Aljazeera.com | Syria: Aleppo attack 'pause' ridiculed by rebels Aljazeera.com The Syrian military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged eastern Aleppo, a move rejected by rebels who say they are preparing a counter-offensive to break the blockade. Rebels ... Syria conflict: Aleppo 'humanitarian pause' begins Syria warns it will 'down Turkish planes next time,' calls bombing of Kurds 'flagrant aggression' Syria war: Aleppo ceasefire ends with clashes |
Aljazeera.com | The Latest: US-led coalition: 16 strikes near Syria's Raqqa Fox News BEIRUT – The Latest on developments in Syria, where U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters are pushing ahead in their offensive toward the Islamic State group's stronghold of Raqqa (all times local):. 1:50 p.m.. The U.S. Central Command says aircraft of the ... Erdogan: Syrian Kurd forces used to take Raqqa 'naive' Syrian militias make slight progress in attack on Islamic State stronghold... Islamic State sends car bombs against US-backed forces advancing on Raqqa |
UN Chief Alarmed at 'Weakening Taboo' on Syria Chemical Use ABC News U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm at "the weakening taboo" against using chemical weapons in Syria where the international watchdog said it is studying several recent cases of alleged use of the banned agents, according to a letter ... |
Washington Times | U.S. troop numbers in Iraq, Syria depend on ISIS fight Washington Times Pentagon officials Monday brushed off fears that the small contingent of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria supporting the fight against the Islamic State is in danger of becoming overstretched, despite the opening of a second front this week against the ... Islamic State is under double-barrel siege in Mosul and now in Raqqa |
Arutz Sheva | Syria sends envoy to Lebanon Arutz Sheva Syria's presidency dispatched an envoy to Lebanon on Monday to congratulate newly-elected President Michel Aoun, the first such official visit in six years. In a statement, Aoun's office said he had received "a message of congratulations on his ... Michel Aoun's real obstacle is not Syria or Israel, but Lebanon itself Lebanese President Receives Syrian Counterpart's Envoy Lebanese president receives Syrian regime envoy |
CNN | The other side of Syria's war: Damascus students eye US election CNN ''They are very well informed as they all know that Syria's future is in the hands of our new president. In each dinner party or get-together, US politics is the only subject we talk about,'' he told CNN by email. His students, aged between 13 and 15 ... Displaced Syrians Fear Return, Marking a Demographic Shift |
PBS NewsHour | For this Syrian refugee family, starting anew in the U.S. is a solitary struggle PBS NewsHour When the Darbi family arrived in New Jersey, they brought relief and hope for escaping a war zone in Syria and building new lives. But today the family is struggling financially and finding few means of support. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs ... |
World Politics Review | Russia Is Preparing a Syria Dilemma for the Next US President World Politics Review Russia is planning to confront the next U.S. president with the dilemma of how to manage a bloody defeat in Syria on his or her first day in office: As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hurtle around America looking for last-minute votes, Moscow has ... Putin's bombers shower Aleppo with parachute bombs as Russia accuses US of 'slaughter' Syrian rebels claim presence of Korean officer in Aleppo |
The Sun | Russian parachute bomb explodes in Syria leaving 11 dead and 25 injured in Aleppo The Sun A Russian parachute bomb which created a huge mushroom cloud after exploding in Syria killed 11 civilians, according to a local civil defence official. The devastating airstrike also injured 25 people in the Aleppo province located in the north west of ... Russia says ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo in place unless militants attack Syria: the US Will Never Separate Its Fighters from Al Qaeda Because It Depends on Them How Russia's lone aircraft carrier will change the fight in Syria |
Guardian | Anti-IS fighters in Syria dig in to prevent surprises Guardian Outside the newly conquered village of Abu Ilaj on the road to Raqa in Syria, anti-jihadist fighters dig trenches with bulldozers to prevent a surprise Islamic State group attack. "In every area that we advance we are digging trenches with tractors and ... |