Fox News | Video of military convoy new evidence Russia not pulling out of Syria Fox News There is more evidence that Russian forces are not pulling out of Syria, but instead, more troops are arriving there, a new video from Russian television Saturday apparently shows. The video shows a convoy of Russian troops headed to Palmyra to begin ... Syria's Palmyra: Ghost Town Bearing Scars of ISIS Destruction Syria: Mass grave uncovered in recaptured Palmyra Mass Grave Found in Syria's Palmyra |
VICE News | Syria Cease-Fire at Risk as Heavy Fighting Erupts ABC News Syria's partial cease-fire appeared to be unraveling Saturday as fierce fighting between government forces and opposition fighters, including members of the al-Qaida affiliated Nusra Front, erupted outside the country's second largest city of Aleppo ... Syria's Fragile Ceasefire Threatened by New Fighting Near Aleppo Syria's partial ceasefire blown apart after fights between government forces erupted outside city of Aleppo Syria cease-fire unravelling as fighting erupts near Aleppo |
NBCNews.com | Obama Nixed CIA Plan That Could Have Stopped ISIS: Officials NBCNews.com The CIA in 2012 proposed a detailed covert action plan designed to remove Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but President Obama declined to approve it, current and former U.S. officials tell NBC News. It's long been known that then-CIA Director ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Cease-fire challenged ahead of Syria talks Jerusalem Post Israel News Syria's opposition seeks a transitional governing body for Syria that does not include Assad – a “nonnegotiable” position, according to its leadership. Syria Russia. Residents of Nawa city in Syria inspect the damage after a reported strike against ... |
DefenseNews.com | US Is Weighing More Special Forces Troops for Syria: Official DefenseNews.com WASHINGTON — US officials are weighing sending more special forces troops to Syria, where the contingent of American fighters currently numbers around 50, a senior military official told AFP on Saturday. A US official speaking on the condition of ... Exclusive: US weighs ramping up deployment of special forces to Syria US to send more special forces to Syria: Report Report: U.S. is considering more special forces troops for Syria |
BBC News | Syrian Alawites distance themselves from Assad BBC News In a deeply unusual move, leaders of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in Syria have released a document, obtained by the BBC, that distances themselves from his regime and outlines what kind of future they wish for the country after five years ... |
Wall Street Journal | In Syria, Airstrikes Test a Fragile Truce Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—A sudden barrage of government airstrikes on rebel-held areas across Syria is testing the country's tenuous truce and threatening to complicate international efforts to move the warring parties to a permanent peace. Syrian government warplanes ... |
Quartz | Refugees are being sent back to Syria by one of the only countries they can escape to Quartz Syrians trying to escape from civil war and ISIL are being forcibly returned to the country, in direct contravention of international law, according to a report released yesterday (April 1). Amnesty International, a human rights organization, claims ... Turkey Refutes Claims About Forced Deportation of Syrian Refugees EU-Turkey refugee plan could be illegal, says UN official Greece's mass deportation of Syrian refugees back to Turkey could be illegal say UN |
ABC News | Even Obama's Former Top Syria Guy Thinks The ISIS Strategy Is Aimless Daily Caller Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate ... Syrian Activists: Airstrikes Hit East of Damascus, Kill 23 The End of the Beginning in Syria Bashar al-Assad says he is ready to hold elections in Syria 'if the people want it' |
Middle East Eye | Syria's deadly airstrikes could 'torpedo' ceasefire: Qatar Middle East Eye Qatar warned on Saturday that Syrian government air strikes that killed more than 30 people including children in a rebel-held town near Damascus could "torpedo" a fragile ceasefire in the country. Saudi Arabia also accused Syria of violating the ... Moving clip shows the last moments of a heroic volunteer in Syria France accuses Syrian government of violating ceasefire US 'appalled' by deadly air strikes in Damascus suburb |