CNN | Israel strikes military site near Damascus, Syria's state-run news claims CNN Two of the surface-to-surface missiles launched were intercepted by Syrian air defense, but others caused material damage to the military site, sources told SANA. The Israeli military declined to comment on the incident when asked by CNN about the ... Israel targets Syrian military base - Syrian state TV - BBC News Israel fires missiles at Syria military post near Damascus Netanyahu: We won't allow Iran to entrench itself in Syria |
The Guardian | Goats review – livestock and smoking barrels in a shaggy tale from ... The Guardian Liwaa Yazji's chilling play is named after the animals that Syrian villagers were given as an inadequate, absurd compensation for the loss of family members. |
The Guardian | BBC in row over 'false claims' of cash for Syrian police being paid to jihadists The Guardian The BBC is facing a backlash against what are said to be false claims to be aired by Panorama that British taxpayers' money intended for the unarmed western-backed Free Syrian Police force has ended up in the hands of jihadis linked to extremist groups ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Syria gov't envoy blasts 'irresponsible' opposition comments ABC News Bashar al-Jaafari, Syrian chief negotiator and Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of The Associated Press. Bashar al-Jaafari, Syrian chief negotiator and Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of the Syria to UN New York ... Syrian State Media: Israeli Missiles Strike Near Damascus The Latest: Militants down chopper in Syria, say activists Regime blasts Syria opposition over Geneva talks |
CBC.ca | Syrian feminists fight for say in postwar peace talks CBC.ca "We are here to make sure our voices are heard," said Dima Moussa, a feminist and supporter of Syria's opposition. "We know what we want. We want to be part of the rebuilding of Syria." Moussa, who lives in Istanbul now, is one of 40 women (and two men ... |
BBC News | IS conflict: US to withdraw 400 Marines from Syria BBC News More than 400 US Marines are to leave Syria after helping to capture the city of Raqqa from so-called Islamic State. Marine units have been deployed since March to provide artillery support to an alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters battling ... 400 Marines Stationed in Syria Ordered Home US-led coalition says its strikes have killed 800 Iraqi and Syrian civilians With Raqqa fight over, 400 US Marines leaving Syria |
New York Times | Syria Talks in Geneva Overshadowed by Frustration Over Humanitarian Access New York Times GENEVA — The starvation and bombardment of Syrian civilians in a long-besieged Damascus suburb overshadowed efforts on Thursday by United Nations diplomats to inject life into another round of peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending the nearly seven ... Syria: UN-supported talks in Geneva extended until mid-December Syria war: UN seeks urgent Eastern Ghouta medical evacuations Syrian government using banned Soviet-made cluster bombs, killing ... |
Reuters | Syrian Kurds hold local elections, press on with autonomy plans Reuters The election was being monitored by a small group of politicians from other countries in the Middle East, Yousef said, including a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party which runs the autonomous Kurdish region in neighboring Iraq. Yousef said the ... Mattis signals military shift in Syria to reflect IS defeat US to stop arming Syrian Kurds in fight against ISIS – Pentagon Kurds in Northern Syria Vote in Municipal Elections |
UNIAN | Tillerson set to meet Lavrov in Vienna to discuss Syria, Ukraine – media UNIAN "We have a fairly robust set of discussions underway with the Russians on a lot of global issues – [North Korea], Ukraine, and certainly Syria," the official said when asked if Tillerson would address the six-year civil war in Syria during his upcoming ... Tillerson Set To Meet Lavrov In Vienna To Discuss Syria, Ukraine |
Voice of America | Al-Qaida Leader's New Message Shows Increased Discord With Jihadists in Syria Voice of America The al-Qaida terror organization has released a new audio message from its elusive leader in which he slams the Syrian Jihadi group Liberation of the Levant Organization, or more commonly known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), for going after senior ... |