Reuters | Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria Reuters ANKARA Turkey renewed air strikes on Islamic State sites in Syria on Friday, extending operations along a 90-km (56-mile) corridor near the Turkish border which Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion ... Turkey's Syria offensive shows how each party is fighting its own war Obama Will Meet With Erdogan This Weekend. Good Luck With That. Turkey Clears ISIS, Kurds From Northern Syria Area: Erdogan |
USA TODAY | Syria courts vacationers amid bloody civil war Fox News Vacation in Syria? Seriously? The war-torn nation's Ministry of Tourism released a promotional tourism video featuring Tartus, one of its pristine coastal towns, in hopes of attracting tourists. Missing from the pitch was the fact that a suicide bomber ... Life's a beach in Syria (says regime-backed tourism video) Fancy a holiday? Come to Syria! 'Always Beautiful': Syria Tourism Clip Released |
Aljazeera.com | Syria: Fear rises as Moadamiyeh evacuation begins Aljazeera.com Buses carrying more than 300 Syrians left the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh on Friday, in the first stage of a deal that will enable the government to retake control of the rebel-held area. In the first stage of the deal, 303 people, including ... 300 Syrians Leave Besieged Damascus Suburb After Deal 300 Syrians leave besieged suburb of Damascus after making deal with government Syrians leave besieged Damascus suburb of Muadhamiya |
Washington Post | Syria's message to tourists: Come back, enjoy our beaches Washington Post One video showed Syria's ancient sites, including the UNESCO World Heritage site at Palmyra that until recently was held by the Islamic State, while another showed a race car speeding around a track with the English-language message: "The wheel of life ... |
Voice of America | IS Loses Grip on Villages in Northern Syria Voice of America FILE - A member of the tribal groups fighting along with the Iraqi government security forces takes a position behind sandbags during clashes with jihadists in the Hosh district of Ramadi as the Islamic State jihadist group launched a coordinated ... Pentagon cloaks ignorance in calling Russia's killing of top ISIS leader 'joke'– Russian Defense Min |
Huffington Post | This Program Is Changing the Syrian Narrative One Classroom at a Time Huffington Post One year ago, the world mourned the death of Alan Kurdi. He was a Syrian toddler who drowned on his way to a better life, and his image stuck with all of us, humanizing the tragic toll of a war that keeps being forgotten. Weeks ago, another Syrian boy ... Aylan Kurdi's dad: The horror in Syria must finally end Road to compassion for the refugees of Syria is paved with good intentions Syria's War Rages On Year After Alan Kurdi's Death |
Fox News | 'Gross injustice': Of 10000 Syrian refugees to the US, 56 are Christian Fox News The Obama administration hit its goal this week of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees -- yet only a fraction of a percent are Christians, stoking criticism that officials are not doing enough to address their plight in the Middle East. Of the 10,801 ... |
CBS News | Suspected government airstrikes kill 25 civilians in Syria CBS News BEIRUT -- Syria's government secured a deal to restore its authority over another rebellious Damascus suburb on Thursday while Syrian rebels captured new ground in a lightning advance on the central city of Hama and suspected government airstrikes ... Syria: Rebels make gains in major Hama offensive Syria conflict: Warplanes bomb Hama amid rebel offensive |
Bloomberg | Putin Says Russia and U.S. Close to Breakthrough Deal on Syria Bloomberg Asked about Turkey's large-scale military operation in Syria, aimed at Islamic State and Kurds allied with Turkish separatists who are fighting the terrorist group with U.S. support, Putin said Ankara and Moscow “have a mutual desire to come to an ... After sweeping into northern Syria, Turkey faces hard choices Turkey's dangerous move on Syria America's True Role in Syria |
Fox News | Rebel groups in Iraq, Syria using remote-controlled guns Fox News Remotely-operated sniper rifles and machines guns are becoming a powerful weapon for rebel groups in Iraq and Syria -- including the Islamic State -- allowing fighters to kill with the ease of pressing a button. The remote-controlled guns -- common in ... |