Washington Post | Syria and monitoring group blast Turkey over civilian deaths Washington Post BEIRUT — The Syrian government and an opposition monitoring group condemned Friday what they called Turkey's “crimes” against the Syrian people in the northern town of al-Bab that is controlled by the Islamic State group. Meanwhile, a top Turkish ... Turkey says almost taken Syria's Bab, war monitor cites heavy toll Damascus condemns Turkish 'violations of sanctity & unity of Syrian land' in letters to UN The Latest: Syria monitoring group says jihadis to join IS |
Aljazeera.com | Geneva talks unlikely to focus on transition in Syria Aljazeera.com The office of the UN special envoy to Syria has declined to confirm whether a political transition will be discussed at the forthcoming talks in Geneva. The development means Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future will be off the agenda and the main ... As talks falter, Moscow finds brokering Syria peace trickier than waging war New Syria talks aim to bolster ceasefire Top Russian senator vows to raise Syria issue at global parliamentary gathering |
CNN | Video shows Syrian boy caught in bombing's aftermath - CNN.com CNN The aftermath of an apparent air raid Thursday in northwestern Syria is shown in a video circulated by Syrian opposition activists on social media. Syrian boy cries for father after losing legs in bombing 'Daddy, pick me up!' screams boy after Syria attack |
MSF inquiry indicates Russia was behind hospital bombing in Syria The Guardian An investigation commissioned by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) bolsters its claim that Russian and Syrian forces were responsible for the deadly bombing last year of a hospital it was supporting in northern Syria. Video and photographic images ... |
CBC.ca | France, Germany welcome 'useful' meeting with US on Syria CBC.ca The foreign ministers of France and Germany voiced cautious optimism Friday about the willingness of the Trump administration to engage on Syria, after new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took part in a discussion about the issue on the ... US not tilting towards Russia on Syria and backs UN, says Tillerson US' Tillerson Calms Allies on Syria Ahead of Geneva Talks US secretary of state Rex Tillerson backs UN efforts on Syria |
The Globe and Mail | Ottawa to compensate, apologize to Canadians who were tortured in Syria The Globe and Mail The federal government will give apologies and compensation to three Canadians who were tortured in Syria. The Canadian Press has independently confirmed a Toronto Star report that the government will settle lawsuits filed by the men over the federal ... Ottawa to settle lawsuit with three Muslim Canadians jailed, tortured in Syria |
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) | Islamic State 'bureaucrats' fleeing stronghold in Syria: Pentagon Reuters The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), which include Arab groups and the powerful Kurdish YPG militia, have for months been fighting Islamic State in northern Syria around its de facto capital Raqqa. The SDF started a new phase of its campaign earlier this ... Russian long-range strategic bombers attack ISIS facilities near Syria's Raqqa Russia says it bombed Islamic State targets near Syria's Raqqa Even if Pentagon Sends Troops to Syria, Proxies 'Will Do the Bulk of Fighting' |
New York Times | Syrian Rebel Gets Life Sentence for Mass Killing Caught on Video New York Times STOCKHOLM — A former Syrian rebel who took part in the mass killing of seven captured Syrian soldiers in 2012 was sentenced to life in prison in Sweden, where he had traveled and applied for asylum, officials announced on Thursday. The former rebel ... Syrian asylum seeker is jailed for life in Sweden after horrifying footage emerged of him taking part in the ... |
Express.co.uk | ISIS cowards BUTCHER hundreds of rival militants in Syria to re-assert dwindling reign Express.co.uk ISLAMIC State jihadis slaughtered hundreds of rival militants, in a desperate bid to re-establish their authority in Syria. By Aletha Adu. PUBLISHED: 01:16, Sat, Feb 18, 2017 | UPDATED: 01:18, Sat, Feb 18, 2017 ... 41 fighters executed in Syria Daesh Terrorists Conduct Mass Execution of Up to 200 Prisoners in Syria |
NBCNews.com | Officials Could Present Trump with Proposal to Send More Troops to Syria NBCNews.com Putting a number of conventional U.S. military forces into Syria is one of the options expected to be presented to President Donald Trump later this month as part of the effort to accelerate the defeat of ISIS, two senior U.S. defense officials told ... Why Would America Deploy Troops to Syria If ISIS Is Already in a Death Spiral? Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to Syria Conventional US Ground Troops May Be Destined For The War In Syria |