The Boston Globe | Slow going for Turkish-backed forces in north Syria The Boston Globe BEIRUT — Turkish troops and allied Syrian opposition forces have managed to capture just one-tenth of a north Syrian town from Islamic State militants, a conflict monitoring group said Saturday, despite reaching its outskirts seven weeks ago. Syrian rebels and Turkish troops enter ISIL-held Al Bab Turkish troops, Syria rebels enter IS-held town: Monitor Syrian Army, Rebel Forces Converge on Northern City of al-Bab |
Los Angeles Times | Syrian government hangs up to 13000 in 'horrifying' executions, but world is unlikely to do anything Los Angeles Times The Syrian government commits an atrocity. The United States and the United Nations denounce it. Nothing happens. It's a pattern that experts say will likely continue with the revelation this week that, since 2011, officials at a military prison in ... |
Tahrir al-Sham: Al-Qaeda's latest incarnation in Syria BBC News The Syrian jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS), known as al-Nusra Front until it broke off formal ties with al-Qaeda last July, has merged with four smaller Syrian factions and rebranded itself as "Tahrir al-Sham". The new group's leader has been ... |
The Dickinson Press | Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison, watchdog group says The Dickinson Press It followed a major report issued a year ago by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria, whose war crimes investigators said they had "documented a high number of deaths" in Sednaya military prison. "Amnesty's findings are almost completely ... A 'human slaughterhouse' in Syria The Horror Of Syria's Human Slaughterhouse |
Daily Mail | Bashar al-Assad says he would WELCOME US troops into Syria to help in the fight against ISIS Daily Mail However, he cautioned that any such move must be part of a 'genuine' effort to fight terrorists and must 'respect the sovereignty of Syria'. He referred to his ally Russia, who Assad said had respected Syria's sovereignty while waging war in the country. Assad Says US Troops Welcome in Syria to Fight 'Terrorism' Assad splits with Trump over refugee safe zones in Syria Assad: Trump's plan for safe zones in Syria 'not a realistic idea' |
Newsweek | Syrian Dissident Says War 'Over,' Credits Russia Newsweek A prominent Syrian dissident said on Friday he believed the country's war was effectively over, as foreign governments have cut support to rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. Louay Hussein said Russian-backed diplomacy had "launched ... |
Reuters | Iran allowing Syria-bound Russian planes to use airspace-report Reuters In August, Russian aircraft for the first time used an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria. The Russian military said its fighters had completed their tasks, but left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if circumstances warranted. Russian planes bound for Syria anti-terrorist op still use Iranian airspace – report Russian jets using Iranian airspace for strikes into Syria Syria-bound Russian planes using Iran airspace for anti-terror operations: Shamkhani |
Aljazeera.com | The Boy who started the Syrian War | Syria | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com We tell the story of Mouawiya Syasneh, the boy whose anti-Assad graffiti lit the spark that engulfed Syria. |
Reliefweb | Syria Regional Crisis 2016 Emergency Appeal - Progress Report Reliefweb This mid-year progress report covers the period January through June 2016 and provides an update on results achieved as measured against the full range of indicators included in the Syria Regional Crisis Emergency Appeal (EA) for 2016. An annual report ... |
CBC.ca | Trudeau should spend his diplomatic capital on Syria CBC.ca The guards at Syria's Saydnaya prison — a military prison near Damascus — lack the Nazis' patience. According to an Amnesty International report released this week, as many as 13,000 prisoners, mostly civilian opponents of Syrian president Bashar ... Former Detainee Describes Atrocities Inside Syrian Prison Syrian Refugee Crisis Linked to Rampant Torture, Disappearances & Arrests of Civilian Population Syria: Human slaughterhouse: Mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya - Document | Amnesty International |