BBC News | Syria blames Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for deadly bombings BBC News The Syrian government has accused Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being behind a wave of bombings in the coastal cities of Tartous and Jableh. The state-run news agency Sana said the attacks constituted a "serious escalation", and were aimed at ... The Latest: Putin stands by 'Syrian partners' after bombings Over 100 feared killed as blasts hit near Russian military bases in Syria's Latakia province (VIDEO) ISIS claims deadly Syria, Yemen bombings |
Aljazeera.com | Hadi al-Abdallah: The man documenting Syria's Civil War Aljazeera.com Aleppo, Syria - A figure is running through a cloud of smoke and brick-dust, his panting audible through the camera just keeping up behind him. Sirens are heard. Pillars of smoke rise up from behind residential buildings. Another air strike. Hadi al ... US scolds Russia over Syria bombing Heavy air strikes hit rebel road to Syria's Aleppo: monitor, rebels Lavrov, Kerry discuss Moscow's proposal to join against militants violating Syria ceasefire – FM |
Aljazeera.com | Syria rebels set 48-hour deadline to end regime assault Aljazeera.com A statement by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), signed by nearly 30 rebel groups that operate across Syria, said that they would deem the ceasefire as having "totally collapsed" if the assault by Syrian government and allied Lebanese Hezbollah forces ... |
The Guardian | When the world failed Syria, Turkey stepped in. Now others must help The Guardian Violent conflicts claim lives in Syria, Libya and Yemen every day, while ethnic tensions and natural disasters haunt numerous countries in Asia and Africa. Haunting images of refugees flocking to border gates, the dead bodies of innocent children on ... Building a better future for Syrians in Turkey |
New York Post | This hospital attack is just another stop on Syria's descent into hell New York Post BEIRUT — In the final minutes of his life, Dr. Mohammed Wassim Maaz was making late-night rounds at the children's ward at Quds Hospital in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. Closed-circuit video showed him padding down a corridor in his green scrubs ... |
The Syria conflict fanned by Iran The Hill (blog) Day by day Iran is expanding its involvement in the conflict raging onward in Syria. The Revolutionary Guards has now dispatched a conglomerate of more than 60,000 troops on the ground, consisting of 8,000 notorious Quds Force members, thousands of ... |
The New Yorker | The Journey from Syria, Part One The New Yorker One afternoon last April, a Syrian jeweller named Aboud Shalhoub sat in a messy apartment in Istanbul, wrapping his legs in plastic film. For two and a half years, Shalhoub had tried to build a life in Turkey, away from the perils of wartime Damascus ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | 'First signs of new cold war emerging in Syria,' former senior IDF commander warns Jerusalem Post Israel News Noam Tibon, who until recently was commander of the IDF's Northern Formation, a wartime military command in charge of units maneuvering in northern arenas, told The Jerusalem Post he was concerned by the direction in which US-Russian rivalry in Syria ... |
CNN | Top US commander completes day-long secret visit to Syria CNN Joseph Votel, commanding general of U.S. Central Command, completed a secret several-hour-long trip to northern Syria to visit several locations where there are U.S. special operations forces and meet with local forces the U.S. is helping train to ... Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria US General's Surprise Visit to Kurds Prompts Syrian Rebels' Fury Senior US commander secretly visits Syria to 'prepare push to Raqqa' |
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... |