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Air strike in Syria hits Nusra Front camp: monitor, sources - Reuters Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:08:26 GMT

The Guardian

Air strike in Syria hits Nusra Front camp: monitor, sources Reuters The Syrian army said it carried out the attack. The leader of a mainstream rebel group said the latest air strike appeared to have been carried out by the U.S.-led alliance that has been attacking Islamic State in Syria, citing the precision of the ... US-led strikes kill nine at headquarters of al-Qaida's Syria branch, activists sayThe Guardian Nine Nusra fighters killed in Syria airstrikeThe Daily Star The US Needs to Rethink Its Anti-ISIS Approach in SyriaTIME International Business Times -Yahoo News all 103 news articles »

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Deaths Reported in Syria of Top Figures in Group Affiliated With Al Qaeda - New York Times Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:53:29 GMT

New York Times

Deaths Reported in Syria of Top Figures in Group Affiliated With Al Qaeda New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A loyalist of Osama bin Laden who trained fighters to battle American troops in Iraq and became a commander of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria was killed there in the last week along with three fellow leaders, according to Syrian ... US Syria strategy falters with collapse of rebel groupReuters Blast kills top leaders of Qaeda branch in SyriaAl-Arabiya Source: Syrian warplanes kill leaders of al Qaeda affiliateCNN BBC News -Newsweek -Asharq Alawsat English all 528 news articles »

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Race in Iraq and Syria to Record and Shield Art Falling to ISIS - New York Times Mon, 09 Mar 2015 01:34:34 GMT

New York Times

Race in Iraq and Syria to Record and Shield Art Falling to ISIS New York Times BAGHDAD — In those areas of Iraq and Syria controlled by the Islamic State, residents are furtively recording on their cellphones damage done to antiquities by the extremist group. In northern Syria, museum curators have covered precious mosaics with ... Gunmen kill more than 12 Islamic State militants in eastern SyriaReuters US-led coalition conducts 13 air strikes against Isis in Iraq and Syria in 24 ...The Guardian US strikes oil refinery run by IS in SyriaRTE.ie Reuters UK -FRANCE 24 all 198 news articles »

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Republic-Cronkite forum on Syria sheds light on humanitarian crisis - azcentral.com Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:59:01 GMT

azcentral.com

Republic-Cronkite forum on Syria sheds light on humanitarian crisis azcentral.com Arizonans gathered Wednesday to learn more about Syria, a country whose civil war hit home last month when Kayla Mueller's parents confirmed her death. About 200 people attended the forum co-hosted by The Republic and ASU's Walter Cronkite School ... and more »

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This week marks four year since start of uprising in Syria - Al Jazeera America Mon, 09 Mar 2015 02:17:46 GMT

This week marks four year since start of uprising in Syria Al Jazeera America This week marks four years since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al Assad. The uprising, which has been a part of the larger Arab Spring, spiraled into a civil war that's left more than 200,000 people dead, and more than 9 million others ...

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Syria girls' letter could have been handled better - police - BBC News Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:41:57 GMT

BBC News

Syria girls' letter could have been handled better - police BBC News Police have said attempts to contact the families of three London girls now thought to be in Syria could have been handled differently "with hindsight". Their families say the Metropolitan Police did not tell them that a friend of the girls was already ... Missing ISIS schoolgirls 'traced to Syria home run by British woman who helped ...mirror.co.uk UK police defend actions over teenage girls who flew to SyriaReuters Syria-bound girls' parents should have been given letters directly, police admitThe Guardian NBCNews.com -The Independent all 238 news articles »

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Syrian Kurds Repel Islamic State Weekend Attack on Christian Villages - Wall Street Journal Sun, 08 Mar 2015 23:07:36 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syrian Kurds Repel Islamic State Weekend Attack on Christian Villages Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds repulsed a fresh assault by Islamic State on a cluster of Christian villages in northeastern Syria, according to residents and officials in the area. The battles in Hasakah province during the weekend have residents ... German woman fighter dead in Kurd-IS clashes in SyriaYahoo News German woman fighter dead in Kurd-ISIS clashes in SyriaAl-Arabiya German woman fighter killed in SyriaPress TV The Daily Star -Jerusalem Post Israel News all 131 news articles »

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EU accuses Syrian man of buying IS oil for govt; he denies charge - Reuters Sun, 08 Mar 2015 16:30:19 GMT

Financial Times

EU accuses Syrian man of buying IS oil for govt; he denies charge Reuters Adding to its list of sanctions on supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the EU said Haswani worked as an intermediary to agree oil contracts between Syria and Islamic State. "George Haswani provides support (for) and benefits from the regime ... Syria sanctions reveal regime collusion with IsisFinancial Times EU Expands Sanctions on SyriaWall Street Journal Oil middleman between Syria and Isil is new target for EU sanctionsTelegraph.co.uk International Business Times -Business Insider -New York Times all 335 news articles »

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Jewish mother, daughter make aliya from Syria - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:14:42 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Jewish mother, daughter make aliya from Syria Jerusalem Post Israel News Another daughter, who was turned down, returned to Syria. She had married a Muslim with children from a previous marriage and agreed to convert to Islam by a Muslim cleric. A source familiar with the situation explained that the second daughter's ... Jewish mother and daughter immigrate to Israel after escaping Syriai24news all 63 news articles »

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A day of remembrance for the women of Turkey and Syria - Daily Sabah Sun, 08 Mar 2015 23:05:57 GMT

Daily Sabah

A day of remembrance for the women of Turkey and Syria Daily Sabah For displaced Syrian women in Turkey whose number was estimated to be around 850,000, which makes up almost half of the total population of Syrians in the country, the biggest problem is being forced to live away from home due to an ongoing war that ... and more »