Daily Beast | Resurgent Syrian Rebels Aim for Assad Daily Beast Such is the rebels' soaring confidence that they talk of taking the war out of northwest Syria and positioning themselves either to put pressure on Latakia or strike south towards Hama, affording them the opportunity to threaten the Syrian capital and ... Analysis: Syria's al-Assad regime in trouble Syria crisis: Spooked by rebel gains, Jordan doubles down on Islamic State Syria crisis: Spooked by rebel gains, Jordan doubles down vs. Islamic State |
RT | Enduring Syria war: Photographer documents shattered childhoods (IMAGES) RT The Swedish photographer Magnus Wennman has documented the suffering that hundreds of thousands of children have to endure in Syria. He spoke to RT about their plight and how he is trying to raise awareness through his photographs. Many of the ... |
New York Times | Iran Nuclear Talks Open a Tangled Path to Ending Syria's War New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Wearing pinstripes and a pince-nez, Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations envoy for Syria, arrived at the Security Council one Tuesday afternoon in February and announced that President Bashar al-Assad had agreed to halt airstrikes ... Syrian Peace Talks Kick Off In Geneva De Mistura to kick off separate talks with rival Syria sides Separate talks with Syria rival sides to start Tuesday: UN |
The Guardian | Group alleges US-led coalition air 'massacre' of 52 in Syria CNN Iraqi soldiers fire their weapons toward ISIS group positions in the Garma district, west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, on Sunday, April 26. Pro-government forces say they have recently made advances on areas held by Islamist jihadists. Iraqi ... Syrian children killed in government barrel-bomb attack, say rights groups 'Crimes against humanity' in Syria Amnesty slams 'crimes against humanity' in Syria's Aleppo |
RTE.ie | Syria shelling injures two UN peacekeepers RTE.ie Mortar bombs launched from Syria wounded two United Nations peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights today, the Israeli military said, in what appeared to be stray fire from Syrian civil war fighting. A military spokeswoman said the ... 2 UN peacekeepers wounded by mortar fire from Syria in Golan Heights Syria mortars on Golan Heights hurt two UN peacekeepers Two UN peacekeepers wounded by Syria mortars on Golan Heights |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Suicide blast rocks central Damascus BBC News A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, officials and activists say. State media said troops had foiled an attack by a "terrorist group" in the Rukn al-Din district, where several major security facilities ... Suicide Bomber Dies in Attack on Syria Military Site Syria army 'tightens siege of rebel bastion near Damascus' Suicide bomber blows himself up during Damascus attack |
The Daily Star | Nusra-led militants pound Hezbollah, Syria army posts near Lebanon border The Daily Star BEIRUT: Islamist militants launched brazen attacks on Hezbollah and Syrian army positions in the western Qalamoun mountain range along Lebanon's border at dawn Monday, leaving a number of fighters dead and wounded, security sources said. Syrian Rebels, Hezbollah in Fierce Clashes Near Lebanon Rebels attack Syria regime by Lebanon border: Monitor |
In Syria, Signs That The Army Is Losing Ground To Rebel Groups NPR NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Anne Barnard, the New York Times Beirut bureau chief, about the state of the Syrian army. Might an end to four years of fighting be in sight? DENISE GUERRA, BYLINE: Guests are piling heaps of cold pancit and spaghetti onto ... |
BBC News | Flash Points: Is Syria's Assad losing power? CBS News After days of insurgent gains in the northwest region of Syria, President Bashar Assad's regime seems to be growing desperate, attacking enemies and civilians alike as key strongholds fall to rebel forces. But the violence wrought in Idlib province and ... A shift on the ground in Syria Syria: How a new rebel unity is making headway against the regime Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland |
“Auto-Administration, a successful model in northern Syria”: Kurdish politician ARA News Qamishli, Syria – The Democratic Auto-Administration established under the leadership of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party “PYD” and allied groups in northern Syria in the al-Jazeera Canton (Hasakah Province), confirmed through its co-chair, Hadiya ... |