Aljazeera.com | Syria: US-backed forces make rapid advances in Manbij Aljazeera.com Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), with the support of air strikes, have cornered rival armed groups, including ISIL, in the city's old quarter after seizing most of the eastern, western, and southern parts of the city, Sharfan Darwish of the SDF-allied ... US-backed forces win control of most of Syria's Manbij from Islamic State: spokesman US-Led Coalition Airstrike in Syria Killed Civilians, Opposition Says Maternity hospital in Syria bombed, leaving five dead |
PBS NewsHour | In wartime Syria, local councils and civil institutions fill a gap PBS NewsHour Amid the visible destruction of the Syrian war, the country has also witnessed a less-publicized transformation: democratic structures have arisen in places controlled by militant organizations. Where rebel groups have taken over areas previously held ... |
CNN | Syrian families trickle out of Aleppo, reports say CNN The civilians were "besieged by the terrorist groups in the eastern neighborhoods" and crossed into the Salahaddin section of the city, where Syrian army units sent them to makeshift shelters, the news agency reported. SANA also reported that several ... Confusion over 'humanitarian routes' in Syria's Aleppo Syrian civilians begin leaving rebel-held parts of Aleppo Syria conflict: 'Families leave' besieged Aleppo |
Fox News | Syrian rebels launch push aimed at breaking Aleppo siege Fox News BEIRUT – Syrian rebels launched an offensive aimed at breaking the government's siege of eastern Aleppo on Sunday, where the U.N. estimates some 300,000 people are trapped with dwindling food and medical supplies. As the powerful, ultraconservative ... The fight for Aleppo and the Syrian end game Syrian families start to leave Aleppo as fears grow for city's last doctors Syria forces, rebels battle in Aleppo |
The Aviationist (blog) | Russia's most advanced spyplane has deployed to Syria again The Aviationist (blog) After the first tour of duty in February 2016 the Tu-214R has returned to Latakia. To spy on Daesh (and also on the U.S. F-22s?) The Tu-214R is the most modern Russian ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft. Equipped with sensors to ... |
Business Insider | The problem with relying on Russia to fight terrorism in Syria Business Insider "In the fall of 2015, Russia intervened militarily in Syria on the pretext of fighting ISIS terrorism," Fred Hof, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former special adviser for transition in Syria under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... Syria is Not America's War to Fight |
Yahoo7 News | UN formally invites Syria government to new peace talks Yahoo7 News Damascus (AFP) - UN deputy Syria envoy Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy on Sunday invited Damascus to new peace talks with the opposition at the end of August, drawing a positive response from the government. On Tuesday, the world body's special envoy ... UN deputy Syria envoy in Damascus for talks on proposed new peace round Diplomat: Syria Ready to Resume Peace Talks Without 'Preconditions' UN extends new Syria peace talks invitation to Damascus |
Aljazeera.com | CIA chief not optimistic Syria will remain one country Aljazeera.com The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency has said he is not optimistic about the future of Syria remaining one country. John Brennan's comments are a rare public acknowledgement by a senior US official that Syria may not survive a five-year civil ... CIA chief not optimistic Syria will remain one country | SOFREP CIA chief Brennan not optimistic about Syria's future as one country |
Sputnik International | Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIL Strikes in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 31, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today ... US-Led Coalition Conducts 20 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, Iraq |
Herald Sun | Wife of first Australian to return home from Syria to face charges of supporting Islamic State says he should be ... Herald Sun His wife claims he had gone to Syria in 2014 to work as a nurse and paramedic. He spent six months in Turkey as his legal team negotiated to bring him home, but his wife complained he was now being treated like a criminal. “(He used his) skills to save ... |