Aljazeera.com | Syria: Rebels' bid to reopen Aleppo supply line foiled Aljazeera.com Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce assault by opposition fighters seeking to reopen their only supply route into Aleppo city, killing at least 29 rebels, a monitoring group said Sunday. The offensive sought to push government forces back from ... Syria's military extends cease-fire but no letup in fighting Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire's last day: monitor Syria conflict: Army fire 'cuts key Aleppo road' |
Reuters | Family of killed US journalist Marie Colvin sues Syria Reuters The lawsuit included as evidence a copy of an August 2011 fax which it alleges was sent from Syria's National Security Bureau instructing security bodies to launch military and intelligence campaigns against "those who tarnish the image of Syria in ... Relatives of slain war correspondent Marie Colvin sue Syrian regime US reporter killed in Syria targeted by regime Family of Slain Journalist Marie Colvin Accuses Syria's Assad Regime of Targeting Her |
RT | Western leaders support terror groups in Syria, get extremism at home – Assad RT “The situation in Syria and the whole region naturally affects Europe a lot due to its location and social ties. The problems Europe faces today of terrorism, extremism and waves of refugees are caused by some western leaders' adoption of policies ... Assad tells EU delegation West's actions in Syria cause terror in Europe |
The Independent | ISIS Shoots Down Helicopter in Syria, Killing 2 Russians New York Times MOSCOW — Two Russian airmen died in Syria after their helicopter was shot down by fighters of the Islamic State, Russia's military said on Saturday. The episode occurred on Friday east of the ancient city of Palmyra, according to a Defense Ministry ... Russian forces are the latest to travel on Syria's Roman road to barbarity Regime of silence in Syria extended for 72 hours more Two Russian pilots killed in helicopter downing in Syria |
The Guardian | Queens of Syria review – the most urgent work on the London stage The Guardian It is not only irrelevant but impudent to give a star rating to Queens of Syria. This is the most urgent work on the London stage. It is spoken by 13 Syrian refugees, all women, none of them professional actors. They are also the authors, together with ... |
Reuters | Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHS Reuters BEIRUT Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland - a quarter of its territory - to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a report on Sunday. The ... British Think Tank: Islamic State Continues to Lose Territory in Iraq, Syria Islamic State 'losing territory in Iraq and Syria,' report says US Mission to Train Syrian “Opposition Forces” Goes Awry |
New York Times | Iran, Once Quiet About Its Casualties in Syria and Iraq, Now Glorifies Them New York Times For years, Iran covered up its military activities in Syria and Iraq, so the government could deny any official involvement on the ground. Coffins arrived with the bodies of soldiers who went unidentified, referred to only as “defenders of the shrines ... |
UN airlifts food to cut off families in northeast Syria News1130 BEIRUT – The U.N. began airlifting humanitarian aid to families cut off from supplies in northeastern Syria, bringing 40 tons of food on a flight that landed in Qamishli, an area controlled by the Syrian government, the World Food Program said Sunday. |
Center for Research on Globalization | US-Sponsored Genocide in Syria Center for Research on Globalization John Kerry lied, saying “(w)e very much welcome the Syrian army declaring of 72 hours of quiet. We are trying very hard to grow these current discussions into a longer lasting…enforceable, accountable cessation of hostilities that could change the ... |
Al-Arabiya | Coalition air strikes kill ISIS militants in Syria Al-Arabiya Meanwhile, at least 29 Syrian rebels were killed in clashes with regime troops overnight during a failed bid to reopen the opposition's key supply route into Aleppo city, a monitor said Sunday. The fighters from the Faylaq al-Sham Islamist faction and ... Kurdish militants deny death of senior commander in Syria Syrian rebels: Kurdish PKK commander killed in Qamishli PKK terrorist group's armed wing commander 'Bahoz Erdal' killed in northern Syria |