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Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away - Reuters Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:50:13 GMT

Reuters

Syria peace talks derailed as opposition stays away Reuters The turn of events is a bitter blow to De Mistura, whose office had issued a video message that he had sent to the Syrian people, in which he said the talks were expected to happen "in the next few days". A spokeswoman for his office, speaking before ... Russia's 'ideal' situation in Syria is closer than ever to becoming a realityBusiness Insider Syrian opposition leader: 'Assad does not want a political solution'CNN International Syrian Peace Talks Are At a Stalemate and They Haven't Even StartedTIME Los Angeles Times -BBC News all 1,505 news articles »

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Russian bombs damage British-funded bakery designed to help 18000 Syrians - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:02:23 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Russian bombs damage British-funded bakery designed to help 18000 Syrians Telegraph.co.uk A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the attack on the British-funded bakery. Hazano is one of 37 civilian communities in Syria receiving funding from the Department for International Development under a British programme to develop civilian governance ... and more »

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Russian, US top brass discuss air safety over Syria – Pentagon - RT Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:38:26 GMT

RT

Russian, US top brass discuss air safety over Syria – Pentagon RT According to the statement, Russian and the US military officials discussed the “ongoing implementation of the US-Russia memorandum of understanding (MOU) on flight safety over Syrian airspace” as well as measures to enhance operational safety for both ... US, Russia Discuss Enhancement of Military Flights Safety Over SyriaSputnik International US, Russian defense officials discuss air safety over Syria: PentagonReuters all 22 news articles »

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Suspected Russian raids kill 54 Syrian civilians: monitor - Yahoo News Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:31:36 GMT

Yahoo News

Suspected Russian raids kill 54 Syrian civilians: monitor Yahoo News The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said strikes on Wednesday had killed 29 civilians, including nine women and three children, in villages controlled by the Islamic State group in the eastern Deir Ezzor province and its provincial capital of the ... Fact Checking 101: Russia is More Transparent About Syrian Campaign Than USSputnik International all 49 news articles »

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Terry Glavin: In Syria and Iraq, Canada needs to go big or go home - National Post Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:15:00 GMT

National Post

Terry Glavin: In Syria and Iraq, Canada needs to go big or go home National Post In any case, knowing what everybody knows now about U.S. President Barack Obama's abysmal failures throughout the Middle East, and particularly his catastrophic response to the Syrian debacle, what shame is there in Canada being slightly less ... Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense all 81 news articles »

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Malala Yousafzai warns of education gap for Syrian refugees - BBC News Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:56:50 GMT

BBC News

Malala Yousafzai warns of education gap for Syrian refugees BBC News Campaigner Malala Yousafzai has called for more to be done to educate millions of Syrian refugee children displaced within the country and its neighbours. Nearly half the roughly four million children displaced in the region are not in school ... Malala urges Syria conference to give millions for educationIBNLive Malala Warns of a Lost Generation of Syrian Refugee ChildrenNewsweek all 18 news articles »

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Iran's President Dismisses Calls for Syria's Assad to Go - Wall Street Journal Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:28:35 GMT

Iran's President Dismisses Calls for Syria's Assad to Go Wall Street Journal PARIS—Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday dismissed calls for Syria's president to step aside, dimming hopes that Tehran's détente with the West would help the two sides find common ground to end the Syrian war. Asked at a news conference in ...

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Iran's Rouhani says main problem in Syria is terrorism - The Fiscal Times Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:22:08 GMT

The Fiscal Times

Iran's Rouhani says main problem in Syria is terrorism The Fiscal Times Paris has been a key backer of Syrian opponents to Assad. It has been advising them ahead of the talks with the government in Geneva that had been due to begin on Friday. Hollande said it was urgent to put in place humanitarian measures and also ... Iran's Rouhani says terrorism main problem in SyriaJerusalem Post Israel News all 3,784 news articles »

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Syrian Kurds plan big attack to seal Turkish border: source - Reuters Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:26:00 GMT

Voice of America

Syrian Kurds plan big attack to seal Turkish border: source Reuters After a year of military gains aided by U.S.-led air strikes, the Kurds and their allies already control the entire length of Syria's northeastern Turkish frontier from Iraq to the banks of the Euphrates river, which crosses the border west of the town ... Turkey Threatens Military Action Against Syrian KurdsVoice of America PYD-YPG has no future in Syria, says Turkey's top national security bodyHurriyet Daily News Turkey sides with Syrian Kurds, Russia uses PYD against TurkeyDaily Sabah Times of India all 466 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Russian air force and local militia hunt for Turkish nationalist suspected of killing pilot - The Independent Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:11:48 GMT

The Independent

Syria conflict: Russian air force and local militia hunt for Turkish nationalist suspected of killing pilot The Independent A Turkish ultra-nationalist who allegedly killed a Russian pilot is being hunted by the Kremlin's forces in Syria. Alparslan Celik – who claimed to have attacked the pilots of an Su-24 fighter shot down by Turkey in November – was reportedly being ... Russia holds the 'highest value card' in Syria, but is nowhere near ready to play itBusiness Insider Russia hunts for pilot's killer in Syria-Turkey border townFox News Russia Urges for Including Kurds in Syria TalksABC News NBCNews.com -U.S. News & World Report -RT all 938 news articles »