The Globe and Mail | Why Canada is in Iraq – and should stay out of Syria The Globe and Mail In Syria, who would Canada be fighting for? In Iraq, the question is easy to answer. The bulk of the Canadian mission is about supporting Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, which has its own long-standing, motivated military force, the peshmerga. Canada says it will bomb Islamic State 'safe havens' in Syria Canada to Extend Airstrikes Against IS, Go Into Syria Questions remain over plan to bomb ISIL in Syria |
Reuters | Islamic State recruits 400 children since January: Syria monitor Reuters The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the children, all aged under 18, were recruited near schools, mosques and in public areas where Islamic State carries out killings and brutal punishments on local people. One such young boy appeared in a ... IS 'trains hundreds of child soldiers in Syria' IS trains hundreds of child soldiers in Syria: report ISIS has recruited 400 children in Syria since January - report |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Tightens Border With Syria Amid Terrorism Fears Wall Street Journal Turkey partially closed its last two border gates into Syria this month amid fears of an impending terror attack, highlighting Ankara's difficulties in coping with a humanitarian crisis on its doorstep while trying to stop the flow of foreign jihadists ... Blog: The missing Syria girls and the importance of 'blame' Ismail Hamdoun of Toronto among medical students in ISIS-controlled Syria Canadian among group of medical students that travelled to ISIS-controlled ... |
Reuters UK | Syria's Assad urges united front with Iraq against terrorism - state media Reuters UK AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called on Tuesday during talks with Iraq's foreign minister in Damascus for a united front with Baghdad in tackling terrorism as the two countries battle Islamic State militants on their territory. Nusra Front quietly rises in Syria, could outlast ISIS Iraq foreign minister backs Syria fight against 'terror' Re-stabilizing Syria begins with the departure of Assad |
The Guardian | Syria's war-scarred citadel of Aleppo: a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 2 The Guardian Like the massive crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers, which was held for over a year by rebel forces who could dominate a valley full of Christian villages west of Homs, the Aleppo citadel used to be one of Syria's major tourist attractions ... |
Yahoo News | Syrian Rebels Shell City of Aleppo, Killing at Least 13 ABC News Syrian rebels fired mortar rounds into government-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo during rush hour Monday, killing 13 people and wounding dozens, state-run TV and an activist group said. The violence was the latest in the flare-up in Aleppo ... Nusra Front quietly rises in Syria as Islamic State targeted Al Qaeda militants in Syria parade captured regime helicopter airman on video Syria helicopter crashes in rebel-held Idlib |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Millions in US military equipment lost as Yemen heads down Syria's path Reuters Blogs (blog) The reportedly hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of U.S. weapons, equipment and supplies falling into enemy hands in Iraq, Syria and now in Yemen are more than just signs of strategic failure. Rather, they're part of a long list of recent ... Hezbollah's gains in Syria have triggered concerns in Israel The illusion of a peaceful solution in Syria |
CNN | Medical Students From Britain Are Sought in Syria New York Times They are in their late teens and early 20s, and they apparently kept their travel plans hidden from their families until just before entering Syria when at least one of them sent a message to her sister, The Observer newspaper reported. Some of the ... 'Brainwashed' foreign medical students traveled to Syria, lawmaker says Nine British medics feared to have crossed into Syria Report: 9 British Medical Students Traveled To ISIS-Controlled Syria |
New York Post | Syria's diabolic lesson for Iran New York Post Take a look at Syria, where Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad is up to his old tricks — using chemical weapons despite his “deal” to get rid of them. And no one seems to care. Why would Iran be any different? Last week, Syrian army helicopters dropped ... |
McClatchy Washington Bureau | French newspaper: U.S., Syria in talks to free American journalist McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are negotiating with Syrian President Bashar Assad's government for the release of a McClatchy journalist who vanished more than two years ago while reporting in Syria, according to a French newspaper report published ... U.S. reportedly negotiating for Houston reporter's release from Syria |