9news.com.au | Aussie 'Ginger Jihadist' in Syria marries 16-year-old British runaway: report 9news.com.au An Aussie schoolboy from Bankstown who ran away to join ISIL has reportedly married a British teen who also fled to Syria. Abdullah Elmir, 18, recently sent an online message to The Mail on Sunday to confirm his marriage to 16-year-old Londoner Amira ... British schoolgirl 'marries Australian Islamic State fighter in Syria' |
Voice of America | The deadly consequences of mislabeling Syria's revolutionaries Washington Post As has become obvious, the Obama administration's response to the Syrian conflict is an abject failure. No clear strategy has been determined; the administration's “red lines” have not been honored. Short-term, stopgap measures informed by the Iraq and ... Pentagon Faces Heat Over Syria Rebel Training Program America's Syria dilemma: Enemy of the enemy now a friend? |
Haaretz | A Turkish buffer zone in Syria? Neither the generals nor the US want it Haaretz The Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Turkey and Syria gained a new status this week. Customs officers will now man the Syrian side, checking the contents of trucks entering and leaving Turkey. “Interior Ministry” officials will stamp passports and ... Turkey offers airbase to US for drone strikes in Syria: Report Turkey and US start seeing eye-to-eye on northern Syria Canadian foreign policy must address tug of war between Turkey and Syrian Kurds |
Dispatch Times | Coalition Airstrikes Target ISIL Units in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 11, 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 Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... U.S. reports 34 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq Airstrikes Destroy ISIL Positions in Iraq, Syria |
Newsweek | Assad's War for Survival in Syria Is Now Iran's War Newsweek A billboard depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and the words, 'Together, we will build it',' is seen in the old city of Homs June 3, 2015. Unable to persuade more Alawites to fight for him, Assad depends upon Iranian troops to stay in power ... |
CBC.ca | Canadians report 18 new airstrikes against ISIS, but none in Syria CBC.ca The Canadian military reported 18 new air strikes against targets belonging to ISIS, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, but none in the latest round involve missions over Syria. In the three months since Parliament granted an ... US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: US military US-Israeli Imperialists Plot Downfall of Syria and Iran Only three Canadian airstrikes in Syria since Islamic State mission expanded |
Yahoo News | Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch Yahoo News The Islamic State group, which holds a self-declared "caliphate" across roughly third of Syria and neighboring Iraq, has inspired militants across the greater Middle East and Africa to declare allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ... Isis Afghanistan affiliate's leaders killed in US airstrikes, Afghan officials say |
#NPRreads: Wisconsin's First Lady And Syria's Dueling 'Godfathers' NPR #NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers throughout our newsroom share pieces that have kept them reading. They share tidbits using the #NPRreads hashtag — and on ... |
Aljazeera.com | Magazine: Syria's school of war Aljazeera.com Aleppo, Syria - Abdel Razzaq's 'military academy' is located in a former school in northern Syria's Aleppo province. It is where local boys come to receive two hours of training a day for three months before being sent off to the front. Eager to join ... |
Chicago Tribune | Recruiting the Syrians, cheering the Kurds Chicago Tribune It's not much fun to play the good news/bad news game concerning Syria because the situation is so discouraging, but we found something to cheer in recent reports from that country's border area with Turkey. That's where Syrian Kurds are battling ... In Syrian ISIS Fight, Caution to the Extreme Islamic State conflict: Kurds reclaim Ain Issa in Syria Kurds carve out their Syrian statelet |