Aljazeera.com | Syria opposition rejects Russian dialogue initiative Aljazeera.com The Syrian opposition attending the latest round of peace talks in Astana has rejected the Russian call for a Congress in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi. The "Syrian Congress on National Dialogue" proposed by Moscow during the two-day talks in the ... Russian proposed peace talks met with opposition in Syria The Latest: Russian long-range bombers strike IS in Syria Turkey Firmly Entrenched in Syria - Until Putin Decides Otherwise |
The Guardian | Syrian opposition rejects Russia talks as west frets over influence ... The Guardian A Syrian woman and her daughter in Al-Nashabiyah in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus. Photograph: Amer ... Russia invites Syrian Kurds to people's congress: Kurdish official SDF Units Coordinating Efforts in Syria With Russia Despite ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syria takes centre stage as Putin meets Iran's leaders Aljazeera.com But bilateral talks between Russia and Iran on Syria and regional security issues also took centre stage. Photos published online showed Putin holding talks with President Hassan Rouhani and the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Putin in Tehran hails Iran cooperation on Syria, eyes business Iran's Rouhani: Tehran-Moscow cooperation needed to restore peace in Syria Khamenei says Iran, Russia should cooperate to isolate U.S., foster ... |
Newsweek | Russia Is Training In Syria For A Future War In Outer Space Newsweek Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the defense committee in Russia's upper house of parliament and former air force commander, said that his country's battle against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Syria displayed the increasing importance of ... Russian long-range bombers destroy militant outposts, depots in Syria (VIDEO) Russia fires missiles at ISIS base in Syria Video: Syria's SAA Tiger Forces Advance Deep Inside ISIS-held Part of Deir Ezzor City |
Washington Post | A top US general just said 4000 American troops are in Syria. The Pentagon says there are only 500. Washington Post A senior U.S. military commander said Tuesday that 4,000 American troops are on the ground in Syria, a figure far greater than the 503 personnel the Trump administration says are deployed there. Army Maj. Gen. James B. Jarrard, who heads the U.S.-led ... US sticking with Syrian fighters, banking on Geneva peace process Major blunder: US commander unsure if it's 4k or 500 troops in Syria Pentagon: US General 'Misspoke' When Reporting 4000 US Troops Deployed in Syria |
Los Angeles Times | Syrian activists say four children were killed in government shelling Los Angeles Times At least four Syrian children were killed in government shelling as they left their school in a rebel-held town, part of an intensifying campaign against the last opposition holdouts outside the capital, Damascus, activists reported Tuesday. The ... Syria: UN agencies deliver critical food aid, medicines to families trapped in rural Damascus Syrian children flee after kindergarten is bombed in besieged Ghouta Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling |
The Jerusalem Post | Israeli air strike hits near Syria's Homs Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike targeted a factory south of the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday and the Syrian army responded by firing a surface-to-air missile at the aircraft, a commander in a military alliance fighting in support of ... Israel and Syria exchange fire near Homs, Arab media claims Lebanese media: Israel bombed weapons depot in Syria Israeli jets 'OBLITERATE Hamas weapons depot in Syria in tactical strike' |
BBC News | What should happen to IS fighters in Syria and Iraq? BBC News Countries must remember "our shared humanity" when dealing with captured fighters from so-called Islamic State, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). At a briefing in Geneva, the ICRC's deputy director for the Middle East, ... |
Vox | ISIS's defeat in Iraq and Syria makes attacks like New York inevitable Vox The Islamic State's biggest claim to fame — its territorial empire in Iraq and Syria, or “caliphate” — has all but collapsed thanks to a US-led military campaign. With its self-proclaimed capital in the Syrian city of Raqqa falling in October, the ... |
NBCNews.com | At Least 13 Million People Inside Syria Need Aid, UN Warns NBCNews.com UNITED NATIONS — More than 13 million people inside Syria still need humanitarian assistance and nearly half are in "acute need" as a result of having fled their homes, of hostilities, and of limited access to food, health care and other basic needs ... With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound' |