Wall Street Journal | Turkey Launches Fresh Incursion Into Syria Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's military launched a second incursion into Syria Saturday against an Islamic State-held border town, in a move that U.S. officials view as a necessary step to flushing out the jihadist group from the war-torn country. A Turkish ... IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack Turkey expands its intervention in northern Syria |
Deutsche Welle | Turkey beefs up military presence in Syria Deutsche Welle Turkish officials also reported that three rockets fired from IS-held territory had struck the Turkish town of Kilis, not far from where the tanks had left to cross into Syria, the Associated Press reported. Kilis has been a frequent target of rocket ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkish tanks enter Syria in new front against ISIL Aljazeera.com Turkey has sent more tanks into northern Syria to the west of a border town seized from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group last week, opening a new front in its cross-border intervention aimed at sweeping the hardline group from the ... Counter-ISIL Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq Coalition air strikes against ISIS continue in Syria and Iraq |
CBS News | US, Russia near groundbreaking deal on Syria CBS News The United States and Russia are near completing a groundbreaking deal that involves military and intelligence cooperation in Syria in exchange for Russia agreeing to pressure Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to stop bombing civilians and allow food aid ... US-Russia Set to Complete a Major Military Alliance Agreement in Syria Putin says Russia, US nearing Syria pact |
Sky News | Turkish Tanks Cross Into Syria To Attack IS Sky News Reports suggest at least 20 tanks, trucks and other armoured vehicles crossed the border near the Turkish village of Cobanbey, which lies across from the Syrian village of al-Rai. A Reuters cameraman in the area heard a repeated booming sound and saw ... |
The Intercept | In Turkey, a Chechen Commander Makes Plans for War in Syria The Intercept Originally from Chechnya, Hakim has spent almost his entire life at war, and he is now the head of Ajnad al Kavkaz, or Soldiers of the Caucasus, the largest of the Muslim factions from the former Soviet Union fighting in Syria. It was the fall of 2015 ... |
CNN | Brother of boy in iconic Syrian photo dies of injuries CNN Amman, Jordan (CNN) The brother of the Syrian boy whose impassive, bloodied and dust-covered image struck a nerve across the globe died of injuries from the airstrike this week on his family's house in Aleppo. This is what it looks like to be lucky in ... Battle for Aleppo: Photo of shocked and bloodied Syrian five-year-old sparks outrage Syria: Citing lack of action, UN envoy cuts short humanitarian taskforce meeting Syria's Civil War: Yet another 'iconic image'? |
Bloomberg | Turkey Premier Says Keeping Syria Intact Is Aim of Operation Bloomberg American-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria are “PKK terrorists disguised as a different group," he said, referring to the separatist group that both Turkey and the U.S. consider a terrorist organization for its attacks inside Turkey. He called it a ... Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria Turkey's Syria offensive shows how each party is fighting its own war How US Policy Almost Ended Up Fighting Itself in Syria |
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 ... |
euronews | 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 ... Fancy a holiday? Come to Syria! Life's a beach in Syria (says regime-backed tourism video) What Syria's Tourism Office Isn't Telling You |