Los Angeles Times | Who wants what in Syria: World powers jostle for influence Los Angeles Times When it comes to Syria, the imminent Trump presidency represents a major unknown. His pre- and post-election comments on Syria have been confusing and sometimes contradictory. But the positions he has articulated appear to point to acceptance of ... Trump's Syria conundrum No peace in sight in Syria Who's Who in Syria's Civil War |
Telegraph.co.uk | Two men convicted of involvement in funding Syrian extremists The Guardian Two men have been convicted of involvement in funding extremists in Syria by smuggling supplies in aid convoys, including the convoy that took the taxi driver Alan Henning to the region before he was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic State. The Old ... Syria aid convoys: Two guilty over terror funding Terrorist sympathiser used Syria aid-convoys to send cash to extremists to fund terror Two Brits guilty of using Syria aid convoys to funnel cash and supplies to extremists |
Wall Street Journal | Deaths in Syria Spur Unease in Turkey Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey sustained its bloodiest week battling Islamic State in Syria, amid worries here that the country will pay a growing price for its involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts. Mourners gathered across the country on Friday to bury many of ... Turkish troops killed in clashes with ISIL in Syria 88 dead in Turkish raids on IS-held Syria town: Monitor IS 'burns Turkish soldiers alive' in Syria execution video |
New York Times | Turning Point in Syria as Assad Regains All of Aleppo New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held part of Aleppo concluded on Thursday after long delays because of frigid weather, putting all of Syria's industrial capital back in the hands of President Bashar al ... Syrian military says it has retaken control of key city of Aleppo Syrian regime says it has taken full control of Aleppo Aleppo: Syrian army claims victory in crucial city after more than four years of fighting |
Express.co.uk | British policy has made situation in Syria worse, says former ambassador The Guardian The UK Foreign Office view is that only 200 or 300 of the fighters in Aleppo were loyal to al-Nusra, the al-Qaida franchise in Syria. It claims pluralists dominate in the High Negotiations Committee, the umbrella body that has led negotiations with the ... Britain 'got Syria wrong every step of the way' British policy has made Syria situation 'worse' claims former ambassador Former UK ambassador to Syria accuses Foreign Office of lying about the country's civil war |
Washington Post | Cristiano Ronaldo makes donation, tells Syrian children: 'Don't lose your hope' Washington Post Cristiano Ronaldo is using his voice and platform as an international soccer superstar to help the children of war-ravaged Syria. On Friday morning, the Real Madrid forward and Portugal national team captain released a video on his social-media ... Cristiano Ronaldo sends video message to children in Syria Cristiano Ronaldo makes donation, tells Syrian kids 'don't lose hope' Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star sends message to children of Syria urging them to never give up hope |
Voice of America | Putin Touts Syria Peace, Pokes US Democrats Voice of America The Russian president said Iran, Syria, and Turkey agreed to hold peace talks in Kazakhstan. “For Putin, it's much more important right now to demonstrate his might, to demonstrate his capacity to be the winner, to be the game-changer in this region ... Putin talks Trump, nukes, and Syria in marathon press conference Russia used Syria as live-fire training - US general US army chief in Europe accuses Russia of using Syria as 'training opportunity' |
New York Times | UN Inquiry Alludes to Russia and Syria as Bombers of Aid Convoy New York Times A United Nations panel concluded in findings made public Wednesday that warplanes had bombed a humanitarian aid convoy in Syria three months ago, an episode the head of the world body called, at the time, a possible war crime. The panel stopped short ... |
The Independent | Holocaust survivors call for perpetrators of Syrian atrocities to be indicted The Independent Holocaust survivors have called on the international community to indict those responsible for mass deaths in Syria, and to act immediately to end the violence there. The atrocities must stop now, a Canada-based group of octogenarians and nonagenarians ... |
USA TODAY | The world abandoned Syria. So this happened. USA TODAY Aleppo is said to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth. Now much of it lies in ruin. The Syrian city returned to government control Thursday after the last remaining opposition fighters and civilians evacuated, ending a four-year ... |