Washington Post | Aid delivered in Syria may be too little, too late Washington Post The government siege of a Damascus suburb was broken Wednesday with delivery of medical supplies and a small amount of baby food, after Syria agreed to allow an international aid convoy to enter the area for the first time since 2012. Arrival of United ... Syria conflict: Calls for air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged towns Aid Convoy Enters Besieged Syrian Town for First Time Since 2012 The Latest: UN to Discuss Possible Syrian Aid Air Drops |
Washington Post | Ignoring Turkey, US backs Kurds in drive against ISIS in Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — A U.S.-backed force of Kurds and Arabs advanced toward an important Islamic State transit town in Syria on Wednesday, brushing aside Turkish opposition to the involvement of Kurds in operations to recapture the strategically vital area. Rebel Forces Hit Islamic State in Northern Syria Islamic State faces major assaults on two fronts in Iraq, Syria Syria conflict: US-backed fighters 'advance on IS-held Manbij' |
CNN | Airstrikes kill more than 58 people in northern Syria CNN Video posted by the Syrian Civil Defense, a volunteer search-and-rescue operation, showed responders digging through the rubble, searching for survivors. One rescuer could be seen lifting the body of a young boy in his arms, his face covered in dust. Airstrikes in Syria Killed and Hurt Dozens Near Hospital, Rescuers Say Syria's civil war: Civilians flee Idlib bombardment At Least 29 People Killed in Syria Airstrikes |
Reuters | US-backed forces open major front in Syria war Reuters Ankara sees the Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters, who already control an uninterrupted 400-km (250-mile) stretch of the border, as terrorists and has been enraged by U.S. backing for the militia in its battle with Islamic State in Syria. However, the ... No Food in First Aid Convoy to Reach Syrian Town Since 2012 Thousands of US-backed fighters have opened a major new front in Syria's war US-backed Fighters Advance Against ISIS in Syria |
The Intercept | Inside the Perilous Journey Out of Syria The Intercept While coverage existed, media attention didn't intensify “until Alan Kurdi, who was the young poor kid from Kobaní, inside Syria, washed up on the shore in Turkey — if you remember that iconic image from September of 2015,” he said. “But there were ... |
Voice of America | Civilians Press for More Control in Syria's Rebel Areas Voice of America While most media coverage of the Syria conflict has focused on the clash of arms, in northern Syria, the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule has followed two tracks — the military struggle to oust the government and the effort to ... |
UNFPA.org/news | Rebuilding Syria through innovation: Empowering Syrian youth to become entrepreneurs UNFPA.org/news DAMASCUS, Syria – Despite the limited transportation, perpetual security threats and bombings ravaging her adopted city, Leen Darwish, an optimistic 23-year-old woman, stayed steadfastly determined to continue her education at the University of ... |
Newsweek | Meet the Woman Who Walked 600 Miles for Peace in Syria Newsweek The 51-year-old in 2014 launched iguacu—a website that helps facilitate public donations to people affected by conflicts around the world—in response to the situation in Syria, which she calls “the grave humanitarian crisis of our time.” But two ... |
Aljazeera.com | Report: ISIL losing in Iraq, Syria; gaining in Libya Aljazeera.com The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group is losing ground in Iraq and Syria, but Libya may be the group's next key battleground, according to a UN report obtained by Al Jazeera. The report on the threat of ISIL, also known as ISIS, which has not ... Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq |
UN Struggles To Reach Besieged Areas Of Syria With Aid Air Drop Plan NPR Michele Kelemen 2010 · Michele Kelemen · Twitter. Wednesday is the deadline that major powers imposed on Syria to allow aid to besieged civilians. But as it comes to pass, the air drops that were threatened if ground aid was blocked are far from a reality. |