Aljazeera.com | US Airstrike Kills More Than 100 Qaeda Fighters in Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — As the clock wound down on Barack Obama's presidency, an Air Force B-52 bomber carried out a punishing airstrike against a training camp of Al Qaeda in Syria, the Pentagon said Friday. The attack, which took place west of Aleppo, killed ... US: Deadly air strike in Syria hits al-Qaeda camp US airstrike kills more than 100 alleged al-Qaida militants in Syria, Pentagon says More than 100 al-Qaeda militants killed in airstrike on Syria training camp |
New York Times | Russia Signs Deal for Syria Bases; Turkey Appears to Accept Assad New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russia signed a long-term agreement on Friday to greatly enlarge its military presence in Syria, more than doubling the space for warships in Russia's only Mediterranean port and securing rights to an air base that may already be ... UN Security Council Looks Forward to Upcoming Syria Talks Turkey: Settlement of Syrian conflict without Assad 'not realistic' Joint Russian, Turkish Bombing Campaign in Syria Deepens NATO Crisis |
New York Times | ISIS Destroys Part of Roman Amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria New York Times Islamic State militants have destroyed the facade of a second-century Roman amphitheater and another ancient monument in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria, the Syrian state-run news agency reported on Friday. The news agency, SANA, said the Islamic ... Syria: IS destroys part of Palmyra's Roman Theatre ISIS Destroys Ancient Theater, Tetrapylon In Palmyra, Syria Says ML--Syria |
The Conversation AU | Deadly ISIS attack hits Turkish soldiers in Syria Aljazeera.com The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reportedly killed five Turkish soldiers and injured several more in an attack in northern Syria, while Turkey announced that it is no longer "realistic" to exclude Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from a ... Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politics Turkish army: IS attack kills 5 Turkish soldiers in Syria Syria's war creates myriad problems for Turkey |
Business Insider | Why thousands of Iranians are fighting in Syria Business Insider A letter from a young woman to her fallen husband, a pro-Assad fighter in Syria, was recently published in Tasnim News, one of Iran's most prominent news agencies affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). "This shrine [the Zaynab ... |
New York Times | Donald Trump, Republican Party, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing New York Times It was a day of pomp and circumstance as dignitaries amassed at the Capitol to witness the transfer of power. In his inaugural address, the 45th president presented a dark vision of a nation exploited by Washington elites, of “children trapped in ... |
RT | Mass grave of Syrian soldiers found at school in E. Aleppo, militants' former HQ – Syria UN envoy RT “I would like to inform you that after the liberation of the eastern areas of Aleppo, Syrian authorities have found 23 bodies in Muhaddassa school, located in the of Es-Sukkar area of Aleppo. They were servicemen of the Syrian Army,” permanent ... ISIS Promotes Upcoming Video From Aleppo, Syria |
TIME | ISIS Destroyed Roman Monument in Syria's Historic Palmyra TIME Omar Sanadiki—Reuters This photo shows the Tetrapylon, one of the most famous monuments in the ancient city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria, on April 1, 2016. The monument has now been destroyed by Islamic State group militants. |
Reuters | Losing in Iraq, Islamic State seeks to shore up Syria presence Reuters BEIRUT Islamic State is fighting hard to reinforce its presence in Syria as it loses ground in Iraq, deploying fighters to seize full control of a government-held city in the east while at the same time battling enemies on three other fronts. It ... Denmark to Deploy Special Forces to Fight ISIS in Syria America urged Saddam Hussein to attack Assad in Syria Isis ramping up oil sales to Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, say Western officials |
RT | Up to 11 Russian warships allowed simultaneously in port of Tartus, Syria – new agreement RT “The Syrian Arab Republic gives consent to the Russian Federation to expand the territory of its naval facility and upgrade its infrastructure to conduct repair works, restock supplies and give crews time for rest,” the document says, adding that the ... New Russia-Syria accord allows up to 11 warships in Tartus port simultaneously Russia, Syria Sign Agreement On Expanding Tartus Naval Base Russia, Syria Agree on Mediterranean Naval Base Expansion, Refit of Syrian Ships |