Washington Post | US increases support for Turkish military operations in Syria Washington Post U.S. aircraft have begun regular aerial intelligence surveillance in support of Turkey's offensive against the Islamic State in northwestern Syria, in anticipation of increased U.S. support for the flailing Turkish military operation around the town of ... Syria's Assad Ready to 'Negotiate Everything' With Rebels Syria truce under strain; Assad ready to discuss 'everything' at talks Syrian war: Assad says Aleppo bombing was justified |
Wall Street Journal | US Pilots See Close Calls With Russian Jets Over Syria Wall Street Journal One night this past fall, a U.S. radar plane flying a routine pattern over Syria picked up a signal from an incoming Russian fighter jet. The American crew radioed repeated warnings on a frequency universally used for distress signals. The Russian ... |
Washington Post | US troops carry out ground raid against ISIS in Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — U.S. Special Operations troops carried out a ground operation in eastern Syria aimed at capturing an Islamic State militant, U.S. officials said Monday. The raid took place Sunday near a small town along the Euphrates River valley, in the ... US Raid Kills Islamic State Official in Syria US forces carry out raid aimed at Islamic State leaders in Syria World|US Commandos Conduct Raid Against ISIS in Eastern Syria |
Jacobin magazine | Syria and the Left Jacobin magazine To illuminate the history and nature of the Syrian conflict, Yusef Khalil for Jacobin conducted an extensive interview with Yasser Munif, a Syrian scholar who studies grassroots movements in the country. The wide-ranging discussion that follows focuses ... |
Middle East Eye | US Special Forces launch 'successful' raid against IS in Syria Middle East Eye US special operations ground troops carried out a "successful" raid in Syria against leaders of the Islamic State (IS) group in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday. The operation was "focused on ISIL leadership" and ... |
NBCNews.com | US Bombed Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia in 2016 NBCNews.com According to the New York City-based think tank, 26,171 bombs were dropped on Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan during the year. CFR warned that its estimates were "undoubtedly low, considering reliable data is only available ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Plumber Whose Decaled Truck Went to Syria Settles Lawsuit U.S. News & World Report The Texas plumber whose old work truck was acquired by Syrian jihadis who mounted it with a large gun has settled a lawsuit against the car dealership that resold the vehicle without removing a decal bearing the company's name and phone number. |
Globalnews.ca | Canadian killed fighting ISIS in Syria remembered as a 'hero' Globalnews.ca An Ontario man who died fighting Islamic State militants in northern Syria was remembered as a hero by members of Canada's Kurdish community who gathered Monday in Ottawa to honour him. Nazzareno Tassone, 24, was killed on Dec. 21 in the city of ... |
Financial Times | Syria clashes undermine ceasefire and trigger water shortages Financial Times A crucial water source for Damascus has become part of the complex political jockeying around a Syrian ceasefire, potentially undermining a truce that aims to pave the way for an end to the country's nearly six-year civil war. Syrian war report: heavy fighting reported across Syria Syria conflict: The biblical river at the heart of a water war Syria: Water as a weapon of war |
Foreign Policy (blog) | SitRep: Trump and Flynn's Syria War Plans; Mattis' Tough Iran Talk; Big Week for Trump Nominees Foreign Policy (blog) Trump's national security advisor, Mike Flynn, has already floated the idea, FP's Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary report, including splitting Syria into sectors administered by Washington, Moscow, and other allied nations. But the big fight will be for ... |