Wall Street Journal | US-Led Coalition Airstrike in Syria Killed Civilians, Opposition Says Wall Street Journal An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition killed about 25 civilians late Thursday in an Islamic State-held town in northern Syria, Syrian opposition and activist monitoring groups said. The attack on a market in the village of Ghandora came less than two ... Syria: Reports of civilian deaths in US-led strikes Calls for US to stop bombing Syria as US airstrike 'kills dozens' US airstrikes in Syria continue despite another report of civilians killed |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Deadly strike on Save the Children maternity hospital BBC News An air strike has hit a maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in north-western Syria, killing two people and wounding others. The charity said several babies were hurt when incubators crashed to the floor, a pregnant woman lost a leg and ... Save the Children: Airstrikes hit maternity hospital in Syria Activists: US-led coalition strikes kill 28 civilians in Syria US worries Russian humanitarian operation in Syria may be 'ruse' |
NPR | Maternity Hospital In Northern Syria Is Bombed, Charity Says NPR Save the Children said a maternity hospital it supports in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib has been hit by an apparent airstrike. The charity said in a statement that it's the only such hospital for more than 40 miles. As NPR's Alison Meuse ... Syrian maternity hospital bombed, says Save the Children Save the Children-supported maternity hospital bombed in Syria, charity says Syria: Deadly air strike hits Idlib maternity hospital |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hillary Clinton will reset Syria policy against 'murderous' Assad regime Telegraph.co.uk Hillary Clinton will order a "full review" of the United States' strategy on Syria as a "first key task" of her presidency, resetting the policy to emphasise the "murderous" nature of the Assad regime, foreign policy adviser with her campaign has said ... Clinton to 'Reset' Syria War, Focus on Ousting Assad |
Irish Times | Out of Syria: France took me in and now I must repay the debt Irish Times There were 120 of us, mainly Syrian but some Iraqi and Afghani too, I think. Some were on their own but there were families too. In that moment we were as one. Any differences were not important. We'd been brought to the airport in Athens from camps ... |
BBC News | What drove Syria's Nusra Front to detach itself from al-Qaeda? BBC News Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the more powerful jihadist groups in Syria, has rebranded itself. It officially announced its separation from al-Qaeda and "any other external entity" in a video broadcast on 28 July 2016. The group changed its name to Jabhat ... It looks like Al Qaeda is 'laying a trap' for the US — and giving Russia exactly what it wants Is Al Qaeda Gone From Syria Or Just Rebranding? Syria's Nusra Front Cuts Ties With al-Qaeda |
Washington Post | The problem with going after Hezbollah in Syria Washington Post In his July 28 op-ed, “The U.S. should target Hezbollah in Syria,” Daniel Serwer wrote that “a shift in the [Syrian] military balance is essential to ending the war.” He advocated that the United States should target Hezbollah in Syria because it ... |
New York Times | Afghans Go to Syria to Fight for Its Government, and Anguish Results New York Times Another woman, Khadija, whose son Hassan had joined Afghan brigades fighting alongside the Syrian government, said he had been pulled into the vicious conflict for the same reasons most of the young men in the neighborhood had decided to go: “He ... |
Los Angeles Times | How Hillary Clinton's plans break from Obama's policies on Syria, trade and other issues Los Angeles Times She has also sought a more active role for the U.S. military in the Syrian civil war, the bloody, 5-year-old conflict that has empowered Islamic State militants while pitting rebels against government forces. Clinton and other Obama advisors wanted to ... |
Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... |