BBC News | Turkey PM Davutoglu in unauthorised visit to tomb in Syria BBC News Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has crossed briefly into Syria to visit the historic tomb of the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman empire. Suleyman Shah's tomb was relocated in a covert Turkish military operation in February over ... Turkish prime minister crosses into Syria to pay surprise visit to Ottoman tomb Turkish PM crosses into Syria to visit historic Ottoman tomb Turkish premier crosses into Syria to visit Ottoman tomb |
ABC Online | Australian doctor in Syria condemns air strikes against IS, vows never to ... ABC Online An Australian doctor now working for Islamic State in Syria says Australia has blood on its hands and he never intends to return. Doctor Tareq Kamleh has worked in several Australian hospitals in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory ... |
Daily Mail | Syria rebels storm besieged regime loyalists: monitor Daily Mail Suicide bombers attacked a hospital in northwestern Syria on Sunday morning where around 250 soldiers and civilians have been trapped for two weeks, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rebels, including members ... Syria rebels storm Jisr al-Shughur hospital Syria rebels storm besieged regime loyalists Battle goes on to free Syrian troops trapped by Takfiri militants |
New York Times | Venice Biennale Pavilions for Iraq, Ukraine and Syria Reflect Strife at Home New York Times Conflict is certainly visible this year in the pavilions of Iraq, Ukraine and Syria. Iraq and Ukraine tackle the hostilities directly: Iraq evokes the brutalities of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in drawings, watercolors and ... |
The Times of Israel | Senior Hezbollah commander said killed in Syria The Times of Israel The Qalamoun region straddles the Syria-Lebanon border and was a rebel stronghold until a major operation last year by Syrian regime troops backed by Hezbollah. A Syrian source on the ground told AFP that Syrian troops “and allies” had advanced around ... New coalition shakes Syria's Assad regime Report: Senior Hezbollah Commander Killed in Syria Syrian army, Hezbollah advance in areas along Lebanon border |
Wall Street Journal | US Accuses Syria of New Uses of Chemical Arms Wall Street Journal Three U.S. diplomats stepped up pressure against the Syrian government on Friday by accusing it of continuing to use chemical arms against its opponents in the country's four-year civil war. The American ambassador to The Hague-based Organization for ... Exclusive: Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria ... Undeclared Chemical Weapons Traces Reported at Syrian Military Site New suspected chemical attacks reported in Syria, dozens injured |
Fox News | In Syrian civil war, AP journalists gain rare glimpse as Hezbollah fights for ... Fox News This Saturday, May 9, 2015 photo shows a general view of the Syrian border town of Assal al-Ward that is held by government forces, Syria. Hezbollah fighters have been spearheading an attack along with President Bashar Assad's troops against Sunni ... Denying Reports of Heavy Losses, Hezbollah Claims Seizure of Syria Border Zone Hezbollah leads fight in strategic Syrian mountains |
Politico | History Repeating Itself With Syria Politico What is happening in Syria today may not be a genocide by classic definition, but it is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. The thousands of dead and injured have reached a level of numbing proportion. Almost half of Syria's 23 million ... |
The Guardian | Syrian official: US 'supporting terrorism' with rebel training programme The Guardian Syria's deputy foreign minister on Saturday criticised a new US programme to train moderate rebel fighters in Jordan, saying it will only fuel terrorism and further complicate efforts to reach a political solution to the country's long and brutal civil ... US training of Syrian rebels set to begin US military starts training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State US Trains Syrian Rebels in Jordan to Fight ISIS |
Al-Bawaba | Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 9, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details ... Military airstrikes continue against ISIL in Syria and Iraq 28 airstrikes hit ISIL targets in Syria, Iraq - US |