Jerusalem Post Israel News | Israel Launches Airstrike On Syria Border, Says Militants Approached With ... Huffington Post JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said Sunday it launched an airstrike on its border with Syria after spotting militants carrying a bomb in the Israeli-held Golan Heights. The military said it carried out the strike after troops saw "a group of armed ... Report: Israeli strike in Syria was aimed at thwarting attack on strategic ... Israeli airstrikes target alleged militants on border IDF foils attempted terror attack in Golan, near Syria border |
Reuters | Assad's hold on power looks shakier than ever as rebels advance in Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — A surge of rebel gains in Syria is overturning long-held assumptions about the durability of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, which now appears in greater peril than at any time in the past three years. The capture Saturday of the town of ... Syrian jets pound insurgent-held town: monitor Rebels seize northwest Syrian town as government retaliates Can Syrian rebels unite against Assad? |
Reuters | Syria Remains Silent on Intelligence Official's Death New York Times Rustom Ghazali, long a powerful figure in Syria's intelligence apparatus, has died in Damascus, the capital, a Lebanese television channel reported Friday. Reports simmered for weeks that he had been severely beaten in an internal government dispute. Syria's former spy chief dies in unclear circumstances: source Syria's spy chiefs meet untimely deaths Syria's former spy chief dies in unclear circumstances |
Official: Palestinian operatives helped free Syria hostages U.S. News & World Report JERUSALEM (AP) — A top Palestinian intelligence official provided first details Sunday of the release of two Swedish hostages held in Syria for 17 months, saying the captors drove them to a pre-arranged drop-off point, pushed them out of the car and ... |
The Guardian | Australian doctor stars in Isis video urging others to join him in Syria The Guardian Peter Dutton, who is also acting foreign affairs minister, said Tareq Khamleh, an Adelaide doctor, had left for Syria some time in March, according to security agencies. Khamleh has appeared in a propaganda video for Isis, calling himself Abu Yusuf ... Islamic State: Australian-trained doctor Tareq Kamleh appears in IS propaganda ... |
UN Refugee Official Calls Situation in Syria and Iraq 'Unsustainable' New York Times The war that has engulfed Syria and spread into Iraq has displaced 14 million people, including four million Syrian refugees scattered to neighboring countries, and it has created “host fatigue,” which has further aggravated the crisis, United Nations ... |
Reuters | UN aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help Reuters "The government, armed and terrorist groups, continue to kill, maim, rape, torture and take Syria to new lows that seemed unimaginable a few years ago," said Amos. "We need the numbness to the senseless violence and the apparent apathy to end.". Angelina Jolie criticizes UN security council for paralysis over Syria Watch Angelina Jolie Call on the UN to Save Lives in Syria Angelina Jolie blasts world powers on Syria's refugee crisis |
Yahoo News | Syria changes passport rules for citizens abroad Yahoo News The document's reference to "non-official passports" appeared to relate to a January decision by opposition representatives in Qatar to extend passports for Syrians in the Gulf country. Syria's regime no longer has an embassy in Doha, which is a key ... Syria changes passport regulations for citizens abroad |
Al-Arabiya | US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq: US military Yahoo News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Saturday to Sunday morning and conducted 17 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said. In Syria, the air strikes hit Islamic ... US, allies conduct 15 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military US, allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq Airstrikes continue against IS targets in Syria, Iraq |
Fox News | UN invites Syrian government, opposition to peace talks but ISIS not included Fox News April 12, 2015 - Syrians walking at the damaged backyard of a school after a Syrian government air strike in an opposition-held neighborhood in Aleppo killed several people, including children, activists said. The UN Syria envoy has invited the Syrian ... UN invites Syrian parties to Geneva peace talks in May |