New York Times | Convoys Enter Besieged Syrian Towns to Deliver Food and Medical Aid New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The first trucks from a convoy carrying food and medical aid entered the besieged Syrian town of Madaya on Monday, a Red Cross official on the scene said, amid a growing international outcry over the increasing number of deaths from ... First aid shipment in months reaches besieged Madaya; starving Syrians weep Aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya Finally Gets Aid |
Foreign Policy | Russia Bombs Offices of American NGO in Syria, Says Group Foreign Policy In a statement Monday to Foreign Policy, the Syrian Emergency Task Force said Russian planes bombed one of its offices in central Idlib province in a strike that “completely destroyed” the facility and equipment. The staff — which host civil society ... |
RFI | Syrian opposition casts doubt on peace talks after Russian bombing Yahoo News PARIS (Reuters) - Syria's opposition co-ordinator Riad Hijab accused Russia of killing dozens of children after a bombing raid on Monday and said such action meant the opposition could not negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad's government. Earlier ... France's Hollande condemns Syrian regime's 'policy of starving whole cities' French President Calls for Humanitarian Action in Syria |
Christian Science Monitor | Syria monitor: Russian airstrike hits school, killing 12 children Christian Science Monitor At least 12 children and an adult were killed by a Russian airstrike at a school in northern Syria Monday. Dozens more children and their teachers were injured, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Photos released ... Syria monitor says children dead after Russian airstrike hits school Russian airstrike allegedly hits class full of Syrian kids 12 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school: monitor |
Lebanon: Stop Forcible Returns to Syria Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Lebanese authorities, in violation of their international obligations, sent hundreds of Syrians traveling through the Beirut airport back to Syria without first assessing their risk of harm upon return there. Authorities should halt the ... |
CBS News | The Road to Syria CBS News The following is a script from "The Road to Syria" which aired on Jan. 10, 2016. Bill Whitaker is the correspondent. Henry Schuster and Rachael Morehouse, producers. The civil war in Syria was a powder keg when the Russians intervened in September. Syria needs new constitution, says Russia's Putin Putin: Russia Coordinates Moves in Syria With Both Assad's Army, Opposition |
The Guardian | Syria: 'You can't have an entire population dependent on aid' The Guardian Given the brutality that has come to characterise Syria's four-year war, it is understandable that discussion of the conflict has focused on violent deaths. But there is another scourge destroying lives in the country: economic ruin and crippling ... |
BBC News | RAF uses Brimstone missiles against Islamic State in Syria BBC News RAF aircraft carried out four missions against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria on Sunday, using Brimstone missiles for the first time. The strikes targeted a vehicle near Raqqa - a stronghold of IS - as well as the Omar oilfield in the east of ... RAF uses Brimstone missiles for first time in Syria airstrikes Britain uses Brimstone missiles for first time in Syria British fighter jets have used Brimstone missiles in Syria for the first time |
Fox News | ISIS monitored Turkey-Syria border as fighters poured in, report claims Fox News The documents show passengers used the crossing into Tel Abyad to travel to and from terror hotbeds, including Raqqa and Mosul – ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq, respectively – and Kairouan, a Tunisian city known for its radical activity. Tunisia is ... ISIS ran immigration operation allowing Syrian villagers into Turkey Isis 'ran sophisticated immigration operation' on Turkey-Syria border |
RT | Russian air force provides support for 7000 Syrian rebels advancing on ISIS ... RT “Russian aviation is providing support for all the patriotic forces fighting against international terrorists on Syria's territory. Today, we are attacking targets on behalf of 11 democratic opposition militias, numbering over 7,000 in total ... Russian Jets Hit 1097 Terrorist Targets in Syria Since Beginning of 2016 Russia says attacked 1097 targets in Syria since new year |