Washington Post | Plans to send heavier weapons to CIA-backed rebels in Syria stall amid White House skepticism Washington Post As rebel-held sections of Aleppo crumbled under Russian bombing this month, the Obama administration was secretly weighing plans to rush more firepower to CIA-backed units in Syria. The proposal, which involved weapons that might help those forces ... Aleppo cease-fire ends in Syria, bombing resumes Fighting intensifies in Syria's Aleppo Hezbollah to Stay in Syria Until 'Apostate Project' Defeated |
CBS News | Kremlin says all of Syria must be “liberated” CBS News The Russian statement came as intense clashes were reported in northern Syria between Turkish troops and Turkey-backed opposition fighters with Kurdish-led forces. The Syrian army command condemned the fresh offensive by Turkish troops inside Syria, ... Syria war: Aleppo ceasefire ends with clashes Syria: heavy clashes mark end of Aleppo ceasefire Air strikes, fighting break Russian-declared ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo |
Aljazeera.com | The blending of Lebanon and Syria Aljazeera.com It is the part still under the control of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and it wraps around Lebanon like a large belt, and that is not a coincidence: it represents one security zone, effectively controlled by Iran and its leading local actor ... Nasrallah: Hezbollah fighters to remain in Syria until final victory Nasrallah vows to keep forces in Syria |
The Intercept | How Syria's Forgotten Revolutionaries Rose Up “To Kill This Fear” The Intercept As Naji Jerf stepped out of an office building in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep last December, a man walked up to him and fired two shots from a silenced pistol, striking Jerf in the head and chest and killing him instantly. Jerf, 38, was a ... |
ABC Online | Refugee starts magazine to help Australians better understand Syria ABC Online After living in Melbourne for several months, Norma Medewar — a tour guide in Syria before the war — realised Australians knew very little about her country. With the support of AMES, an education centre for adult migrants, Ms Medewar started a ... |
Department of Defense | Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... |
Center for Research on Globalization | Washington's New Lock-Step March Of Folly. “Escalation in Syria, Take-down of Iran, Showdown with Nuclear-armed ... Center for Research on Globalization These “group thinks” on Syria and Russia, like previous ones on Iraq and Libya, have not been thought through, but are driven instead by emotional appeals – photos of wounded children in Syria and animosity toward Putin for not wearing a shirt and not ... |
Irish Times | Syria debate shows real ideological rift in Irish politics Irish Times It emerged last week, however, in unmistakable fashion and in some vitriolic tones. On Tuesday, it was agreed that the Dáil would debate the drastically deteriorating situation in Aleppo. When Richard Boyd-Barrett of the AAA-PBP alliance corrected it ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey attacks US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria Aljazeera.com Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks are advancing under intense bombardment towards a major northern town in Syria held by Kurdish-led forces. Fighting between the Turkey-backed fighters and the Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) was ... Did Putin give green light to Turkish attack on US-backed Syrian Kurds? Turkey hits PYD positions in Syria, claims it killed 14 fighters Turkish Bombing In Syria Threatens Wider War |
Five Stupendous Lies Told By Buglers for Military Intervention in Syria Huffington Post Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her fellow buglers for greater United States military intervention in Syria build their case on five stupendous lies. 1. Lie Number 1: The world will not forgive us for inaction in the face of mass ... |