The Independent | ISIS Shoots Down Helicopter in Syria, Killing 2 Russians New York Times MOSCOW — Two Russian airmen died in Syria after their helicopter was shot down by fighters of the Islamic State, Russia's military said on Saturday. The episode occurred on Friday east of the ancient city of Palmyra, according to a Defense Ministry ... Two Russian pilots killed in helicopter downing in Syria Isis shoots down Russian helicopter near Palmyra, Syria 2 Russian Soldiers Die After Helicopter Shot Down in Syria |
Aljazeera.com | Syria truce extended as Aleppo faces food shortages Aljazeera.com In northern Syria's Aleppo, at least 43 civilians have been killed in fighting in recent days. The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebel shelling on government-controlled parts of the city killed 34 civilians, while ... Syria's military extends cease-fire but no letup in fighting Syria: fierce clashes erupt around Aleppo, despite ceasefire proclamation Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire's last day: monitor |
Washington Post | Iranian Hulk denies he said he wants to fight ISIS in Syria Washington Post It's been a busy week for an Iranian weight lifter who looks strikingly similar to the Hulk. After multiple reports from both Iranian news outlets and international media that Sajad Gharibi, also known as "the Persian Hercules," wants to go to Syria to ... 'Iranian Hulk' Joins Anti-Islamic State Fight in Syria |
New York Times | Middle East|Family of Marie Colvin, Slain US Journalist, Sues Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Relatives of Marie Colvin, a veteran American war reporter who died more than four years ago in an artillery barrage in Syria, have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Syrian government, accusing it of targeting and killing ... Relatives of Journalist Marie Colvin Sue Syria for Her Death Lawsuit Targets Syrian Regime In Journalist's Killing |
New York Times | Iran, Once Quiet About Its Casualties in Syria and Iraq, Now Glorifies Them New York Times For years, Iran covered up its military activities in Syria and Iraq, so the government could deny any official involvement on the ground. Coffins arrived with the bodies of soldiers who went unidentified, referred to only as “defenders of the shrines ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syrian rebels: Kurdish PKK commander killed in Qamishli Aljazeera.com A senior commander of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) armed group has been killed in a bomb attack on his car in northeast Syria, according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency. If confirmed, the killing of Fehman Huseyin would be a major ... Senior Kurdish PKK commander killed in Syria: Turkey's Anadolu Top PKK terrorist killed in Syria PKK terrorist group's armed wing commander 'Bahoz Erdal' killed in northern Syria |
Common Dreams (press release) | A New Fight Over Syria War Strategy Common Dreams (press release) The long internal political struggle within the Obama administration over policy toward Syria has intensified following a proposal by President Barack Obama to cooperate with Russia in an air campaign against Al Qaeda's Syrian franchise. The proposal ... |
gulfnews.com | Turkish Military Apprehends 49 People Trying to Enter Syria ABC News Turkey and Syria share a 566-mile-long porous border that has been a crucial escape route for 2.75 million refugees who have fled to Turkey from the ongoing Syrian civil war. At the same time, the permeable border has been used by militants to cross ... 300000 Syrians could get Turkish citizenship 'My one thing' – what Syrian refugees took from home Turkey's bold new plan for Syrian refugees: Make them citizens. |
Daily Star | ISIS have shot down a Russian helicopter near Homs, Syria Daily Star A statement read: "On July 8, Russian military pilot-instructors Evgeny Dolgin and Ryafagat Khabibulin, were conducting a calibration flight on a Syrian Mi-25 (export version of the Mi-24) helicopter loaded with ammunition in the province of Homs. "The ... |
Middle East Eye | Pentagon's Carter: Syria chance blown Arkansas Online WARSAW, Poland -- Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday that the United States "missed an opportunity" when it chose to shift air support from covering a group of U.S.-backed rebels attempting to seize a key border town in Syria to striking ... ISIS Emir killed under SDF fire north Syria 'Huge problems' loom for tens of thousands fleeing Syria's Manbij Islamic State group battered, but still unbowed in Syria |