The Guardian | US airstrikes allegedly kill at least 73 civilians in northern Syria The Guardian Ahmad Mohammad from the Syrian Institute for Justice, a Turkey-based group which monitors human rights violations, has also documented 73 victims, from at least nine families. UK-based monitoring group AirWars has recorded the names of a similar ... 'Bloody massacres': Syria appeals to UN after French & US airstrikes 'kill over 140 civilians' PHOTOS: Syria Bombing Civilians, Children Killed [WARNING: GRAPHIC] US-led airstrikes in Syria kill civilians, groups say |
CNN | Rebels in Syria behead boy in 'mistake' CNN The rebels claimed the boy was a prisoner from Liwa al-Quds -- a pro-regime militia force made up mostly of Palestinians in Syria -- and that he was captured from an unofficial refugee camp north of war-torn Aleppo. Airstrikes taking awful toll on ... Syria conflict: Boy beheaded by rebels 'was not fighter' Syria war: Rebels 'behead 12-year-old boy' on video Child beheading in Syria triggers backlash against U.S.-supported rebel group |
Washington Post | Is al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria no longer a 'sideshow'? Washington Post The Obama administration has begun to see Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, as a global threat that could eventually rival the Islamic State, echoing a Russian argument that it has long resisted. A new U.S. proposal to coordinate ... Checking Christie's claim that Clinton called Syria's Assad a "reformer" Five Reasons Why Cooperating with Moscow on Syria is a Bad Idea Boris Johnson says Assad must go if Syrians' suffering is to end |
Voice of America | US-backed Kurdish Forces Benefiting From Oil in Syria Voice of America When Kurdish-led forces took control of Shaddadi in northeastern Syria in February, they not only pushed back Islamic State militants who had been there for nearly one year, but they also got hold of the sprawling oil fields that stretch into the desert. |
Washington Post | A new jihadist threat may be on the horizon in Syria Washington Post As the U.S.-led coalition has begun to gain ground against the Islamic State in Syria, officials have begun focusing attention on another jihadist group they fear may pose a more dangerous long-run threat there, the al-Qaeda affiliate known as Jabhat ... Boris Johnson says previous remarks 'taken out of context' |
Reason (blog) | US Airstrike in Syria Reportedly Kills At Least 60 Civilians Reason (blog) Although Syria was certainly mentioned at the Republican convention—including to blame Hillary Clinton for the chaos—proposals about foreign policy toward Syria were light. According to Republicans, Hillary Clinton, more or less, did not do enough ... Anti-ISIS airstrikes in Iraq, Syria hit 2016 high |
Twitchy | US backed rebels in Syria pose for selfie before beheading young boy, but the Obama admin's response is worse Twitchy When confronted with the story, State Department spokesman Mark Tonerf said that the U.S. might stop further assistance to these animals if the allegations are proven true. His exact quote: “I can't — again, I can't say what the consequences will be ... |
'Massive tragedy' in the making in Aleppo, Syria Santa Fe New Mexican BEIRUT — Rebel-held neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Aleppo have endured food shortages and devastating attacks throughout the civil war. Now pro-government forces have cut off the only road into those areas, leaving an estimated 300,000 people at ... |
MSF UK (press release) | EU eases trade with Jordan to boost jobs for Syria refugees U.S. News & World Report AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A diplomat says the European Union has eased trade rules with Jordan to spur foreign investment in the kingdom and create jobs for Syrian refugees. EU ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana said Wednesday that new rules ... Jordan: MSF calls for medical evacuation of Syrian war-wounded |
The Times of Israel | Syria post near Golan border bombed, unclear if Israel involved The Times of Israel Illustrative: Smoke rises following an explosion in Syria's Quneitra province as Syrian rebels clash with President Bashar Assad's forces, seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in 2014. (AP/Ariel Schalit, File) ... Israeli Jet Reportedly Strikes Syrian Army Near Golan, Rebels Say Syria's Nusra Front launches deadly rocket attack on Golan Heights: Source Report: IAF attacks Syrian target |