Wall Street Journal (subscription) | Kerry in Moscow to Meet Putin for Talks on Syria Wall Street Journal (subscription) MOSCOW—Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for the first face-to-face U.S. meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin since he announced a pullback of Russian forces in Syria this month. Mr. Kerry will seek to determine ... Russian general says military special forces active in Syria United States to press Russia on Syria's Assad Russia admits special forces 'directing warplanes' in Syria |
Yahoo News | Syria regime forces close in on IS-held Palmyra Yahoo News Damascus (AFP) - Syrian pro-government forces were poised Wednesday to launch an assault to retake the ancient city of Palmyra from jihadists, as Washington sought to inject new momentum into flagging peace talks. Palmyra: Syrian troops reach outskirts of IS-held city Islamic State-held Palmyra looks set to fall to Syria regime aided by Russian air support Is North Korea Fighting for Assad in Syria? |
Reuters | Russian major was killed in Syria last month: former subordinates Reuters The death would bring to six the number of Russian servicemen known to have been killed in Syria during the Kremlin's five-month military campaign, which it said last week it was winding down. The death of Sergei Chupov, 51, was first reported by the ... |
VICE News | US-led Coalition Airstrikes Have Killed at Least 380 Civilians in Syria, Rights Group Says VICE News US-led coalition airstrikes targeting the Islamic State and other designated terrorist groups in Syria have killed 380 civilians, including 99 children and 67 women, over the past 18 months, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). |
Daily Sabah | Turkey detains Japanese man 'seeking to join Daesh' in Syria Daily Sabah Security forces detained a Japanese citizen on suspicion of seeking to cross the border into Syria to join the Daesh terror organization, Turkish media outlets reported. The 24-year-old man, whose name was given only as M.M., was detained late on ... After Brussels attacks, US seeks to seal Islamic State's escape route from Syria Turkey detains Japanese man 'seeking to join Islamic State' in Syria |
RT | How narratives killed the Syrian people RT Shot by unknown gunmen, Merhej and Dayoub were the first of eighty-eight soldiers killed throughout Syria in the first month of this conflict– in Daraa, Latakia, Douma, Banyas, Homs, Moadamiyah, Idlib, Harasta, Suweida, Talkalakh and the suburbs of ... |
The Independent | Isis celebrates devastation of Brussels attacks by handing out sweets in Syria The Independent Isis has reportedly been celebrating the brutal attacks carried out in Brussels by handing out sweets to adults and children in an area of Syria. The terrorist group released pictures appearing to show residents and children in the Dier Ezzor province ... ISIS hands out celebratory sweets in Syria after Brussels attacks ISIS celebrate Brussels attack by handing out sweets to Syria residents Republican Lawmakers Already Using Brussels Attack To Revive Efforts To Ban Syrian Refugees |
UN News Centre | Progress made on humanitarian track for Syria, UN advisor reports UN News Centre 23 March 2016 – The advisor to the United Nations envoy on Syria today reported further progress in the humanitarian relief efforts in that conflict-battered country, including with more areas reached, medical kits getting through checkpoints, and ... |
Sputnik International | Strange Bedfellows in Syria: What Washington Prefers Not to Speak Of Sputnik International To the embarrassment of the Obama administration, it turns out that the CIA-armed and trained Syrian militants have long been colluding with al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front and its close ally Ahrar al-Sham, American historian, investigative ... |
Washington Post | Russia, with an eye on US, threatens to bomb Syrian cease-fire violators Washington Post The ultimatum may be as much a negotiating gambit with the United States as it is a warning that Russia is about to act on the ground in Syria, from which it pulled a portion of its warplanes last week. The Russian military has sought close cooperation ... Syria conflict: Russia warns US over truce violations How Tehran and Damascus view Russia's latest Syria move Moscow may unilaterally use force on Syrian ceasefire violators from March 22 – General Staff |