Politico | Joint US-Russia statement calls for UN-supervised elections in Syria Politico As part of a new joint statement on Syria between the U.S. and Russia, the two countries have agreed that Syria must eventually hold UN-supervised elections to bring new leadership to the country as part of the process of ending its multi-year civil ... Trump believes Putin on Russia meddling, says Mueller may cost lives Trump, Putin agree 'no military solution' in Syria Putin, Trump Back Syria Peace Plans During Meeting at APEC |
Aljazeera.com | ISIL 'recaptures 60 percent' of last Syria stronghold | News | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Reports that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has recaptured major parts of al-Bukamal, its last stronghold in Syria, have ... IS recaptures former border bastion in Syria Islamic State has lost 90% of its territory in Iraq and Syria. Where in the world is Abu Bakr Baghdadi? IS regains full control of last urban bastion in Syria |
New York Times | Iran Sent Them to Syria. Now Afghan Fighters Are a Worry at Home. New York Times YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan — Iran has trained and deployed thousands of Shiite Afghans as shock troops in Syria's sectarian war. Members of the Afghan unit, the Fatemiyoun Division, wear a shoulder patch recounting words of praise from Iran's supreme ... |
TIME | US officials: Deal with Russia on Syria's future is near ABC News As the Islamic State group nears defeat, the United States and Russia are discussing next steps that could prevent the two military powers from inadvertently clashing in Syria and improve prospects for an end to the country's brutal civil war. Fears ... US and Russia Are Nearing an Agreement on Resolving the Syrian Civil War US looking to agreements with Russia over Syria Syria Deal Could Be Announced After Trump-Putin Meeting Friday ... |
BBC News | Iran building permanent military base in Syria - claim 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 compound at a site used by the Syrian army outside El-Kiswah, 14 km (8 miles) south of Damascus. Trump in Meeting with Putin Gives Up on Syria, Invites Iran, Hezbollah to Stay Report: Iranians built new military base in Syria 'Iran building permanent military base in Syria' |
USA TODAY | Trump: Putin denies Russia meddling in 2016 election USA TODAY Meeting with reporters after brief meetings with Putin on the sidelines of an economic summit in Asia, Trump said the Russian leader agreed to renew efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Syria — and that Putin vehemently denies interfering in the U.S ... |
The Jerusalem Post | Israel says downed Syrian spy drone over Golan Heights Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel shot down a Syrian spy drone over the Golan Heights on Saturday, the Israeli military said. The drone was downed with a Patriot interceptor missile over the Golan demilitarized zone that has separated Israeli and Syrian ... Israel shoots down drone from Syria over Golan Heights Patriot missile intercepts drone on Israel's border with Syria Israel's Patriot Missile System Downs Assad Regime Drone on Syrian Border |
BBC 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 ... Syria war: Army retakes last IS urban stronghold Isis ousted from last major stronghold in Syria ISIS chased out of last stronghold in Syria |
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 ... United Nations News Centre - Syrian conflict has now lasted longer ... |