<< Back

Islamic State repels US-backed forces in north Syria city: monitor - Reuters Sat, 02 Jul 2016 22:42:00 GMT

Reuters
Islamic State repels US-backed forces in north Syria city: monitor
Reuters
The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), comprised of Kurdish and Arab fighters and backed by the air power of a U.S.-led coalition to fight Islamic State and aided by U.S. special forces, have been involved in the month-long Manbij operation aimed to seal ...

and more »
Why Is Obama Getting Into Bed With Putin in Syria? - Newsweek Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:09:00 GMT

Newsweek
Why Is Obama Getting Into Bed With Putin in Syria?
Newsweek
As recently as a few weeks ago, the United States had repeatedly rejected strategic cooperation with Russia in Syria. Now it is reportedly proposing a limited partnership there, in which the United States would share intelligence and coordinate attacks ...
Obama retreats from Putin in Syria — againWashington Post
Russia and Turkey to 'coordinate' Syria policyTelegraph.co.uk
U.S., Russia discuss cooperation against Islamic State in SyriaUPI.com
Anadolu Agency -Aljazeera.com -STRATFOR
all 198 news articles »
Palestinian refugees killed in Syria's Khan Eshieh camp - Aljazeera.com Sat, 02 Jul 2016 16:47:08 GMT

Aljazeera.com
Palestinian refugees killed in Syria's Khan Eshieh camp
Aljazeera.com
The Jafra Foundation, a group working with Palestinian refugees in Syria, said in a statement that "military actions and aerial bombardment continued last week on the outskirts of the camp". UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, ...

and more »
ISIS 'bride-maker' for Syria fighters named as London student Tooba Gondal - Daily Mail Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:03:50 GMT

Daily Mail
ISIS 'bride-maker' for Syria fighters named as London student Tooba Gondal
Daily Mail
Exactly how Gondal, from Walthamstow, East London, ended up promoting the barbarity of IS killers from their stronghold in Raqqa, Syria, is not clear, but this is not a story of a disenfranchised, no-hoper youth looking for a way out of desperate ...

Airstrikes on rebel-held area of Syria kill 25, activists say - Toronto Star Sat, 02 Jul 2016 19:27:33 GMT

Middle East Eye
Airstrikes on rebel-held area of Syria kill 25, activists say
Toronto Star
BEIRUT — Suspected government airstrikes on a rebel-held part of Syria killed at least 25 people on Saturday, in what appeared to be retaliation for the capture and killing of a fighter pilot the day before, Syrian activists said. The Local ...
Two medics among 30 killed in air strikes on rebel-held Syria townMiddle East Eye
2 Medics Among 31 Dead In Syria Army Reprisal For Dead PilotNDTV
Syria's Jaysh al-Islam “Opposition” Group Which Washington Refused to Add to Terror List Shells UN ConvoyCenter for Research on Globalization
Washington Post -Reuters -Yahoo News
all 54 news articles »
US, Russia hold new talks on Syria - Newshub Sat, 02 Jul 2016 21:32:13 GMT

Sputnik International
US, Russia hold new talks on Syria
Newshub
Russia and the United States have held fresh talks on ways of cooperating to end the devastating five-year war in Syria as intensive Assad regime air strikes killed at least 30 civilians in a town northeast of Damascus. Moscow and Washington are ...
Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Ways to Settle Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh CrisesSputnik International
Lavrov, Kerry hold call to discuss Syria conflictThomson Reuters Foundation

all 9 news articles »
Turkey and Russia reassess role in Syria - Financial Times Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:38:47 GMT

Financial Times
Turkey and Russia reassess role in Syria
Financial Times
When Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, conceded to Moscow's demand for an apology in his letter of “regret” for downing a Russian jet last year on the Syrian-Turkish border, he signalled Ankara may be softening its stance on Syria.

and more »
Russian aircraft carrier to take part in Syria operation by October – source - RT Sat, 02 Jul 2016 09:52:31 GMT

RT
Russian aircraft carrier to take part in Syria operation by October – source
RT
This would mean that, starting from October, pilots from Russia's task force based at Syria's Khmeimim airbase and those from the aircraft carrier will be working together against terrorists in “the closest cooperation possible.” The Admiral Kuznetsov ...

and more »
30000 Syrian children 'starving' on Jordan border - Aljazeera.com Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:40:38 GMT

Aljazeera.com
30000 Syrian children 'starving' on Jordan border
Aljazeera.com
More than 30,000 Syrian children are facing starvation in Jordan after authorities in Amman suspended life-saving food and medical aid to refugees living along its northeastern border with Syria. Between 60,000-70,000 Syrians, mostly women and children ...
Syria conflict: Fears for refugees stranded on Jordanian borderBBC News
Middle East|Syrians Stranded at Jordan's Border Struggled to Survive. Then the Water Stopped.New York Times
In Syria, Pentagon keeps allies on short leashRT
Jordan Times -Wall Street Journal -Human Rights Watch
all 79 news articles »
Syria: Rebels say pilot killed after plane shot down - BBC News Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:20:32 GMT

BBC News
Syria: Rebels say pilot killed after plane shot down
BBC News
Syrian rebels say they shot down a Syrian air force jet and blamed an al-Qaeda-linked group for killing the pilot. Two leading groups, Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham, which formed a pact last year, both say the plane was shot down. Syrian state media ...
Time for US to act in SyriaThe Boston Globe
Russia will countenance an Assad exit in Syria, but not yetReuters

all 439 news articles »