New York Times | Middle East|Pro-Government Forces Advance in Syria Amid Talk of US-Russia Cooperation New York Times “We need to be able to reach eastern Aleppo,” Jan Egeland, the United Nations humanitarian adviser to the special envoy on Syria, said in Geneva on Friday, estimating that about 250,000 people still live there. “It is on the verge of becoming yet ... Kerry's Syria Offer Moscow and Washington know what's needed to restore Syria truce: Kerry Kerry: US, Russia to cooperate against al Qaeda in Syria |
Aljazeera.com | Syria's deadly spillover Aljazeera.com While the conflict inside Syria is fluid, multi-layered and deadly, it has been relatively, and somewhat surprisingly, contained over the past five years. This can no longer be said to be the case and a new European Council on Foreign Relations report ... Syrian Arab Coalition Troops Move Toward Center of Manbij in Syria Syrian Arab Coalition Moves Toward Center of Manbij Occupied by Daesh |
CNBC | Nice attack: What it means for fight in Syria, Iraq CNBC In the wake of the attack in Nice on Friday, French President Francois Hollande has said the country will strengthen actions in Iraq and Syria in order to continue the fight against terrorism. Speaking in the early hours of Friday morning after a ... French President Links Nice Attack to Iraq, Syria Conflict France's terrorist problem is rooted in Syria, not Paris or Nice France to Escalate Strikes in Syria and Iraq After Nice Attack |
RT | Syria-like crises await in Central Asia & Caucasus – Russian defense minister RT Such crises like Syrian war could be triggered in any country, including post-Soviet republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus, Shoigu noted, speaking at a scientific conference on Russia's anti-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) operation in ... No Ceasefire Violations Registered in Syria in Past 24 Hours Russian Defense Ministry helps Syrian army to restore military capabilities Defense Minister: Over 2000 Islamic State Militants From Russia Killed in Syria |
The Guardian | Canadian priest allegedly gambled away $500000 of Syria refugee aid The Guardian Canadian priest allegedly gambled away $500,000 of Syria refugee aid. Amer Saka of the Chaldean Catholic church allegedly collected money to support refugees arriving from the war-torn nation. Syrian refugees arrive at Vancouver international airport. |
Christian Science Monitor | Lessons from Nice: Syria not the end of the road in battle against ISIS Christian Science Monitor Soon after, Secretary of State John Kerry, in Moscow after having marked Bastille Day with French officials in Paris, called Syria – home to the Islamic State – the “incubator” of the recent horrendous attacks like the one in Nice Thursday. He pledged ... Isis downs warplane, kills and crucifies the pilot in Syria [VIDEO] ISIS PLANE HORROR Syrian plane shot from the sky by ISIS with pilot's mangled corpse left dangling in the street Syria's Assad: Obama 'not serious' about fighting ISIS |
What Really Happened in Syria Consortium News Exclusive: The U.S. government blames the Syrian civil war almost entirely on Bashar al-Assad – and some progressives have bought into that propaganda narrative – but there is another side of the story, as Daniel Lazare describes. By Daniel Lazare. |
Times of Malta | Top Saudi clerics condemn France attack, urges focus on Syria Times of Malta The Secretariat of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars also said the world should not be distracted from the war in Syria and what it called crimes by the "Syrian regime." "Islam values the sanctity of human blood and forbids terrorism which kills ... |
BBC News | Turkey PM Yildirim hints at mending ties with Syria BBC News Turkey has said it wants to re-establish good relations with Syria - in an apparent reversal of its policy towards its war-stricken neighbour. Up to now Turkey's government has been pressing hard for the overthrow of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad. Turkey Coup Attempt Result of Ankara's Interference in Syria Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (Umit Bektas/Reuters) Turkey's Prime Minister Hints at Normalizing Ties With Syria |
UK jails former airman, Libya fighter for involvement in Syria war Reuters Gray, who served with the Royal Air Force in Iraq and converted to Islam when he left the military in 2004, tried to travel to Syria to join an organization designated as a terrorist movement, the statement said. He was helped by Abdallah, a joint ... |