CNN | Top US commander warns Russia, Syria CNN (CNN) In the most direct public warning to Moscow and Damascus to date, the new US commander of American troops in Iraq and Syria is vowing to defend US special operations forces in northern Syria if regime warplanes and artillery again attack in areas ... |
CNN | Brother of boy in iconic Syrian photo dies of injuries CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) The brother of the Syrian boy whose impassive, bloodied and dust-covered image struck a nerve across the globe died of injuries from the airstrike this week on his family's house in Aleppo. This is what it looks like to be lucky in ... 'No story in Syria has a happy ending': Brother of Aleppo boy who became the latest symbol of civil war dies Brother of Omran Daqneesh, boy who became the symbol of Syria's suffering, dies Ali Daqneesh, brother of Syria boy in Aleppo photo, dead days after airstrike |
Aljazeera.com | Civilian deaths mount after Syrian regime loses ground Aljazeera.com More than 500 Syrian civilians have been killed in a single week, mostly in government and Russian air raids and shelling, across several cities in the war-torn country. Casualty figures released on Saturday by the Local Coordination Committees (LCC), ... Heartbreaking postscript to this picture Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Are Both Missing a Syria Plan This won't be the last poster child for Syria's suffering |
Telegraph.co.uk | The slaughter in Syria is a stain on the international community. How long will you let it go on? Telegraph.co.uk Three years on, the international community has consistently failed to fulfil its responsibilities towards Syrian civilians. The Assad regime continues to unleash chemical weapons and other banned weapons on civilians with complete impunity. This ... |
Reuters | Syrian rebels prepare to attack Islamic State town from Turkey Reuters BEIRUT/AMMAN Syrian rebels are preparing to launch an attack to seize a town from Islamic State on the border with Turkey, a senior rebel said on Sunday, in a move that would frustrate Kurdish hopes to expand in the area. The rebels, Turkish-backed ... The Syria "What If" That May Haunt Obama Syrian war: Turkey to play more active role Turkey's prime minister says only a transitional role for Syria's Assad would be acceptable |
Telegraph.co.uk | Aerial close encounter between US, Syrian jets CNN (CNN) Two American F-22s on patrol over Hasakah, Syria, flew within a mile of two Syrian Su-24 fighter jets and "encouraged" them to leave Friday, a US defense official told CNN. The close encounter comes only a day after two Syrian warplanes attacked ... Syria deploys warplanes over Hasakah despite US warning over strikes on Kurds Syrian Su-24s attempting to fly close to US Special Forces in Syria get intercepted and “encouraged to leave” by F ... Kurds versus Syrian army battle intensifies, complicating multi-fronted wa... |
New York Times | Syria's Horrors Visit Turkey Again as Bomber Attacks Kurdish Wedding New York Times The devastating bombing of the Kurdish wedding in Gaziantep killed more than 50 people, for which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Islamic State, the terrorist group that controls a swath of land straddling the frontier between Iraq and Syria. 50 killed in Turkey wedding attack At least 50 killed in Turkey wedding attack near Syria border 30 Killed, 94 Injured In Blast At A Wedding Party In Turkey |
NBCNews.com | Philippine President Duterte Blasts US on Syria and Police Shootings, Threatens to Leave UN NBCNews.com In a press conference that began after midnight Saturday and lasted until the early morning hours Sunday, President Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the U.S. and U.N. for failing to stem the violence in Syria, where earlier this week a picture of a 5-year-old ... |
New York Times | Russia Asserts Its Military Might in Syria New York Times MOSCOW — Russia flexed its muscles again over Syria on Friday, for the first time launching cruise missiles at targets from warships in the Mediterranean Sea days after beginning bombing runs from a base in Iran. Taken together, the new military moves ... Russian Warships Target Syria With Missiles Russian cruise missiles target Syria Syria War: Russian Cruise Missiles Target Aleppo From Mediterranean Warships |
The Indian Express | India has a role to play in combating terror: Syria President Bashar al-Assad The Indian Express syria, assad, Bashar al Assad, syria war, syrian war, m j akbar “As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism,” sources quoted Assad as saying. (Source: File/AP). As a growing power, India has a role to play in ... The Post-Obama Syrian Playbook Islamic State threat: India, Syria to intensify security consultations In Mission Kashmir, Akbar meets Assad |