Washington Post | Russian airstrikes are working in Syria — enough to put peace talks in doubt Washington Post BEIRUT — Russia's military intervention in Syria is finally generating gains on the ground for Syrian government forces, tilting the battlefield in favor of President Bashar al-Assad to such an extent that the Obama administration's quest for a ... Will Assad's battlefield victories doom Syria peace talks? Russia Is Bombing Syria's Children — These Are Their Stories Kerry Set to Meet Russian FM Amid Concerns Over Syria Talks |
NEWS.com.au | Russian Strikes in Syria Hit Area of Suspected Massacre New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russian airstrikes hit Islamic State militants Tuesday in the eastern Syrian province of Deir al-Zour, in the village where the extremist group had been accused of massacring as many as hundreds of people over the weekend, the ... Russia shows why it's Top Gun over Syria Russia's newest helicopter gunships making combat debut in Syria Islamic State frees 270 of 400 people kidnapped from Syria's Deir al-Zor |
Yahoo News | Syria regime's secret weapon in rebel town capture: motorbikes Yahoo News Soldiers said they were key to the recapture of Salma, a town that was a rare rebel stronghold in the regime bastion of coastal Latakia province. Syrian army soldier Hany, 25, said he spent most of the past nine months on a motorbike, fighting street ... |
Huffington Post | Syria's Youth Are the Solution, Not the Problem Huffington Post Some of Syria's youth are today refugees because they are paying a heavy price for having expressed a desire for the right to representation and free expression -- values which many Western nations claims to be founded upon. Whereas we Americans live ... In Jordan, UN refugee agency chief urges greater efforts to end Syria conflict Cameron: We Must Do More For Syrian Refugees |
Washington Free Beacon | Details of Moscow's Deal With Syria Reveal Extent of Russian Dominance Washington Free Beacon Last week, the Russian government posted a copy of a previously unknown agreement with Syria that sets out rules for the deployment of a Russian “aviation group” to Syria. Signed in August 2015, the agreement pre-dates Russia's acknowledgement that ... Qatar, Russia agree to work together to help end war in Syria Putin, Qatari Emir talk Syria, economic cooperation |
Fox News | Women Are Active Behind the Lines in Syria's Civil War Newsweek 01_19_syria_women_01 An official at the center of the International Committee of the Red Cross conducts a program that enables Syrian refugees to get in touch with their relatives by using mobile phones or writing letters. Here, she gives them queue ... Fighting between Syrian army, Islamic State kills scores: monitoring group ISIS takes advantage of sandstorm to grab land in Syria ISIS Captures Government-Held Ground in Eastern Syria |
Yahoo News | IS confirms death of 'Jihadi John' in Syria drone strike Yahoo News On January 19, ISIS confirmed that Jihadi John was killed in a drone strike in Syria last November. Born Mohammed Emwazi, the former British citizen turned ISIS terrorist was responsible for killing American journalists Steven Sotloff and James Foley. 'Jihadi John' died in Syria drone strike in November, Islamic State confirms 'Jihadi John' Has Been Killed by Syria Airstrike, ISIS Says IS group confirms death of 'Jihadi John' in Syria drone strike |
The Guardian | Four London schoolgirls who left UK for Syria married men approved by Isis The Guardian All four Bethnal Green schoolgirls who left Britain to join Islamic State have married men approved by the terrorist group, with two becoming widows within months of arriving in Syria, their families have been told. Three of them fled from their east ... Relatives lose contact with three London schoolgirls who fled to Syria Runaway girls' families lose touch as air raids intensify in Syria Relatives' fears over safety of three Bethnal Green schoolgirls who joined Isil in Syria |
Los Angeles Times | Backed by Russian air power, Syria's army builds on gains Los Angeles Times Earlier this month, as Syrian pro-government forces closed in on rebels in the mountains of Latakia province, a prominent Islamist leader issued a frank rebuke to fellow militants. In a nine-minute speech released on social media, Murad Margoshvili ... |
The Guardian | Refugee intake 'should give Turkey major influence over Syria peace talks' The Guardian “No country has more to say on these peace talks than Turkey because 2.5 million Syrians are in Turkey,” he said. “It is for us now a domestic issue if there is no well-established peace in Syria. If Assad is sitting there in Damascus, no Syrian will ... Turkish-US mistrust on Syria intensifies ahead of Biden's visit |