Los Angeles Times | Syrian government delegation to join UN-sponsored talks a day late Los Angeles Times An eighth round of United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at finding a solution to Syria's ruinous civil war got under way in Geneva on Tuesday without the participation of representatives from the Syrian government, a sign of their displeasure at the ... Syrian government to join UN peace talks in Geneva Syrian government delegation to arrive in Geneva Wednesday for talks How US indifference cleared the way for Assad's victory in Syria |
The Guardian | The Guardian view on Syria: Putin tests the west The Guardian Syria's opposition groups have reorganised their negotiating team, pressured by the fact that they are in the weaker position. The Syrian regime, which first said it would boycott talks if the opposition insisted on Bashar al-Assad's removal, has said ... Trumplomacy: Under-fire Tillerson's quiet diplomacy in Syria Thousands of foreign troops in Syria _ but will they leave? The United States cannot allow Russia to take the lead in Syria |
Aljazeera.com | UN: Syrian government 'agrees Eastern Ghouta truce' | News | Al ... Aljazeera.com Shelling has killed at least three people in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, according to a monitoring group, just hours before the UN announced that Syria's government ... Syria war: Government 'agrees to Eastern Ghouta truce' Airstrikes Have Killed at Least 23 Civilians in Syria Ahead of UN Peace Talks Syrian airstrikes blamed for 23 deaths near Damascus |
The Guardian | A goat for every martyr: the bitterly funny play about the surreal cost of Syria's civil war The Guardian When the protests of 2011 in Syria turned into armed revolution, and the country slipped into civil war, poet and playwright Liwaa Yazji began filling her notebooks with the bizarre, painful details of what had become daily life in her home country ... |
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 ... Turkey suggests plan to extend military mission in Syria to Afrin, Aleppo Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don't turn your back on us Trump said what? How chaos on Turkey, Kurds and Syria could work for US |
BBC News | 'Many more' US troops in Syria and Iraq - report - BBC News BBC News A Pentagon spokesman says it is not ready to disclose updated numbers for US forces deployed there. Thousands more US military service members in Iraq and Syria than believed The DoD Has Way More Troops In Syria Than It's Telling Us 'Pentagon may mask real troop number in Syria, Iraq to avoid outcry from war-weary public' |
U.S. News & World Report | Turkey-Backed Rebels in Syria Put IS Jihadists Through Rehab U.S. News & World Report A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands near what he said was Islamic State fighters held prisioners by them , north of Raqqa city, Syria March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said Reuters. By Khalil al-Ashawi and Sarah Dadouch. MAREA, Syria/BEIRUT ... |
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: Russian air strikes 'kill dozens of civilians' Syria war: Russia denies bombing civilians in Deir al-Zour village Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers annihilate ISIS targets in Syria for 4th day in a row (VIDEOS) |
Washington Post | Without a Syria policy, Trump has no Iran policy Washington Post A sobering report on the Trump administration's nonexistent Syria policy is out from the Iran task force of the Gemunder Center of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). While the administration has been playing games with ... |
The Guardian | We pressed pause the day we had to leave Syria. The shock never goes away The Guardian I am a medical doctor and a proud Syrian woman. I was born and grew up in Damascus. We stayed for as long as we could but were forced out in 2012. We pressed pause the day we left. Since then, I have divided my life across different countries. My ... |