The Guardian | Islamic State Seizes Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria New York Times AMMAN, Jordan — Islamic State militants have seized most of a sprawling Palestinian refugee district in the southern part of the Syrian capital, Damascus, an area that has been under siege and bombardment for nearly two years already, according to ... Thousands Trapped Inside Syria's Yarmouk Refugee Camp As ISIS Takes Over Syria: Islamic State seizes control of refugee camp near Damascus 'ISIS takes 90 percent of Palestinian refugee camp in Syria' |
New York Times | A Norway Town and Its Pipeline to Jihad in Syria New York Times But the subterranean currents that pushed so many young men to Syria from Lisleby, a Frederikstad district of just 6,000, stand out as an example of a phenomenon none of those theories can explain: Why it is that certain towns, and even small areas ... |
The Guardian | US-led coalition launches 15 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Isis The Guardian Strikes have been ongoing in Iraq since 8 August and Syria since 23 September. More than 2,000 have been carried out, hindering but not defeating Isis fighters who last year took control of large areas of both countries and have since executed a number ... |
New York Times | Main Syria-Jordan Crossing Under Insurgent Assault New York Times The power struggle at the Nasib crossing, coupled with Syrian government airstrikes that hit nearby on Thursday, is the latest cross-border spillover from Syria's four-year war, and it has led to new tensions between Jordan and Syria. Adding to the ... April 3rd, 2015 · 2 min read Syria: The Executive Summary, 4/2 Main border crossing between Syria, Jordan in chaos Syria: Assad regime losing control of border crossings |
The Guardian | Six people arrested in Dover over Syria-related terrorism offences The Guardian The arrests come a day after Turkish security forces detained nine British nationals who were allegedly attempting to enter Syria. The group, five adults and four children from Rochdale in northern England, included the 21-year-old student son of a ... UK police says arrest six at port on Syria-related offences Six Arrested In Dover In Syria Terror Probe Six arrested at Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism |
The Guardian | Family Had Concerns Over 'Syria-Bound' Brit Sky News Waheed Ahmed was with his aunt, two cousins and the wife of one of his cousins when they were stopped by authorities in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border. They had also taken four children with them. The 21-year-old is due to be sent back to the ... Police search Rochdale councillor's home after son's arrest on Syrian border Syria border arrests: Police search family home of seized Briton Turkey to deport nine Britons reportedly detained trying to reach Syria |
The Economist | Syria's civil war The Economist He has had to recruit more widely for the army, yet he cannot trust the conscripts drawn from Syria's Sunni-majority population. It is said that Sunni pilots are not now allowed to fly aircraft. A well-connected man in Damascus says many are flown by ... Are we bombing friend or foe in Syria? Syria keen on Russian expansion in Middle East Assad Dismisses Claims Government Used Chlorine on Syrians as 'Propaganda' |
BBC News | Tunisia to revive Syria ties to track jihadists BBC News Tunisia says it plans to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria in order to track its citizens who have gone to fight alongside Islamist militants. Some 3,000 Tunisian jihadists are thought to have gone to Syria and Iraq. Tunisian concerns about home ... Tunisia Plans to Renew Ties with Syria to Help Track Fighters Tunisia says plans to renew ties with Syria to help track fighters Tunisia to mend Syria ties |
U.S. News & World Report | Bruising week for Syria's Assad as troops suffer losses U.S. News & World Report BEIRUT (AP) — It was a bruising week for Syria's Bashar Assad. The rapid collapse of his forces on two fronts in the north and south brought the opposition its biggest victories in two years, raising serious questions about the president's ability to ... As regional war rages, Syria's Assad faces setbacks Syrian rebels capture main border crossing with Jordan |
Center for Research on Globalization | US-Israel Wage War on Iran in Syria Center for Research on Globalization The ongoing conflict in Syria has always been a proxy conflict aimed at Iran, as well as nearby Russia, and more distant China. As far back as 2007, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh warned in his 9-page New Yorker report “The Redirection Is ... Syria says Iran nuclear deal will ease regional tensions Syria praises Iran for 'tension-easing' nuclear deal Iran-supported Syria praises framework nuclear deal |