Los Angeles Times | US looking to agreements with Russia over Syria Los Angeles Times The U.S. is nearing agreement with Russia on establishing additional ceasefire zones in Syria, a key step to finally resolving that country's brutal civil war. Some officials had suggested agreement could be announced in a meeting between President ... US officials: Deal with Russia on Syria's future is near US and Russia Are Nearing an Agreement on Resolving the Syrian Civil War US and Russia closing on Syria peace deal |
BBC News | Iran building permanent military base in Syria - claim - BBC News BBC News Iran is establishing a permanent military base inside Syria, a Western intelligence source has told the BBC. The Iranian military is said to have established a ... Iran building a permanent military base in Syria -- report | The Times ... |
Los Angeles Times | Islamic State has lost 90% of its territory in Iraq and Syria. Where in the world is Abu Bakr Baghdadi? Los Angeles Times As an array of local and international forces close in on Islamic State's last redoubts in Syria and Iraq, the whereabouts of the extremist group's secretive leader remain a mystery. A media outlet linked to the Syrian military reported Friday that Abu ... IS counter-attack to save last Syria bastion |
CBS News | IS militants evacuate last stronghold in Syria to government ABC News Islamic State militants withdrew Thursday from their last stronghold in Syria, a strategic town near the border with Iraq, following a government offensive that has effectively left the extremist group's fighters dispersed in villages and small towns ... Report: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may be in Syrian city of Boukamal Syria war: Army retakes last IS urban stronghold Is ISIS Leader Still Alive? Baghdadi Spotted In Syrian Town Before Liberation, Hezbollah Says |
NPR | Syrian Refugees Face Continuing Conflict — And Winter's Harsh ... NPR Winter — and the ongoing conflict — makes life even more miserable for the millions who've fled. One sign of hope: Interest from the public, says one aid official, ... |
The Atlantic | Syria's Students: Going to School in a War Zone The Atlantic More than six years of conflict in Syria have reduced much of the countryside and area surrounding Damascus to rubble, damaging or destroying nearly everything that might hold a community or society together. Yet thousands of families still live in ... 'Catastrophe' looming over Syria aid blockade United Nations News Centre - Syrian conflict has now lasted longer ... Syria's Eastern Ghouta faces "complete catastrophe", UN warns |
FRANCE 24 | In numbers: French jihadist fighters and their families in Iraq and Syria FRANCE 24 France's top anti-terrorism prosecutor on Friday released figures relating to French jihadists and their families in Iraq and Syria. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the numbers of French nationals fighting or returning from abroad. In an interview with ... |
New York Times | Russia Assails Investigators Who Faulted Syria in Sarin Attack New York Times Russia on Tuesday ridiculed the findings of United Nations chemical arms investigators who faulted Syria's military for a lethal sarin attack on the Syrian village of Khan Sheikhoun last April, calling their report full of inconsistencies, omissions ... Syria, Russia slammed at chemical weapons watchdog meeting Britain, Russia clash over Syria at chemical weapons body Both ISIL and Syrian Government responsible for use of chemical weapons, UN Security Council told |
The Sun | Syrian refugee 'fast-tracked' into UK is jailed for a string of sex attacks The Sun A SYRIAN refugee who carried out sex attacks a month after he and his family were given special "fast track" asylum in Britain has been jailed for 16 months. Hasan Alkhabbaz, 22, and his relatives were all allowed to settle in the UK after claiming ... |
Wall Street Journal | Air Strike Tactics in Syria Changing, US Military Official Says Wall Street Journal DUBAI—The U.S. is adapting its tactics in Syria as Islamic State has been pushed out of urban centers, focusing on small areas to ensure that the militant fighters don't slip away, the top U.S. air commander in the Middle East said Friday. In a wide ... |