New York Times | Russian Forces Remain Heavily Involved in Syria, Despite Appearances New York Times President Vladimir V. Putin, when he talks about it at all, tends to refer to Syria as an accomplished victory, yet hedges a bit. “We did indeed withdraw a substantial portion of our forces,” Mr. Putin said in response to a question on his live ... Syria government team joins peace talks amid Aleppo clashes Fighting surges in Syria amid apparent collapse of truce backed by US, Russia Saving Syria's ceasefire |
Reuters | On ground in Syria, scant evidence of draw down trumpeted by Kremlin Reuters A Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows no letup in supply missions: the Russian military has maintained regular cargo flights to its Hmeimim airbase in western Syria since Putin's declaration on March 14. Supply runs have also ... Putin says Syria army in 'strong position' despite Russian drawdown Netanyahu, Putin to meet in Moscow on Syria, Palestinians Putin defends Syria policy and dismisses Panama Papers in Russia TV phone-in |
Wall Street Journal | Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Syrian rebels backed by U.S. airstrikes and Turkish artillery were struggling Friday to seize the last stretch of the Turkey-Syria border held by Islamic State while a militant counteroffensive triggered a mass exodus. American officials and ... Tens of Thousands Displaced As Rebels Battle Islamic State In Northern Syria Moscow calls on West to force Turkey allow intl observers at its 'porous' border with Syria Fighting in Syria's Aleppo Forces Thousands to Flee |
Voice of America | In Race to Capture Syria's Raqqa, Assad May Have Edge Voice of America Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria has shrunk by nearly a quarter in the past few months, but Kurds, Syrian rebels and forces loyal to embattled President Bashar al-Assad have all grabbed pieces of the self-styled caliphate. Undeterred, the ... |
Reuters | Iran's Soleimani in Russia for talks on Syria, missiles: sources Reuters Soleimani, the commander of foreign operations for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, flew to Moscow in July last year to help Russia plan its military intervention in Syria and forge an Iranian-Russian alliance to support Syria's President Bashar al ... |
BBC News | Syria war: The Afghans sent by Iran to fight for Assad BBC News As the five-year conflict in Syria grinds on, BBC Persian has found evidence that Iran is sending thousands of Afghan men to fight alongside Syrian government forces. The men, who are mainly ethnic Hazaras, are recruited from impoverished and ... |
Reuters UK | Air raids intensify in Syria's Homs, prayers cancelled - doctor, monitors Reuters UK BEIRUT Syrian government air strikes hit rebel-held areas north of the city of Homs for a second day, forcing authorities to cancel Friday prayers for the first time in six months, monitors and a doctor there said. The Syrian Observatory for Human ... Heartbreak as Syrians briefly return home to IS-free Palmyra |
Al-Monitor | Syria's Kurds take control of oil fields, now what? Al-Monitor In some areas of Syria, such as Deir ez-Zor, tribes took over the oil wells and started running them for individual interests. Later on, in mid-2014, IS, hoping to finance its military forces, tried to invade all Kurdish oil-bearing areas to control ... |
Pensacola News Journal | 9 things to know about Syria and Iraq Pensacola News Journal When former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford began his presentation to the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club on Friday, he warned that he was about to take the audience into "the belly of the beast of what is going on in Syria and Iraq." Ford served as ... |
RT | Cost of rebuilding Syria may reach $180bn – World Bank RT “Once hostilities end, many Syrian refugees will unlikely return unless schools and health clinics are rebuilt,” said Kim at a news conference at the start of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank spring meetings, Thursday. Due to the plunge in ... |