Wall Street Journal | US Under Trump Won't Send a Delegation to Syria Talks Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has decided against sending a U.S. delegation to Kazakhstan for talks on the war in Syria, despite receiving a formal invitation from the Kazakh government with the backing of Russia and Turkey, the State ... US avoids Syria talks as deadly explosion rocks refugee camp Trump administration not sending a delegation to Syria peace talks US envoy to Kazakhstan to attend Syria talks as an observer |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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 ... Obama's last airstrike 'kills 100 al-Qaeda fighters in Syria' US: Deadly air strike in Syria hits al-Qaeda camp US airstrike kills more than 100 alleged al-Qaida militants in Syria, Pentagon says |
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 ... Putin Signs Long-Term Basing Deal With Syria Millions displaced and 500000 dead – will new peace talks end Syria's agony? Moscow acts to oust Iran from Syria, bombs ISIS |
Deutsche Welle | 'An intense, hard war' in Syria Deutsche Welle DW: Mr Reuter, in recent days you've been traveling through Syria, including to the city of Homs. What is your impression of the city? Christian Reuter: The situation in Homs is different from one district to another. Of course there's the Homs that's ... |
Los Angeles Times | Meet the culinary zealot fighting to preserve Syrian cuisine despite years of war Los Angeles Times Each time Saameh Kajaan talks about food in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a true culinary zealot emerges. The restaurateur is so serious about local dishes that along with his black, slicked-back hair, confident charisma and 40-year-old bulky frame, he ... |
The Sydney Morning Herald | Car bomb kills four in Syrian camp near Jordan The Sydney Morning Herald Beirut: A car bomb on Saturday killed at least four people and critically injured a number of others at the Rakban refugee camp in Syria near the border with Jordan, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring ... Deadly bomb blast hits Rakban refugee camp near Jordan 4 die in bombing at refugee camp on Syria's Jordan border Blast kills four in Syrian camp near Jordan - monitor |
New York Times | 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 ... Russians and Turks Conduct Joint Strikes on ISIS in Syria - The New ... Syria, Russia and Turkey – the uneasy alliance reshaping world politics Syria's war creates myriad problems for Turkey |
New York Times | ISIS Destroys Part of Roman Amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria New York Times The Roman amphitheater, left, in Palmyra, Syria, in 2016. Satellite pictures on the right show the structure before it was damaged, above, and after. Credit Bryan Denton for The New York Times. Islamic State militants have destroyed the facade of a ... ISIS Destroys Ancient Theater, Tetrapylon In Palmyra, Syria Says Syria: IS destroys part of Palmyra's Roman Theatre Alarmed at destruction in Syria's Palmyra, UN Security Council reiterates need to stamp out hatred and violence ... |
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) | Russian long-range bombers target ISIS positions in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria RT Russia deployed six long-range supersonic Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers from Russian territory to strike Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) targets in the Syrian governorate of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. The bombers ... Russia says airstrikes hit IS targets in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province: RIA Russian long-range bombers strike ISIS in east Syria |
Center for Research on Globalization | Syria: Consign “Barrel Bombs” to the Propaganda Graveyard Center for Research on Globalization “Every time one of these barrels strikes, it is the seismological equivalent of a 7.6 magnitude earthquake, and it happens around 50 times a day. (In Syria)You can't dial 911. You can't dial the fire service. You can't call the local police department ... |