New York Times | In Syrian Town Cut Off From the World, Glimpses of Deprivation New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Nisrine kept teaching school for months as the siege tightened around the Syrian town of Madaya, but had to give up a few weeks ago when her students got too weak from starvation to walk to class. A local medic has been surviving on ... Syria's Hunger Crisis Goes Beyond Madaya Second aid batch enters besieged Syrian communities UN condemns "atrocious acts" in Syrian war |
RT | Russia And Syria Jets Fly First Mission Together Sky News The defence ministry released a video showing the Russian ground attack aircraft taking off from Hemeimeem air base and being joined by the MiGs. Russia has been flying combat missions in Syria since 30 September. It insists it is targeting IS forces ... Russian Jets in Syria Fly Joint Mission With Syrian Planes Syrian jets provide cover for Russian bombers in first joint anti-ISIS raid ... Agreement for deployment of Russian air group in Syria has no validity period |
CBS News | Republican debate: Fact checking Donald Trump on "strong, powerful men" from Syria CBS News In Thursday night's Republican debate, front runner Donald Trump warned against letting Syrian refugees into the United States, arguing that the refugee process could be a "Trojan horse" for terrorists. Trump said he "looked at the migration" and asked ... No, Trump, Most Syrian Refugees Aren't "Strong, Powerful Men" |
Wall Street Journal | Russian Intervention Emboldens Syrian Kurds Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Russia's entry into the Syrian war and its subsequent conflict with Turkey have been a boon for one other combatant in addition to the Assad regime: the Syrian Kurds. That is the same Syrian Kurdish forces that—after Washington's failure to ... The US is considering a new plan for Syria — and the Kurds 'will not be happy ... Kurds attack Assyrian Christian village in northern Syria An error occurred. Tensions soar between Syrian Kurds and Christians |
CNN | Syria peace is possible in 2016, UK diplomat says CNN Meanwhile, Russia has used its intervention in Syria not to go after ISIS, as it said it would, Rycroft said. "Instead they have gone and the majority of their airstrikes have been against the opposition -- some of whom have been named as participants ... |
Voice of America | Young Rappers Work to Educate Syria's Refugee Children Voice of America An appeal to world leaders is calling on them to raise $750 million to educate a million Syrian refugee children living in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. A short movie has been produced to highlight the transformational opportunities a place at school can ... |
RT | Washington's new & improved plan for Syria: 'Sunni-stan, a safe zone for ... RT Now, Washington is considering the Turkish government's request to re-launch a US program to train so-called moderate rebels in Syria. If it's approved this would be the third American training program attempted in Syria. RT: The US has assisted in the ... Pentagon Considers Plan to Train Fighters in Syria Foreign secretary urges Turkey to further stem flow of Syrian migrants |
CBC.ca | Turkey hits ISIS positions in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for suicide bombing CBC.ca Turkey agreed last year to take on a larger role in the fight against ISIS, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, amid two major attacks that left 135 people dead. But critics contend the country has shown only limited engagement, striking ... Turkey Attacks ISIS in Iraq and Syria in Response to Istanbul Bombing Turkey shells 'IS' targets in Syria, Iraq following Istanbul bombing Davutoglu: Turkish artillery hits ISIS positions in Iraq, Syria |
Business Insider | Turkey attacks Islamic State targets in Syria, Iraq in response to Istanbul ... Yahoo News ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish tanks and artillery have bombarded Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq over the past 48 hours, killing almost 200 of its fighters in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Istanbul, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on ... Turkish forces kill nearly 200 ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq in retaliation ... PM Says Turkish Artillery Hit IS Positions in Iraq, Syria Russia dismisses Erdogan's Syria 'boutique' state claims |
BBC News | Turkey 'acting illegally' over Syria refugees deportations BBC News Stray dogs prowled around the entrance. The fence was topped with barbed wire. It was an icy cold morning. "We're here to visit one of your inmates," we said. The guards took our names - but not our professions. Journalists are not allowed inside ... Syrian Refugee Children Draw Pictures of Their Former Homes After arriving in Canada, Syrian refugees still stuck in limbo 10000th Syrian refugee arrives in Canada to rebuild life |