Wall Street Journal | Escalating Violence in Syria Leaves 31 Dead Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country's largest city, Aleppo, while rebels fired mortars in escalating violence that left at least 31 people killed and shattered a relative quiet in Damascus ... Video: Renewed Government Shelling and Airstrikes in Syria Kill Dozens and Threaten Ceasefire At least 30 civilians killed in attacks in Syria Deadly airstrikes hit Syria as talks stall |
New York Times | Russian Military Buildup Near Aleppo, Syria, Threatens Truce, Kerry Warns New York Times Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that Russia had moved heavy artillery into position outside Aleppo in northern Syria, raising new concerns that a partial cease-fire will come undone. Russia's military buildup, described by Mr. Kerry in a ... UN outlines strategy forward for imperiled Syria talks Syria conflict: Truce in danger of collapse - Obama and UN UN Seeks Urgent Meeting to Rescue Crumbling Syria Cease-fire |
Reuters | Germany seeking 'safe zones' in Syria to shelter refugees Reuters The cessation of hostilities in Syria which began at the end of February and was sponsored by Russia and the United States to allow for peace talks, has since faltered. The opposition, which walked out of negotiations in Geneva said the truce, which ... Calls for refugee 'safe zones' in Syria Merkel Calls for Security Zones to Host Refugees in Syria Germany Seeking Safe Zones in Syria |
Deutsche Welle | At least 10 killed in government air strikes in Syria's Aleppo: monitor Reuters BEIRUT At least 10 people were killed in Syrian government air strikes on several areas in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. The death toll was expected to rise with dozens more ... Deadly airstrikes hit Syria's Aleppo as ceasefire unravels Monitor: Syrian Government Airstrikes Kill 23 |
Salt Lake Tribune | In Damascus, an uneasy stability boosts Syria's Assad Salt Lake Tribune Damascus, Syria • Looking out from the Syrian capital these days, one can understand why President Bashar Assad would be in no hurry to make concessions at peace talks in Geneva, let alone consider stepping down as the opposition demands. |
Sputnik International | Russia's Intervention in Syria Splits US Administration Sputnik International Some officials in Washington genuinely believe Russia has armored ground forces in Syria, claiming Russia moved its own artillery towards Aleppo — unproven information based on anonymous sources in Pentagon, published by Wall Street Journal. |
International Business Times | Syria Suicide Bombing In Binnish: Attack Kills Majed Hussein Al Sadeq Of Opposition Group Ahrar al-Sham, Plus 3 ... International Business Times The attack came the same week as the end of an almost two-month-long ceasefire in Syria. As IBT reported, opposition forces have requested that military operations resume against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad and that the United Nations ... Top rebel commander killed in blast in Syria's Idlib |
New York Times | Frozen Life in Wartime Syria New York Times Syria has now endured five years of war. We know the figures that illustrate that time passing: as many as 470,000 dead; nearly five million refugees; some six million displaced inside the battered country. The opposition walked out of peace talks in ... |
Reuters | Kurdish, Syrian government forces declare truce in Qamishli area: statement Reuters BEIRUT Regional Kurdish security forces and pro-Syrian government forces have declared a ceasefire in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish side said, calming a three-day outbreak of violence which killed more than 26 people. The Kurdish Asayish forces said ... Kurds and Syrian Forces Clash, Adding Wrinkle to War Kurds take over prison, capture 50 pro-Syrian govt fighters in Qamishli – reports Syrian forces, Kurds agree to indefinite truce in Qamishli |
Newsweek | Syria Crisis: The Man Who Stares At Boats Newsweek If they have not published anything in a while and an academic is writing about Russia's ships going to Syria or the Mediterranean, they cannot wait,” he says. “It will be too late for an academic who needs this information quickly. What I do is post ... |