Reuters | Donors seek more funds for Syria, EU presses for peace Reuters BRUSSELS International donors are set to pledge billions more dollars for Syrian refugees at a two-day conference from Tuesday that the European Union says must also help prepare for an eventual end to more than six years of war in Syria. With millions ... Don't Let 'Cries From Syria' Fall on Deaf Ears E.U. says it's unrealistic to imagine Syria's Assad can stay in power EU at odds with Trump administration over Assad's role in Syria |
NEWS.com.au | The 'biggest story on the planet' in pictures NEWS.com.au Today, its cities and towns are in pieces and the war in Syria has become the deadliest conflict of the 21st century. With more than 300,000 Syrians killed and six million people who have fled or displaced, the war in Syria was last night described on ... |
Aljazeera.com | Syria's 'moderate rebels' to form a new alliance | Syria | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com US funding for rebel groups in northern Syria has been partially restored, opposition sources tell Al Jazeera. |
Huffington Post | Almost Every Hospital In Opposition-Held Syria Was Attacked Last Year Huffington Post The new survey's findings are consistent with reports from humanitarian organizations like Physicians for Human Rights and Amnesty International, as well as from international organizations like the United Nations, that found Syrian government forces ... Air strike destroys hospital in Idlib's Maaret al-Numan Syrian Hospitals Surveillance Study March 2017 |
Inside Syria's secret torture facilities Hot Air The Washington Post published a story yesterday detailing the system of detention, torture and mass murder that arose after 2011 in Syria. The story is based on the experiences of Mohsen al-Masri, who opposed the regime through the symbolic release of ... EU must demand a say in Syria negotiations Russian Special Forces Vets Are Turning Against Moscow In Syria |
UN News Centre | Syria: Agriculture should be kick-started now despite huge destruction – UN report UN News Centre 3 April 2017 – With six years of conflict in Syria causing more than $16 billion of lost crop and livestock production and destroyed farming assets, a United Nations report published today stressed the need to reboot and kick-start the agricultural ... Syrian agriculture faces $16 billion bill from conflict - U.N. |
The Independent | Russia has many enemies – but its actions in Syria may have contributed to events in St Petersburg The Independent The Russian government was careful in the hours after the murderous attack on St Petersburg's underground system. Vladimir Putin's spokesman said the “cause was being ascertained” while Andrei Przhezdomsky, the head of the country's anti-terrorist ... Russian investigators will look to Syria in hunt for metro train bombers |
UPI.com | In Syria, water is a weapon of war UPI.com The International Coalition for Operation Inherent Resolve tweeted this photo of the Tabqa Dam in Raqqa, Syria on March 27, saying they are "taking every precaution to ensure the integrity" of the dam, which has been occupied by Islamic State extremists. US expands air base in northern Syria for use in battle for Raqqa YPG used as proxy by global powers in Syria: FM Çavuşoğlu |
Washington Post | 'The hospitals were slaughterhouses': A journey into Syria's secret ... Washington Post BEIRUT — One evening in the early days of Syria's uprising, Mohsen al-Masri's band of activists slipped through the Damascus streets and waited for the coast ... |
Aljazeera.com | Analysis: What's next for Turkey in Syria? Aljazeera.com On March 29, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced the successful completion of the "Euphrates Shield" military operation in northern Syria, but suggested the country may launch other cross-border campaigns in the future. Turkish analysts ... Erdogan hints new military operations in Syria |