto Star Satellite Images Show How War Turned Out The Lights In SyriaHuffington Post RT -Washington Post (blog) -TIME all 614 news articles »