Reuters | US-backed alliance advances against Islamist groups in Syria's north: spokesman Reuters Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria seized the village of Tanab near the town of Azaz after heavy clashes with the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and the powerful Ahrar al Sham, spokesman Talal Selo told Reuters. "We liberated Tanab," he said. |
The Independent | War in Syria: Up to 40000 civilians are starving in besieged Madaya, say ... The Independent Up to 40,000 civilians are slowly starving to death in the Syrian town of Madaya, activists have warned, after six months under a punishing siege. Encircled by land mines and forces from the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, hundreds are suffering from ... |
The Australian (blog) | Syria's civil war comes knocking on Israel's door The Australian (blog) The Israeli military has been accused of reaching an accommodation to keep the peace with Syrian rebel groups, including al-Qa'ida offshoot Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as al-Nusra Front, under which injured fighters have been transferred to Israeli ... Syrian army launches assault against rebels near border with Israel Syrian army attacks rebel forces on Israeli border |
The Guardian | Nepalese women trafficked to Syria and forced to work as maids The Guardian While millions are fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria, hundreds of Nepalese women are being trafficked to the war-torn country and forced to work as domestic maids. The women, who are duped into travelling to Damascus, often arrive in the country ... |
Yahoo News | French jets strike IS oil sites in Syria: minister Yahoo News On a Jordanian military base (Jordanie) (AFP) - French warplanes bombed Islamic State group oil installations close to its Syrian stronghold of Raqa on Friday, as France's defence minister visited the Jordanian air base where the jets took off. |
The Guardian | 'Britons fighting Islamic State in Syria are the greatest heroes' The Guardian A former London currency trader who spent five months in Syria last year fighting against Islamic State has returned to the frontline alongside a number of Britons that he says the UK government is often unaware of. The one-time Conservative party ... |
Irish Independent | Turkey's no longer a safe haven for Syria's exiled journalists Irish Independent "It is terrifying that there are Syrians who have dedicated so much for principle and stood against tyranny and extremism yet (with) no real recognition," Rami Jarrah, another Syrian journalist and friend of Jerf's, wrote on his Facebook page. "It is ... Syrian refugees in Turkey are facing the same terror they once fled |
Syrian activists: Opposition supporter who joined Islamic State militants dies ... Fox News BEIRUT – Syrian activists say an opposition supporter who became an Islamic State militant has died in central Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Abu Bilal al-Homsi died earlier this week in the central province of Homs. |
The Times of Israel | ISIS Bombings of Restaurants in Syria Kill 16 in Northern City ABC News The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed the bombing of two restaurants in a predominantly Kurdish city in northeastern Syria the previous night, an attack that killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 30. Syria's state news agency SANA said ... IS restaurant bombings kill 16 in northern Syrian city IS restaurant bombings kill 16 in northern Syria Syria conflict: 'At least 16 dead' in three restaurants blasts |
CNN | US blasts Russian "indiscriminate attacks" in Syria CNN (CNN) The U.S. sharpened its criticism of Russian airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday, charging that "indiscriminate attacks" had reportedly caused hundreds of civilian casualties and the displacement of over 100,000 residents. "We've seen a marked and ... Russian airstrikes kill over 2300 in Syria, says human rights group Russia denies 'absurd' claims that air strikes in Syria are killing hundreds ... US criticizes Russia over civilian deaths in Syria |