Wall Street Journal | Syrian Rebels Launch New Offensive to Break Government Siege of Eastern Aleppo Wall Street Journal Syrian rebels launched a new offensive Friday to try to break a government siege on opposition-held eastern Aleppo, as Russia deliberated whether to resume airstrikes in the city alongside bombardment by the Syrian government. Russia's military asked ... Syrian Rebels Launch Offensive to Break Siege of Aleppo Syria rebels 'in push to break Aleppo siege' Syrian rebels open major counteroffensive amid siege of Aleppo |
Los Angeles Times | US and Russian warplanes jostle for space over battlefields in Syria Los Angeles Times U.S. and Russian aircraft have flown dangerously close several times in the skies over northwest Syria, according to U.S. officials, as the air war has intensified in recent weeks. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, the U.S. Air Force commander in the ... US-Russian Military Communications on Syria a Work in Progress Russian and US jets flew dangerously close in Syria - US official Russian, US military planes in near miss over Syria |
CBS News | UN: Syria school attack a potential war crime CBS News BEIRUT -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Thursday for an immediate investigation of an attack on a school in Syria's Idlib province that the U.N.'s children's agency is calling one of the deadliest of its kind in the country's six-year war. Eyewitnesses Reveal Horrors of Syria School Attack Airstrikes Hit a School in Syria, Killing Dozens US, Russia spar amid charges of war crimes in Syria |
American Enterprise Institute | Bitter Rift Deepens as Russia Rejects Findings on Syria's Use of Chlorine Bombs New York Times Russia on Thursday rejected the findings of a chemical weapons investigation led by the United Nations that found Syrian forces had used chlorine bombs at least three times in the past two years. During a Security Council meeting, Russia called the ... If Syria can cheat on chemical weapons, why not Iran on nukes? UN report on Syria chemical attacks lacks proof & full of contradictions – Churkin US admits failure to remove Syria's chemical weapons |
The Guardian | Liberal Democrat peer to attend controversial conference in Syria The Guardian British delegates, including a Liberal Democrat peer, are to take part in a controversial conference in Damascus this weekend organised by the father-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad, which critics say is little more than a Syrian regime propaganda ... |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Syria Rebels Launch Counteroffensive In Aleppo; Russia Hosts Syrian, Iranian Ministers RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Once Syria's biggest city, Aleppo has become the main battlefield between President Bashar al-Assad's forces, backed by Iran, Russia, and Shi'ite militias, and Sunni rebels, which includes groups supported by Turkey, Persian Gulf states, and the United ... Militants in Syria receive US-made anti-aircraft systems – Russian FM spox Syrian rebels launch offensive to break Assad's siege in Aleppo |
In Syria, danger and misery are abundant, but solutions are scarce Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) -- There is only one word to describe the images coming out of Syria as the conflict advances: apocalyptic. Aleppo, once Syria's largest city and once known as its jewel, sits in rubble, but more tragically so do its people. "The ... |
Middle East|'I Dream in Fruit': What Hunger Looks Like in Syria New York Times “Food is very, very expensive since the war here in Syria.” Moayad, 19, a worker at a clothing store in government-held central Damascus. Food prices are nearly 10 times higher than before the war started, Moayad said. But life has retained a greater ... |
STRATFOR | Tracking Turkey's Advance in Syria STRATFOR Syrian rebels, with the help of the Turkish military, are slowly making their way across northern Aleppo province. Turkey's primary objective in launching its offensive into Syria, known as Operation Euphrates Shield, was to block the path of Kurdish ... Erdogan reasserts Turkey's role in wars in Syria and Iraq Turkey vows to press Syria offensive despite warning from pro-Assad forces Turkey threatens to attack Kurdish-held Manbij, Syria |
ABC Online | Syria's White Helmets: Who are they and whose side are they on? ABC Online In the war-torn chaos of Syria, it is hard to believe there is a fully functioning civil defence unit, the White Helmets. The volunteers are often the first on the scene after air strikes and their work has earned them international acclaim, including ... |