Los Angeles Times | Little optimism as new round of Syria peace talks set to open Los Angeles Times An eighth round of United Nations-backed talks aimed at finding a political solution to Syria's grinding civil war was to convene Tuesday in Geneva, but by late Monday, the world body was still expressing hopes that the Syrian government would send ... What to expect from the next round of Syria talks Little prospect of Syria peace progress seen in Geneva talks The Latest: Renewed Syrian opposition insists Assad must go |
The Guardian | Turkish PM warns EU over refugee deal ahead of Syrian peace talks The Guardian Turkey's prime minister has warned that the country has the power to allow millions of refugees to resume their journeys to western Europe if the US and EU-backed Kurdish forces fighting in Syria are given a role in peace talks. A sixth round of UN ... Trump said what? How chaos on Turkey, Kurds and Syria could work for US Pentagon 'taking a look' at halting weapons for Syrian Kurds as Turkey presses ban US to keep supporting SDF, including Kurds, in Syria |
Aljazeera.com | Syria: 80 people killed in just over 24 hours | News | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com At least 80 people have been killed in just over 24 hours in suspected Russian and Syrian government shelling in the eastern and southern parts of Syria. Syria war: Russia denies bombing civilians in Deir al-Zour village ... Monitor Group Says Russian Air Strikes Kill Dozens Of Civilians In Syria Russian airstrike kills at least 25 civilians in Syria with UN peace talks due to begin |
Washington Post | A hug that says volumes about the situation in Syria Washington Post WITH THE near elimination of the Islamic State in Syria, there has been a fresh burst of diplomatic activity aimed at ending the country's civil war. A new session is scheduled Tuesday of U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva following conferences last week ... Russian spy chief said to visit Israel for Syria talks briefing American policy totally failed in Syria — let's be thankful Twin Syrian peace efforts postponed amid wrangling |
TIME | Airstrikes Have Killed at Least 23 Civilians in Syria Ahead of UN Peace Talks TIME (BEIRUT) — Government airstrikes and shelling outside the Syrian capital killed at least 23 civilians, activists reported Sunday, as fighting in the area showed no signs of letting up ahead of the resumption of U.N. peace talks in Geneva. The ... Dozens of civilians killed in Syria air strikes | News | Al Jazeera Syrian airstrikes blamed for 23 deaths near Damascus Syria: Bombing and Shelling in East Ghouta Overwhelm Medical Services |
CNBC | North Korea and Syria are growing closer: That's bad news for the US CNBC Closer ties between two of the world's most acute political powder kegs — North Korea and Syria — are fanning fears of deeper cooperation on missile technology and chemical weapons. The longstanding bilateral relationship, which stretches back to the ... World War 3: Kim Jong-un working with Syria on chemical weapons and missile technologies |
Newsweek | Trump Creating a New Cold War? North Korea, Russia, Syria and Cuba Now Working Together Against the US Newsweek Syria and North Korea, two leading opponents of U.S. foreign policy that are also considered sponsors of terrorism by the State Department, have gotten increasingly close as an international axis opposed to Washington and its allies grows more ... |
DoD Buzz | Thousands more US military service members in Iraq and Syria than believed ABC News Thousands more American troops are serving in Iraq and Syria than has been previously acknowledged by the Pentagon, a new report finds. According to the Defense Manpower Data Center's quarterly report from September, there were 1,720 American ... War in Afghanistan Heats Up as Iraq, Syria Conflicts Wind Down |
Toronto Star | 22-year-old Montreal woman escapes Daesh with infant daughters three years after travelling to Syria Toronto Star A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter walks through the destroyed streets of Raqqa, Syria, in an Oct. 12 file photo. A 22-year-old Canadian woman who had spent time in Raqqa surrendered herself to coalition forces last month. (IVOR PRICKETT / NYT). |
Washington Post | US: Syria poses threat to global chemical weapons ban Washington Post THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States warned Monday that efforts to uphold the global ban on the production and use of chemical weapons are at a “critical juncture” in the wake of their use during Syria's civil war. As the Syrian government and ... |