CNN | White House: Russia responsible whoever carried out Syria aid convoy strike CNN Rebels, locked in a vicious civil war with the Syrian government, reportedly hold the area where the convoy was struck. Russia has been helping its close ally President Bashar al-Assad in the fight, though it has said its efforts are focused on ... Syria conflict: US 'holds Russia responsible' for deadly aid attack Pentagon says Russian jet likely to blame for attack on aid convoy in Syria Russian aircraft believed to hit Syria convoy, US officials say |
Washington Post | White House worked secretly to delay Syria sanctions bill Washington Post Lawmakers and congressional staff had been preparing to bring up the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act this week and pass it out of the House with relative ease. The bill, named after a Syrian defector who presented the world with 55,000 pictures ... White House stopped vote on bipartisan bill sanctioning Syria for mass murder |
USA TODAY | UN suspends aid to Syria after convoy attacked USA TODAY The United Nations suspended aid deliveries to Syria on Tuesday, hours after a convoy carrying humanitarian aid to rebel-held parts of Aleppo was attacked and about 20 people were killed. Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the U.N. Office for the ... International gathering again puts Syria no closer to peace Cease-Fire 'Not Dead' International Syria Support Group Maintains Syrian ceasefire: Is it all over? |
Huffington Post | Mysterious American Flags In Northern Syria Were Planted By U.S. Troops, Pentagon Says Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― U.S. forces operating in northern Syria raised American flags in the region last week, a Defense Department spokesman told The Huffington Post on Monday. The revelation comes after theories about the flags have been circulating on ... |
BBC News | Syria conflict: UN suspends all aid after convoy hit BBC News The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. The strikes, which witnesses say came from the air, came hours after Syria declared a week-old US-Russia brokered cessation of hostilities at ... At least 12 aid workers killed in Syria airstrike UN halts all convoys in Syria after attack on aid trucks Aid convoy attacked as Syria ceasefire collapses |
Britain's focus on tackling Isil in Syria and Iraq 'risks allowing other Islamist groups to grow stronger elsewhere' Telegraph.co.uk Britain's “fire-fighting” strategy to battle the so-called Islamic State terrorist group in Syria and Iraq could lead to a rapid increase in other terror groups in the region, MPs warn today. The House of Commons defence committee also raised questions ... Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq |
New York Times | Syria, US Presidential Race, Tulsa: Your Evening Briefing New York Times 1. U.N. officials suspended all humanitarian convoys in Syria, a day after a deadly aerial attack on a convoy of 31 aid trucks authorized to travel in the war-ravaged country. “Just when we think it cannot get any worse, the bar of depravity sinks ... |
NBCNews.com | Ban Ki-moon Addresses UN General Assembly, Slams Syria Government NBCNews.com UNITED NATIONS — Taking the world stage for the last time as secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon unleashed years of pent-up anger at leaders who keep "feeding the war machine" in Syria, violate human rights and prevent aid deliveries to starving people. |
Reuters | Qatar's emir, a US ally, assails Obama's Syria policy Reuters Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, criticized Obama's so-called "red line" on Syria. In August 2013, Obama abruptly canceled plans for U.S. air strikes that he had vowed to order if Assad's forces crossed ... |
Syria conflict: UK took part in strike that killed government troops BBC News The UK took part in a recent coalition air strike in Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting the so-called Islamic State, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. Russia said at least 62 Syrian personnel were killed in the Deir al ... |