The Guardian | Syria: at least 14 civilians killed in air strikes by government forces The Guardian At least 14 civilians, including one young girl, were killed by Syrian regime bombardment of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta region near Damascus on Saturday. Ten of the victims were killed by air strikes and another four died in rocket fire, the Britain ... Syria: Damascus suburbs violence kills at least 5 children Dozens killed in bombings in Damascus, eastern Syria Syria's Ghouta suffers from severe lack of medical treatment |
New York Times | Marked for 'De-escalation,' Syrian Towns Endure Surge of Attacks New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A resurgence of deadly attacks by pro-government forces in so-called de-escalation zones in Syria, including a triple airstrike on a busy marketplace that killed more than 50 people, is undermining an agreement portrayed by its ... YPG controls 20 percent of Syria: Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu Turkish President Slams US Policy in Syria Turkish troop deployment in Syria's Idlib continues |
The Guardian | Syria chemical attacks: Haley calls Russia 'shameful' after it vetoes UN inquiry The Guardian Russia cast a second veto in as many days at the United Nations security council on Friday to block the renewal of an investigation to identify those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria. A draft resolution put forward by Japan would have extended ... As Trump Hands Syria to Russia, Iran Shows No Sign of Leaving Syria: Russia again blocks extension of chemical attacks probe ... Russian veto blocks UN probe into Syria's toxic gas attack |
Channel NewsAsia | Syria troops, allies retake most of last IS-held town: Monitor Channel NewsAsia BEIRUT: Syrian troops and allied fighters advanced on Saturday (Nov 18) to capture most of Albu Kamal, a monitor said, in a tug-of-war over the Islamic State group's last urban stronghold in the country. The town in Syria's oil-rich Deir Ezzor province ... Syrian army attacks Albu Kamal |
Haaretz | Israel Fires 'Warning' Tank Shell at Syrian Forces Near Border Haaretz The most recent incident along an already tense border occurred last week, when Israel's Patriot missile defense system shot down a drone on the border with Syria, the Israel Defense Forces said. The intercepted drone reportedly belonged to the Syrian ... Israel fires 'warning shot' after Syrian border construction Israel is nervous about the Syria ceasefire deal IDF tank fires warning shot at Syrian forces near Golan border |
The Straits Times | The rise and fall of ISIS in Iraq and Syria The Straits Times APRIL 2013: Former US detainee Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, now the AQI leader, says that his group will now be known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and fight for an Islamic state in Syria. Al-Qaeda disavows ISIL in early 2014. JANUARY 2014 ... Daesh left clinging to scraps in Syria and Iraq |
Economic Times | BBC investigation exposes US, UK protecting IS in Syria Economic Times "Looking at recent cases involving fighters returning from Iraq and Syria, they have tended to conduct attacks against soft targets instead of making more complex attacks against harder, more significant targets. Some examples include a Jewish museum ... |
New York Times | Airstrikes Kill Dozens of People in Syrian Market New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of people were killed in airstrikes on a market in northern Syria on Monday, according a monitoring group and a news agency run by activists. The attacks left rescuers and survivors digging late into the evening to search for ... Syria market atrocity shows brokers unconcerned with attacks Syria war: Air strikes on Atareb market 'kill more than 50' Air raids kill 43 civilians in Syria's Atareb |
The Straits Times | Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope The Straits Times WASHINGTON (AFP) - The latest US and Russian bid to find enough common ground on which to build some hope for Syria is in trouble, just days ahead of talks that could make or break the peace process. A United Nations mediator has called on Bashar ... US ready to 'fight for justice' in Syria without UN approval – Haley |
Russia delivers over two tonnes of humanitarian aid to Syria's Daraa TASS KHMEIMIM /Syria/, November 18. /TASS/. Russian officers have delivered more than 2,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of the populated locality of Al-Shakrahiyah in the Syrian region of Daraa, Chief of the Russian center for reconciliation of ... |