Yahoo News | UN extends mandate of Syria chemical weapons inspectors Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — Inspectors charged with determining who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria will have another year to do their work after the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to approve a one-year extension of their mandate Thursday. UN council extends inquiry into Syria toxic gas attacks France: Inspectors to Keep Seeking Blame for Syria Attacks UN extends Syria gas attacks probe |
CBS News | Syria conflict: Strikes on rebel-held Aleppo 'kill 25' BBC News At least 25 people have died in a third consecutive day of Syrian government air strikes and shelling on rebel-held parts of Aleppo, activists say. Eight besieged eastern districts were reportedly bombarded, as government forces stepped up an offensive. US blasts Russia, Syria as their new offensive escalates Syria war: Bombs fall like 'rain' on eastern Aleppo, resident says Life Is Turned 'Upside Down' as Jets Pound Rebel-Held Syrian Cities |
RT | Case closed? US turns to deductive reasoning to blame strikes in Syria on Russia RT “We know that they were not hit by the coalition airstrikes, so that leaves out only two other potential players here, and that's either the Syria regime, or their Russian backers,” the State Department's spokesman John Kirby said during a briefing on ... US spokesperson loses temper with Russia Today journalist over Syria bombings: 'Go ask your own government' |
Los Angeles Times | Russia, Turkey expand military operations in Syria during Trump's transition to power Los Angeles Times U .S. intelligence officials expect Turkey and Russia to expand military operations in Syria over the next two months as President-elect Donald Trump's transition team takes over and President Obama exits the White House. The Obama administration has ... Trump's Syria Strategy Would Be a Disaster Trump may be a 'natural ally,' says Syria's Assad Syrian President Calls Donald Trump a 'Natural Ally' in Fight Against Terrorism |
New York Times | From Iran to Syria, Trump's 'America First' Approach Faces Its First Tests New York Times One option for Mr. Trump, advocated by many Republicans, is to simply reimpose sanctions on Iran for non-nuclear reasons, including its activities in Syria and its continued support of terrorism. The Iranians would say that violates the spirit of the ... House OKs Bills to Renew Iran Sanctions, Crack Down on Syria |
Telegraph.co.uk | Russia 'in contact' with Donald Trump's team over Syria Telegraph.co.uk Russian diplomats are in contact with Donald Trump's transition team to discuss the war in Syria as the Kremlin weighs up the implications of his unexpected victory for its Middle Eastern strategy. Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian deputy foreign minister ... Russian Official: Contacts Being Made with Trump Team to Discuss Syria Russia hopes for Trump new approach to Syria crisis: agencies Russia says began contact with Trump's team on Syria |
CNBC | Beneath the rubble this has become a source of hope in wartorn Syria CNBC It is no secret that Syria is mired in a vicious war that is tearing the country apart and threatening international security. Yet as in other places, it is the youth who shoulder the heaviest burden of conflict and poverty. There are now more than 4.8 ... |
Daily Mail | Russian aviation in Syria on missions only in Idlib and Homs - Lavrov TASS LIMA, November 18. /TASS/. The Russian aviation in Syria is currently engaged only in missions in the provinces of Idlib and Homs to prevent militants of the Islamic State group from crossing into Syria from Iraq, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ... Russia official: Strikes in Syria only target Islamic State Lavrov: Russian jets striking Idlib & Homs to prevent IS fighters fleeing Mosul from entering Syria Russia's Lavrov, US's Kerry to discuss Syria, Ukraine in Peru |
euronews | WHO condemns Syria hospital attacks euronews The World Health Organisation is condemning a wave of attacks on hospitals in Syria. Air strikes reportedly pounded neighbourhoods around a children's hospital and a blood bank in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Wednesday. It is part of a renewed wave of ... |
RT | Syria ready to open communication channels with US – Assad adviser RT Speaking at the First Media Forum at Damascus University on Wednesday, Shabaan said there had been no secret talks with the US, but expressed “Syria's readiness to open channels of communication” with Washington, the SANA news agency reported. |