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What will happen in Syria following IS defeats? - BBC News Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:49:41 GMT

BBC News

What will happen in Syria following IS defeats? BBC News Civil wars that spread devastation and suffering across a whole country have no real victors. But one war in Syria - that against the Islamic State (IS) group's so-called caliphate - is well on the way to being won. Earlier this week IS's last urban ... IS loses Deir al-Zour in Syria and al-Qaim in Iraq on same dayBBC News ISIL loses al-Qaim in Iraq and Deir Az Zor in SyriaAljazeera.com Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, IraqReuters Washington Post -Deutsche Welle -The Independent all 315 news articles »

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Syria's army declares victory over Islamic State in key eastern city as Iraqi forces take back border town - Los Angeles Times Fri, 03 Nov 2017 21:40:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria's army declares victory over Islamic State in key eastern city as Iraqi forces take back border town Los Angeles Times The Syrian military announced Friday that its forces recaptured the eastern city of Dair Alzour, Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in the country, as their Iraqi counterparts wrested control of a key border town from the extremist group. The ... ISIS, Squeezed on Two Sides, Loses Syrian City and Border CrossingNew York Times IS Loses Last Towns After Twin Raids on Iraq-Syria BorderVoice of America Assaults in Syria and Iraq oust ISIS from border bastionsSanta Fe New Mexican Newsweek -Reuters -NEWS.com.au all 114 news articles »

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Violence hits Druze village Hader in Syria's Quneitra - Aljazeera.com Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:43:59 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Violence hits Druze village Hader in Syria's Quneitra Aljazeera.com Hader is home to the Druze community, a minority religious sect found in Syria, Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon. Fighting broke out between Syrian government troops and rebel fighters in Hader following the blast, leaving a ... Israeli army says ready to help Druze under attack in SyriaFox News Israeli military says ready to protect Druze village in SyriaReuters Israeli Druze lawmaker says 4 of the dead in Syria bombing are his kinThe Times of Israel TODAYonline -The Jerusalem Post -Haaretz all 61 news articles »

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Can Syria's Kurds avoid their Iraqi brethren's fate? | Syria News | Al ... - Aljazeera.com Fri, 03 Nov 2017 06:22:03 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Can Syria's Kurds avoid their Iraqi brethren's fate? | Syria News | Al ... Aljazeera.com As part of a bid for greater autonomy, Syrian Kurds are voting in local elections, the second in a three-phase process. and more »

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Netanyahu says he will not let Iran take strategic control inside Syria - The Guardian Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:58:00 GMT

The Guardian

Netanyahu says he will not let Iran take strategic control inside Syria The Guardian He claimed in a speech at Chatham House in London on Friday that “Iran had come into the Syrian war to Lebanon-ise Syria economically and militarily”. “They want to leave their army, their airbases and fighter aircraft within seconds of Israel and we ... and more »

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Turkey Deploys More Forces in Northern Syria - Voice of America Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:12:12 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey Deploys More Forces in Northern Syria Voice of America Turkey is reinforcing the armored columns it started deploying last month in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, the stronghold of an increasingly fractious al-Qaida-linked group, in what analysts describe as a phased incursion. The campaign to ... and more »

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Syrian film-maker accused of faking his own attempted murder - The Guardian Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:58:00 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian film-maker accused of faking his own attempted murder The Guardian Doubts have emerged about the story of a Syrian filmmaker who claimed to have survived a murder attempt in Istanbul last month, after videos were published in which he appears to be planning the attempt on his own life to generate publicity for his ... Syrian Filmmaker Stages His Own 'Assassination' to Promote Anti-Assad MovieSputnik International all 4 news articles »

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Britain rejects Russian bid to revise UN probe of Syria gas attacks - Channel NewsAsia Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:46:00 GMT

Channel NewsAsia

Britain rejects Russian bid to revise UN probe of Syria gas attacks Channel NewsAsia A Syrian child receives treatment near Khan Sheikhun, Syria, in April 2017 following a toxic gas attack that a UN report found had been launched by the Syrian government; a British offical rebuked Russia's motion for a new investigation. (Photo: ... Russia sets out why it thinks UN wrongly accused Syria over sarin attackReuters Russia wants UN report on Syria sarin attack shelvedNews24 all 97 news articles »

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Syria Is Sliding Towards Partition - War on the Rocks Thu, 02 Nov 2017 08:01:07 GMT

War on the Rocks

Syria Is Sliding Towards Partition War on the Rocks On Oct. 24, shortly after the U.S.-aligned Syrian Democratic Forces declared the “total liberation” of Raqqa, capital of the Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate, Syria's information minister told the Russian news agency Sputnik that the Syrian ... and more »

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Macron Appeals To Putin For Help In Establishing Aid Corridors In Syria - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:51:48 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Macron Appeals To Putin For Help In Establishing Aid Corridors In Syria RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the Kremlin to use its influence to allow the establishment of humanitarian aid corridors in war-torn Syria. The French leader spoke to Putin by phone on ... and more »