New York Times | 'From Paradise to Hell': How an Aid Convoy in Syria Was Blown Apart New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The familiar hum of a drone lingered overhead as Omar Barakat, the local chief of the Red Crescent, watched workers unload lifesaving cargo at a warehouse in the rebel-held town of Urum al-Kubra, Syria. “Be careful,” Ammar al-Salmo, ... Syria conflict: Air strikes leave Aleppo 'without water' Syrian Troops Advance in Aleppo Amid War's Heaviest Bombing Aleppo residents plead for help as Syria fighting rages |
BBC News | Syria conflict: UN chief 'appalled' by Aleppo escalation BBC News "Since the announcement two days ago by the Syrian army of an offensive to capture eastern Aleppo, there have been repeated reports of air strikes involving the use of incendiary weapons and advanced munitions such as bunker-buster bombs," Mr Dujarric ... Britain, France, US seek urgent Security Council meeting on Syria |
CBC.ca | Syria Believes It's on Way to Military Victory ABC News Syria's top diplomat told the world's nations Saturday that his country's belief in military victory is greater now because the army "is making great strides in its war against terrorism" with support from Russia, Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters ... Syria believes it's on the way to military victory Bombing of Syrian troops no mistake, US is ISIS accomplice – Syrian FM at UN Syria says Israeli 'terrorism' threatens entire region |
Wall Street Journal | Whether or Not in Syria Wall Street Journal Russian and Syrian regime forces renewed their offensive against the besieged city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 27 civilians in air and ground bombardments. But this time the Obama Administration isn't taking the outrage lying down. Behold Ben Rhodes ... America shows its weak hand in Syria battle Russian Votes From Syria Hint At Size of Military Deployment |
TIME | Syria's Children Are the World's Responsibility TIME Then, when we thought it couldn't get worse, the tide of the refugee crisis flooded the world: More than 4.8 million Syrians—close to half of them children—were displaced from their ancestral homes, forced to dwell in overcrowded and inadequate ... Syria barrel bomb attack: At least 16 killed at wake in Aleppo Syria war: Dozens killed while attending Aleppo funeral |
Los Angeles Times | Friends, family salute American who died fighting Islamic State in Syria Los Angeles Times So he found another path to service — one that ran through the Kurdish rebels battling Islamic State in Syria. He joined up and was quickly in the thick of the fight. On July 14, during intense urban combat in Manbij, a city of 100,000 in northern ... |
Has the UN failed in Syria? Aljazeera.com The announcement came as world leaders failed in their attempt to resurrect a ceasefire, which after a US-led coalition air strike on a Syrian army post seems to have collapsed. A UN aid convoy was also hit shortly after the ceasefire was ended ... |
Military.com | US, Russia Fail to Renew Syria Ceasefire Deal Military.com The United States and Russia failed Friday to renew their pact to impose a ceasefire in Syria after a week of bitter diplomatic battles at the UN General Assembly. Despite the ferocity of the exchanges and the heavy fighting continuing on the ground ... Given repeated failures, can ceasefires pave the way to peace in Syria? Mr. Lavrov goes to New York in another bid to defuse Syria crisis |
CNN | Syrians don't deserve what's happening in their country - CNN.com CNN Ceasefires come and go, the violence gets worse, the only thing that rises is the death toll, writes CNN's Fred Pleitgen, who has reported extensively on Syria. |
Chicago Tribune | Fixing Syria, Step 1: Arm the Kurds Chicago Tribune It's hard for any entity involved in Syria's brutal five-year civil war to cite consistent stretches of success. President Bashar Assad would be on the ropes if it weren't for Russia's intervention. President Barack Obama's track record in Syria has ... Turkey's Erdogan says US sent weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria Before It Encounters Fierce Resistance, Turkey Should Withdraw From Syria Obama Administration Considers Arming Syrian Kurds Against ISIS |