CNN | UN aid convoy hit by warplanes in Syria CNN Twelve people involved in the aid delivery were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based organization that monitors the conflict in Syria. At least 32 people in total were killed in strikes that hit Aleppo and its ... Aid Convoy Is Hit in Syria as Cease-Fire Falters and Bombings Resume UN Aid Convoy Hit by Airstrike in Syria At least 12 aid workers killed in Syria airstrike |
USA TODAY | Aid convoy attacked as Syria declares end to week-old cease-fire USA TODAY A United Nations aid convoy was struck while trying to reach civilians in Syria Monday, as the country's military declared an end to a week-old cease-fire brokered by Russia and the United States. The military's announcement followed violations on all ... Syria's military declares end of cease-fire with rebels; aid convoy is shelled Syrian Military Says US-Russian Brokered Cease-Fire Over Aleppo aid convoy hit as Syria declares ceasefire over |
The Guardian | RAF Reaper drones used in airstrike that killed Syrian troops, MoD says The Guardian RAF Reaper drones were involved in the weekend airstrike that killed at least 62 Syrian government troops and threatened the fragile truce in the country, the Ministry of Defence has said. An unspecified number of weapons were fired from the drones ... U.S. May Have Killed Prisoners, Not Troops, in Syria Strike Syria conflict: UK took part in strike that killed government troops British air force admits involvement in airstrikes which hit Syrian govt troops |
New York Times | New York City, Syria, the Emmys: Your Monday Briefing New York Times President Obama is also expected to use his U.N. appearance to push for more aid for Syrian refugees. The U.S. has faced criticism for not taking in more refugees, and it is on the defensive after the military accidentally bombed Syrian troops ... |
The Guardian | Week-old Syrian ceasefire hangs in balance The Guardian With no aid delivered, fresh airstrikes and little sign of a mooted joint control room, the Russian-US ceasefire in Syria appears to be falling apart a week after it began. However, both Washington and Moscow were on Monday clinging on to hope that the ... |
Bloomberg | Turkey's Army Is Driving Deeper Into Syria as Latest Truce Frays Bloomberg That's because Turkey's army, since it crossed into Syria late last month to fight Islamic State and Kurdish militias, has driven the front line deep into the neighboring state. It now controls a 900 square-kilometer (350 square-mile) area inside Syria ... Turkey's Erdogan plans to expand Syrian military op, wants 'safe zones' |
New York Times | Syria's Unraveling Truce: 'My Children Woke Up, Again, to Explosions' New York Times Syrian children listening to songs on Friday at an underground amusement park in Erbeen, east of Damascus. Credit Mohammed Badra/European Pressphoto Agency. BEIRUT, Lebanon — In Aleppo, there are again reports of dead children. In Damascus ... |
Bloomberg | Erdogan Plans Syrian 'Safe Zone' as Military Campaign Widens Bloomberg Turkey announced plans to create a safe zone in Syria the size of the Grand Canyon, a campaign that could be one of the biggest foreign military interventions in its modern history. The Turkish military, which entered Syria last month to push Islamic ... Turkey-backed rebels could push further south in Syria, Erdogan says US Special Operations Forces Arrive in Syria to Advise Turks in ISIS Fight US Special Forces to Aid Turkish Troops in Syria |
CNN | Syria's 'ghost refugees' struggle for survival in no man's land CNN As Jordan tightened border controls late last year and restricted access, Syrian refugees, mostly from the besieged cities of Homs and Aleppo began accumulating in a makeshift settlement in this remote region -- known as Rukban. Aid groups estimate ... |
The Verge | Syrian arch razed by ISIS and re-created with 3D technology arrives in New York City The Verge A replica of a 2,000-year-old Roman arch that was destroyed by ISIS in Syria last year was unveiled in New York City today. The triumphal arch, a two-thirds scale of the original, was first showcased in Trafalgar Square in London this past April. Now ... |