NBCNews.com | Kerry: US, Russia 'Close' on Syria Agreement NBCNews.com Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the U.S. and Russia are close to a deal that could end the fighting in Syria, although he cautioned that a "political solution" is the only thing that can end the five-year civil war. "Today I can say we ... US, Russia Make Headway on Syria Cooperation Plan Kerry, Lavrov Say New Syria Agreement Close Russia, US reduce areas of misunderstanding on Syria as Lavrov & Kerry agree concrete steps |
TIME | Children among dead in Syria barrel bomb attack CNN (CNN) The video shows a devastating scene: Two boys covered in dust desperately cling to each other and cry. "My brother is gone," one sobs. It's one of several harrowing videos activists shared after a barrel bomb in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed ... Syria's Children Are the World's Responsibility Syrian Boys Cry For Brother Killed In Aleppo Bombing White Helmets, Omran and fading hope in Syria |
New York Times | Middle East|Syria's Paradox: Why the War Only Ever Seems to Get Worse New York Times A poster of President Bashar al-Assad on a destroyed shopping mall in Homs in 2014. Despite many offensives, peace conferences and foreign interventions, Syria's civil war shows no sign of ending. Credit Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times ... |
Reuters | Turkey signals no quick end to Syria incursion as truck bomb kills police Reuters The suicide attack at a police headquarters in a province bordering Syria and Iraq came two days after Turkey launched its first major military incursion into Syria, an operation meant to drive Islamic State out of the border area and stop Kurdish ... With Operation in Syria, Erdogan Shows His New Power Over Turkey's Military Turkey could be overplaying its hand with Syria ground offensive as civil war reaches crucial point Turkey Moves on Syria |
Voice of America | Bombing May Be Sign of PKK Offensive After Turkey Incursion Into Syria Voice of America The attack, days after Turkish forces deployed into Syria, is seen as a harbinger of a PKK offensive. Ankara is targeting Islamic State, as well as calling for the withdrawal of a Syrian Kurdish militia it claims is linked to the PKK. Ertugral Kurkcu ... Truck Bomb Near Turkey-Syria Border Kills At Least 11, PKK Blamed Bomb blast hits Turkey as Syrian tensions spill over Deadly car bomb targets police station in Turkey near Syria border |
BBC News | Darayya siege: Residents and fighters ready to evacuate Syrian town BBC News A deal has been reached to allow rebel fighters and civilians to leave the Syrian town of Darayya, which has been under government siege since 2012. The evacuation of the town, near the capital Damascus, is expected to begin on Friday. Syrian Red ... Syria Darayya: Evacuation of siege town begins Residents Abandon Daraya as Government Seizes a Symbol of Syria's Rebellion Daraya Evacuation Deal Hands Syria's Assad a Strategic Win |
Politico | Obama's legacy on Syria dealt another blow Politico Since then, there have been dozens of cases of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, many involving chlorine. The ubiquitous industrial chemical isn't tightly regulated under international weapons rules — but Assad is breaking his 2013 commitment not ... |
Daily Mail | ISIS video shows British boy executing prisoners in Syria Daily Mail A chilling new video from ISIS shows a British boy and four other children executing prisoners in cold blood in Syria. The grotesque nine-minute video is believed to have been recorded recently in the ISIS capital of Raqqa, in Syria, and shows the ... Horrific ISIS video shows 'British child shooting prisoner in the head' in Syria Sick execution in IS footage |
The Guardian | Outside meddling has unleashed horror in Syria. We must step back The Guardian So a quarter of a million Syrians have died, millions been displaced and a relic of world civilisation has been destroyed. The reality is that, ever since America first invaded the Middle East in 2003, the outside world's policy towards Syria has been ... |
CNN International | White House condemns Syria's chemical weapons use CNN International However, weaponized chlorine is still considered a chemical weapon and its use is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention that the US-Russia deal compelled Syria to be a party to, thereby making Syria's use of the substance against civilians a ... Syria Used Chlorine in Bombs Against Civilians, Report Says US urges action over 'Syrian chemical attacks' U.S. Plans to Corner Russia on Syrias Chemical Weapons |