Fox News | Potential showdown in eastern Syria over IS-held territory Fox News Ryan Dillan, spokesman for the U.S.-led anti-IS coalition, said contacts with Russia were continuing to avoid friction on the ground around Syria's Al-Omar oil field, which was seized by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Sunday. But he ... |
Task & Purpose | Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control ABC News After losing major strongholds and key urban areas across Syria, including its self-proclaimed capital, the city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group now controls only 5 percent of the country's territory, according to Russia's defense minister. That's a ... How Much Territory Has ISIS Lost In Iraq And Syria? Check These Maps Inside ISIS' coliseum of death: Syria sports stadium converted to killing field 'They killed children with knives and burned women': Shocking new details emerge of ISIS massacre in Syrian town ... |
BBC News | Syria: Russia vetoes extension of chemical weapons inquiry BBC News Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the only official mission investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) was set up in 2015 to identify perpetrators of chemical ... Russia vetoes UN resolution to continue Syria chemical weapons investigation Russia Blocks UN Move to Renew Syria Chemical Weapons Inquiry Russia vetoes UN resolution on Syria chemical attack probe |
CNN | US and Syria are now the only two countries not in the Paris Climate Accord CNN The landmark pact was agreed upon by nearly 200 countries in 2015 and is dedicated to lowering emissions and strengthening countries' abilities to deal with the effects of climate change. Nicaragua was the only country to reject it at the time. Syria ... Being outside the Paris climate deal: Something now only the US and Syria agree on Only US and Syria Now Oppose Paris Climate Deal, as Nicaragua Joins On climate, the United States and Syria now stand alone |
The Intercept | NSA Document Says Saudi Prince Directly Ordered Coordinated ... The Intercept Light up Damascus," the Saudi prince told Syrian rebels, as they grew increasingly reliant on foreign support. The Horrifying Death Of A Syrian Infant Underscores The Brutality Of ... Syria: shocking images of starving baby reveal impact of food crisis Syrian regime traps 400000 civilians in east Ghouta |
CNN International | The Latest: IS militants came to Syrian town with hit list ABC News This July 30, 2017 photo, shows an oil field controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Rmeilan, Hassakeh province, northeast Syria. The SDF, with air support from the U.S.-led coalition, said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 that they had ... Syria's largest oil field captured by US-backed forces US military says it has helped its allies capture Syria's biggest oilfield US-allied forces take Syria's largest oil field from Islamic State |
BBC News | IS-fighting British man Jac Holmes killed in Syria BBC News A British man who has been fighting so-called Islamic State in Syria has been killed while clearing landmines in Raqqa, the BBC understands. Jac Holmes had been fighting with Kurdish militia the YPG since 2015. Kurdish representatives in the UK said ... Brit volunteer fighter Jac Holmes killed by landmine in Syria just days after booting ISIS fanatics out of terror ... Jac Holmes: British man who volunteered to fight against Isis killed in Syria YPG fighters credit Ocalan with Syria victory |
Aljazeera.com | Why does Israel keep attacking Syria? | Israel | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Al Jazeera examines what is behind the cross-border violence and threats between Israel and Syria. Israel says it will intensify response to Syrian fire |
New York Times | Donald Trump, Syria, Migrants: Your Tuesday Briefing New York Times In Syria, an apparent mass killing of dozens of civilians is the latest example of the brutal reprisals that have taken place when territory changes hands in the country's multisided war. The carnage also showed how the Islamic State could still spread ... |
New York Times | Russia-US Diplomatic Dispute Could Endanger Syria Investigation New York Times There is no dispute that sarin, a lethal nerve agent banned by an international treaty Syria has signed, was used in the April 4 attack in the village of Khan Sheikhoun in northern Idlib Province that killed and sickened hundreds. But Russia, the ... France criticizes Russian stance on Syria toxic gas probe Russia: Don't Veto Extension of Syria Inquiry |