New York Times | Syria Talks Are Declared Open as Mediator Begins Shuttle Diplomacy New York Times GENEVA — Declaring the official beginning of the first Syria peace talks in two years, the United Nations mediator said Monday that they must show results to the country's suffering civilians and he called on the outside powers that are helping drive ... UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance 5 reasons why Syria peace talks are in disarray UN draws Syria rebels into peace talks |
New York Times | Senior US Official Describes 2-Day Visit to Syria New York Times ROME — President Obama's envoy to the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State said Monday that he had just completed a two-day weekend trip in Syria, the first known visit by a senior United States official since the coalition began ... US official recalls the devastation he saw on secret trip to Syria US envoy visits Kurdish-held northern Syria US breaks absence from Syrian territory with envoy's visit to Kurdish-held north |
The Guardian | Putin is strengthening Isis in Syria, says UK foreign secretary The Guardian In a clear sign of frustration with the Kremlin, Hammond scolded Putin for paying lip service to a political process aimed at ending the civil war while also bombing opponents of Assad who the West hopes could shape Syria once Assad is gone. When ... Kremlin is 'prolonging' war in Syria by bolstering Assad regime with air strikes, says Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Putin wants to bomb in Syria and talk in Geneva |
USA TODAY | ISIL bombings kill at least 50 in Syria amid shaky peace talks USA TODAY At least 50 people were killed Sunday in a triple suicide bombing near the Syrian capital of Damascus as the United Nations special envoy launched indirect peace talks to end the country's civil war. The bombing, which the Islamic State claimed it ... Triple bombing kills dozens in Syria Bombs kill more than 50 people in Syria; progress is elusive at Geneva peace talks Syria conflict: Dozens killed near Sayyida Zeinab shrine |
New York Post | Get ready for Obama's next Syria fiasco New York Post Negotiations to resolve the Syrian civil war stumbled to their opening in Geneva on Friday. If peace in a united Syria is their objective, these talks are doomed to failure. Of course, if the UN-sponsored talks are intended simply to create the ... |
Military Times | Russia beefs up air group in Syria with advanced fighters Military Times MOSCOW — The Russian military has beefed up its air group in Syria with state-of-the art fighter jets amid tensions with Turkey. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Monday that Su-35 fighters have been deployed to Hemeimeem air ... L. TODD WOOD: Russia deploys frontline fighter jets to Syria amid Turkish tension Turkish artillery shells Syrian territory – Russian military presents video proof Turkey Shells Civilian Homes on Syrian Border, Russian MoD Has Video Proof |
RT | Syria accuses Turkey of shelling northern Latakia province RT SANA's source said that Ankara's actions are a flagrant violation such laws and a crime against the Syrian people. Meanwhile, in a separate case, the Russian Defense Ministry presented video evidence that it said showed the Turkish military shelling ... |
The Guardian | US military commander in Iraq and Syria rejects GOP pledges to 'carpet-bomb' Isis The Guardian Combined Joint Task Force commander Sean MacFarland likened Republican candidates proposition to 'carpet-bomb' Isis to what Russian president Vladimir Putin allegedly did in Syria during teleconference on 1 February. Photograph: Olivier ... Syria violence continues amid talks as Baghdad aims at Mosul |
BBC News | UN: Syria Approves Aid Deliveries to 3 Besieged Villages ABC News The Syrian government on Monday approved a United Nations request for new aid deliveries to the besieged towns of Madaya, Foua and Kfarya where hundreds of civilians are facing severe malnutrition and some have starved to death. The U.N. ... Syria conflict: Siege warfare and suffering in Madaya Syria approves UN bid for aid deliveries as starving children eat GRASS to survive |
TIME | These Black Boxes Guarantee Independent Radio to Thousands of Residents of Syria TIME Michael Sohn—AP Philipp Hochleichter of the Media in Cooperation and Transition organization holds a Pocket FM Radio Transmitter in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 21, 2015. As part of the Syrian radio networking project, MICT has designed small modular FM ... |