Daily Mail | Syrian cameraman, 21, won't attend Oscars where his film is nominated for an award because 'Damascus has ... Daily Mail However, in a statement early on Sunday, the White Helmets, also known as the Syrian Civil Defence, said that Saleh would not be able to leave his work because of the high intensity of air strikes while Khatib could not attend because Syria's ... Syrian Oscar nominee can't get to ceremony because of passport problem The White Helmets cinematographer Khaled Khatib was coming to the Oscars. Syria canceled his passport. Oscars 2017: Syrian White Helmets Cinematographer Khaled Khatib Won't Attend |
Aljazeera.com | Do talks on Syria serve any purpose? Aljazeera.com The talks in Geneva aimed at ending the Syrian conflict look set to continue despite two bombings in Homs that killed dozens of people on Saturday. Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, says the attacks were a deliberate attempt to derail ... UN decries Homs attack as an effort to 'spoil' Syrian peace talks Syrian Civil Activists Demand Talks on Transition, Ceasefire Monitoring Syrian Government, Opposition Vow to Continue Peace Talks in Geneva |
Aljazeera.com | Government forces target rebels in Syrian cities Aljazeera.com The Syrian government has launched attacks on rebel-held areas around several cities, including Homs and Damascus suburb, according to opposition activists and a monitor. One person was killed in the Damascus suburb of Douma and three in the ... Syrian warplanes pound rebel-held area in central city Attacks on 2 Syrian Security Offices Kill Dozens Twin Attacks on Syrian Security Buildings Kill at Least 32 |
New Book Focuses On The 'Humanity Of Syria' Lost In The War NPR Writer Alia Malek's new book is The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria. She talks about why she chose to tell the story of Syria through her grandmother's apartment in Damascus. LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The news out of Syria is ... |
NBCNews.com | As battle in Mosul rages on, Iraqi forces bomb ISIS in Syria PBS NewsHour The Iraqi army has been fighting for four months to drive the Islamic State out of Mosul, the country's second-largest city. And Iraq's air force has carried out its first-ever air strikes on ISIS positions inside neighboring Syria. Wall Street Journal ... Iraq Air Force Bombs ISIS in Syria for First Time Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq At base in Syria, US forces helping Syrians prepare to liberate Raqqa |
TheBlaze.com | Al Qaeda number two reportedly killed by US drone strike in Syria TheBlaze.com According to Twitter reports, Arab news outlets are reporting that Al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri was killed Sunday evening in a US drone strike in Idlib, Syria. Al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr Al Masri reportedly killed in US drone strike ... Al-Qaeda number two Ahmad Hasan 'killed in drone strike' in Syria Report: Deputy Al-Qaeda leader killed in Syria Syria: Al Qaeda Deputy Killed In Apparent Drone Strike |
Aljazeera.com | Syrian army advances against Islamic State near Aleppo: monitor Reuters BEIRUT The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by Islamic State in northwest Syria, a war monitor said, as the jihadist group retreated after losing the city of al-Bab to Turkey-backed rebels. By ... Syria: Loyalist Forces Advance Into Areas South Of Al-Bab Suicide bombers kill dozens near Al Bab Syria: 'Car bomb kills 51' near al-Bab after IS defeat |
CNN | The Latest: IS fighters in Syria's Homs target gas pipeline ABC News Syrian State News Agency SANA is reporting that Islamic State militants in the country's central province of Homs have lobbed mortars at natural gas pipelines, putting some production lines out of service. Syrian Minister of Electricity Mohammad Zuheir ... In a Blow, Twin Attacks on Syrian Security Kill at Least 32 Suicide attacks kill dozens in Syrian city of Homs |
Collective Evolution | Congresswoman Who Says US Funds ISIS Returned From Syria: Here's What She Found Collective Evolution (AntiMedia) Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmaker who accused the U.S. government of funding and arming ISIS and introduced a bill to prevent it from happening in future, recently disclosed that she met with Syrian President Bashar ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Who decides on US ground combat in Syria? Christian Science Monitor Trump is now the third president to rely on an authorization passed by Congress in 2001 to wage war on “Al Qaeda and associated forces.” That authority is very out of date. If he plans to put boots on the ground in Syria to directly attack IS, he needs ... |