CNN | UNICEF: Airstrikes in Syria kill 25 children CNN Meanwhile, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based organization which monitors the war in Syria, claims to have received a copy of a new video released by ISIS, depicting the gruesome execution of five media activists from Deir Ezzor. Syria's civil war: 'Dozens killed' in Deir Az Zor raids Islamic State claims execution of five citizen journalists in Syria Russian, regime raids kill 58 civilians in Syria |
Voice of America | US-Russia Tensions Complicate Syria War Voice of America A month after Russian-backed Syrian forces re-took the ancient city of Palmyra last spring, a renowned Russian orchestra came to town. In the heart of arguably the world's most gruesome warzone, the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra played Prokofiev and ... Blurring lines & shifting strategies in Syria (Who said terror was not the end game?) Iran, Russia split over Syria policy Iran rejects speculation on shift, divisions over Syria |
Telegraph.co.uk | Isil murders five media activists for exposing Syria atrocities Telegraph.co.uk Isil has executed five media activists in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor, warning that anyone who tries to document the group's atrocities will never be safe from retribution. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring ... IS Video Shows Killing Of Syrian Media Activists |
Aljazeera.com | Air strikes kill civilians in Syria's Deir Az Zor Aljazeera.com Syrian and Russian air strikes have killed at least 47 people, including 31 civilians, in an ISIL-held town in eastern Syria, a monitor has said. Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that Saturday's raids hit the ... Syrian or Russian air strikes kill dozens in eastern Syria: monitoring group Air Strikes Kill Dozens In Syria Syria conflict: Air strikes on IS-held Raqqa 'kill 18 civilians' |
Al-Monitor | Emotional trauma leaves deep wounds for Syria's child refugees Al-Monitor BAALBEK, Lebanon — This week, as the international community marked the annual World Refugee Day, the Syrian crisis has entered its sixth year. Nearly 5 million Syrians are taking refuge all across the Middle East while others, including many Syrian ... No food, little water for Syrians stranded on Jordan border |
Aljazeera.com | Syria: Kurdish-led forces edge into ISIL-held Manbij Aljazeera.com Kurdish and Arab fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have overrun a key road junction in the south of Manjib city, an ISIL stronghold, after capturing nearby grain silos overnight, a monitoring group has said. The progress against the Islamic ... Kurds in Syria flee ISIS, are attacked ISIS Said to Abduct Hundreds of Kurdish Civilians in Syria At least 45 People Killed in Syria by Russian and Government Planes |
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 26, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today ... |
Brisbane Times | Queenslander Reece Harding, killed in Syria, remembered Brisbane Times Hundreds of people are expected to attend a memorial service for Gold Coast man Reece Harding who was killed on a Syrian battlefield 12 months ago. He died after stepping on a landmine while fighting for the Kurdish militia against Islamic State ... |
The Atlantic | Susan Rice: The US Must Fight Terrorists Abroad in Iraq, Syria and Beyond The Atlantic Susan Rice, the White House National Security Advisor and former U.N. Ambassador, addressed the opening ceremony at the Aspen Ideas Festival Sunday, an event co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, commenting on a number of recent world ... |
Reuters | CIA weapons for Syrian rebels sold to arms black market: NYT Reuters Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the New York Times reported, citing American and ... Weapons for Syrian rebels sold on Jordan's black market CIA weapons for Syrian rebels funneled onto black markets: report |