USA TODAY | What Russia sending more air defense missiles to Syria means USA TODAY Russia on Wednesday turned to Twitter to justify its deployment of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria. The tweet, posted by the official Twitter account of the Russian embassy in Washington, @RusEmbUSA, was attached to photos of ... US Election Cycle Offers Kremlin a Window of Opportunity in Syria Germany Considering a Push for EU Sanctions on Russia Over Syria The world waits for Obama to take action in Syria — but it may be too late |
New York Times | Gary Johnson Equates Syria Deaths Caused by Assad and West New York Times Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, drew a parallel on Wednesday between the Syrian government's targeting of noncombatants in that nation's civil war and the accidental bombing of civilians by United States-backed forces ... |
New York Times | Tension With Russia Rises as US Halts Syria Negotiations New York Times “Cooperation over Syria was the Obama administration's last and best shot for arresting the downward spiral in the bilateral relationship with Russia,” said Andrew S. Weiss, a former White House expert on Russia who is vice president for studies at the ... US Seeks to Redraw Ties With Russia in Syrian Conflict Syria peace efforts must continue despite break with Russia: Kerry Kerry unleashes 'outrage' at Russia over unraveling of Syria peace efforts |
ABC News | Syria's Military to Reduce Airstrikes for Aleppo Evacuations ABC News In this still image taken from video provided by the Syrian government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, damaged buildings inside the Bustan Al-Basha neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. The footage shows extensive ... Video footage of the Syrian Army advance in east Aleppo |
Aljazeera.com | Syria aid convoy was hit by an air strike: UN Aljazeera.com Analysis of satellite imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it was an air strike, a UN expert said on Wednesday. At least 20 people were killed in the attack on the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy at Urm al ... Syria conflict: Aid convoy attack was air strike, UN expert says The Latest: Erdogan, Putin Discuss Syria Crisis by Phone Aleppo pounded by Syrian, Russian airstrikes since ceasefire broke down |
The Australian | Turkish troops clash with Islamic State in Syria Reuters ANKARA Turkey's army said it clashed with Islamic State over the border in Syria, leaving one soldier and 23 militants dead, as Ankara stepped up an operation to clear insurgents from the frontier region. Three other Turkish soldiers were wounded in ... Syria crisis: Rebels close in on Dabiq for battle with Islamic State fighters |
New York Times | Syria Draws a Rare Source of Accord in Debate Between Kaine and Pence New York Times WASHINGTON — With the humanitarian and refugee crisis in Syria spiraling to new depths, the Democratic and Republican vice-presidential candidates, in their debate on Tuesday, called for a more forceful American response to the civil war than ... Top Trump Aide on Campaign Syria Plan: I Dont Know the Answer. There is carnage in Syria but Donald Trump's campaign still can't be bothered to offer a coherent policy Pence goes further than Trump on Syria military action |
The Intercept | Did Tim Kaine and Mike Pence Realize That "Safe Zones" in Syria Would Require U.S. Troops? The Intercept Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine both advocated for establishing “safe zones” in war-torn Syria during their debate Tuesday night, an indication that whoever wins in November, the U.S. may end up ... |
PBS NewsHour | What's next for U.S. involvement in Syria? PBS NewsHour The French government announced on Wednesday a renewed push for a Syrian cease-fire, following the end of a U.S.-Russia deal. As Washington grapples with what to do next, a humanitarian catastrophe mounts in Aleppo. For more on the conflict, Judy ... |
Sky News | Syria faces permanent split, warns ex-CIA chief Sky News Mr Petraeus also gave a bleak outlook over the chances of stemming the bloody civil war in Syria, which he described as "a geo-political Chernobyl spewing violence, instability and extremism". The former CIA chief, who was engulfed in a scandal after ... |