BBC News | Medical Students From Britain Are Sought in Syria New York Times LONDON — Six medical students and three recent graduates are the latest Britons believed to have traveled to Syria to work in the territory controlled by Islamic State militants. The four women and five men, who were all born in Britain and had been ... Nine British medics feared to have crossed into Syria Nine UK Medical Students 'Working In Syria' 9 British medical students feared to be in Syria via Turkey |
BBC News | Syria helicopter crashes in rebel-held Idlib BBC News A Syrian government helicopter has crashed in a rebel-held area in the country's north-west, activists say. The helicopter went down in Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib province, an area held by opposition fighters, including those from al-Nusra Front, the ... Islamist rebels in Syria capture four crew members after helicopter crashes Islamists capture Syria regime helicopter crew Crashed Syrian army helicopter crew captured by rebels |
Syria has long been a country divided Toronto Star Though hardly a drop of blood had been spilled, four years ago this week Syria's capital Damascus was on edge. One hundred kilometres south, in the border town of Daraa, the embers of a revolution were aflame. “There are soldiers shooting people in the ... |
NBCNews.com | CIA Director John Brennan: ISIS Momentum in Iraq and Syria 'Blunted' NBCNews.com A U.S. counterterrorism official said that encouraging attacks by "fan boys" in Paris and Tunis allows ISIS to reap cheap publicity without expending the precious revenues needed to protect its caliphate in Iraq and Syria. All the terror attacks ... CIA'S Brennan: Islamic State's momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq CIA: IS Halted In Iraq, Syria |
Wall Street Journal | UK to Help Train Syrian Opposition Against ISIS; Stops Short of Airstrikes Wall Street Journal LONDON—Britain plans to participate in a U.S.-led effort to train Syrian opposition troops, according to people familiar with the matter, but it will stop short of joining its closest ally in conducting airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria. The U ... Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Military airstrikes continue against ISIL in Syria and Iraq US, partners continue bombing IS in Syria, Iraq |
Sydney Morning Herald | Khaled Sharrouf's daughter, 14, marries Mohamed Elomar in Syria: claim Sydney Morning Herald Australian Islamic State member Khaled Sharrouf's 14-year-old daughter has apparently boasted about marrying her father's best friend, Mohamed Elomar, in Syria. Sharrouf and Elomar are fighting with the terrorist group and horrified the world last year ... |
Al-Manar TV | Syria exiled opposition to snub Moscow peace talks Yahoo News Beirut (AFP) - Syria's exiled opposition announced Saturday that it had declined an invitation from Russia to attend peace talks in Moscow with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad's government. US Ambassador: Russian Veto 'Extremely Disruptive' on Syria Assad Pledges to Push for Second Round of Syria Talks in Moscow Resolving Syrian crisis |
Al-Arabiya | Deadly attacks in Syria kill more than 100 Al-Arabiya More than 100 people were killed in Syria in 24 hours of violence after fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) attacked regime troops and a suicide bomber caused carnage at Kurdish New Year celebrations, a monitor said Friday. More ... Two Bombings in Northeastern Syria Kill Dozens Attack on Kurds in NE Syria Kills at Least 20, Wounds 70 Syria conflict: Kurds targeted in Hassakeh bombings |
The Guardian | Report says nearly 650000 besieged in Syria The Guardian Nearly 650,000 Syrians are living in besieged communities in the country's civil war, more than three times the UN estimate, according to a new report that gives a graphic account of hundreds of deaths in areas the world has struggled for years to reach. 'Slow Death' report claims Syria's siege tactics killed 560 |
Toronto Star | World yawns as Syria enters the dark ages: Burman Toronto Star Last Sunday, Syria's bloody civil war entered its fifth year. If we needed a reminder about that — and, let's face it, we do — it came on Tuesday when the criminal regime of President Bashar Assad was accused of carrying out a chlorine gas attack ... |