NPR | As Challenges Shift, Syria's Moderates Navigate Unexpected Territory ... NPR When Syrian activists launched an uprising in 2011, their goal was clear: to overthrow the regime of President Bashar Assad. Now, as the war grinds into a fifth year, with more than 200,000 dead and militant Islamists seizing more ground, their revolt ... |
BBC News | Syria conflict: 'Unprecedented' assault on Zabadani - BBC News - BBC.com BBC News The UN envoy for Syria says Syrian government air strikes have caused "unprecedented levels of destruction" and death in the town of Zabadani. Large numbers of barrel bombs have reportedly been dropped on the area in the Qalamoun mountains ... U.N. envoy sounds alarm over battle at Syria border | Reuters Assad regime's barrel bomb attacks caused many civilian deaths in Syria: UN ... UN Envoy Sounds Alarm Over Battle at Syria Border - VOA |
New York Times | 3 Spanish Journalists Missing in Syria and Feared Abducted - The New York Times New York Times BAGHDAD — Three Spanish journalists have been missing for several days in northern Syria, according to a Spanish journalism organization, amid growing fears that they may have been abducted. The journalists, Antonio Pampliega, José Manuel López ... Spain races to find three journalists missing in Syria - Yahoo News Spain races to find three journalists missing in Syria - Channel NewsAsia Three Spanish and one Japanese journalists missing in Syria - Telegraph - The ... |
The Guardian | Tory and Labour MPs warn defence secretary against mission creep in Syria ... The Guardian Cross-party scepticism about the UK joining the US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State in Syria was laid bare on Monday as the defence secretary was repeatedly warned by MPs that Britain has no reliable allies in the country and bombing might ... |
The Guardian | Student from group of British-Sudanese Isis recruits killed in Syria | World ... The Guardian Student from group of British-Sudanese Isis recruits killed in Syria. Medical student Osman Mustafa Fagiri, 23, listed on the electoral register at a London address, is thought to have been killed fighting pro-Assad forces. Osman Mustafa Fagiri was ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Turkey's Syria war policy unravelling as attacks increase fears of further ... Telegraph.co.uk The Left-wing Kurdish paramilitary group the PKK claimed responsibility for shooting dead two Turkish policemen on Wednesday, as the country's policy towards the war in neighbouring Syria began to unravel. The PKK said it had killed the two policemen ... Turkey to enhance security measures along Syria border Anadolu Agency Turkey Says Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 30 in Suruc, Near Syria - The New ... Suspected Turkish suicide bomber had travelled to Syria - Eyewitness News |
BBC News | Syria conflict: US strike 'kills Khorasan Group leader' - BBC News - BBC.com BBC News The United States says it has killed a senior al-Qaeda militant in an air strike in north-western Syria. A Pentagon statement said Muhsin al-Fadhli was targeted two weeks ago while travelling in a vehicle near Sarmada. It described Fadhli as the leader ... Leader of Qaeda Cell in Syria, Muhsin al-Fadhli, Is Killed in Airstrike, U.S ... Airstrike kills al-Qaeda leader in Syria Air Strike Kills Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria, Pentagon Says | Military.com |
Newsweek | Syria Torture Photos 'Depict Real People and Events': FBI Report - Newsweek Newsweek Hundreds of people crowded the atrium of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center's Congressional Auditorium recently to view graphic photos of systematic torture and death at the hands of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria. The photos—which were smuggled out of ... |
The Guardian | The case for rejecting air strikes on Syria | Letters | World news | The Guardian The Guardian Mary Dejevsky is in extensive and starry company (including the prime minister) in her assertion that “Two years ago, parliament rejected a plan for air strikes on Syria”, but it's still wrong (The well of trust is still poisoned by Iraq: a war on Isis ... Cameron seeks Syria bombing mandate to renew global image | Reuters |
Voice of America | US Lawmaker Calls for Multinational Ground Force in Syria - VOA Voice of America PENTAGON—. The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Homeland Security Committee has urged President Barack Obama to form a multinational coalition to build a ground force that can destroy the Islamic State “terrorist sanctuary” in Syria. Michael McCaul calls for new coalition to battle terrorists in Syria ... |