New York Times | Russia and Syria Denounce US Airstrike on Pro-Assad Militia New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russian and Syrian officials on Friday strongly condemned an American airstrike on pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria a day earlier, calling it an act of aggression and rejecting the United States' justification for the ... Syria Has Effectively Ceased to Exist Syria Says U.S. Airstrike Killed Several Soldiers Near Jordan US says Iranian-directed convoy targeted by US strike in Syria |
The Guardian | Syrian peace talks break up after making only 'incremental progress' The Guardian Four days of faltering Syrian peace talks broke up in Geneva on Friday evening with the UN's special envoy on Syria admitting there had only been “incremental progress”, with no detailed discussions held on the main agenda items. Staffan de Mistura ... U.N. Sees 'Incremental Progress' After Syria Talks Syria condemns US military strike as 'government terrorism,' Russia adds it's 'unacceptable' Sixth round of Geneva peace talks end with UN-Syria government divide |
Washington Post | As Syria war enters new phase, US looks to expand communications with Russia Washington Post The Pentagon has stepped up communication with the Russian military over Syria, a top official said Friday as the Trump administration lays plans for future operations likely to thrust U.S. forces closer to Russian and Syrian troops. Gen. Joseph F ... Why the U.S. wants to manage a complex Syria battlefield with Russia US makes proposal to Russia for managing Syria battlefield US, Russia discussing new ways to avoid confrontation in Syria, top general says |
Department of Defense | Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 19, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 65 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | To Assuage Russia, Obama Administration Backed Off Syria Chemical Weapons Plan Foreign Policy (blog) But the State Department's top brass balked when staff at the U.S. mission to the United Nations drafted a plan in the fall of 2014 to point the finger at the regime for a series of chlorine attacks in Syria, fearing it might upend efforts to secure ... |
Trinidad & Tobago Express | My daughter went to Syria: 13 relatives in all Trinidad & Tobago Express In a documentary done by Al Jazeera Media Network and released internationally earlier this week, the Imam at a mosque in Rio Claro said 13 of his relatives, including one of his daughters, travelled to Syria to fight Jihad. Imam Nazim Mohammed of the ... |
New York Times | Syria Denies Burning Bodies of Political Prisoners New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government forcefully rejected on Tuesday accusations by the United States that the bodies of thousands of political prisoners had been disposed of in a crematory at a prison near Damascus, describing the allegations as ... US says Syria built crematorium to handle mass prisoner killings US accuses Syria of mass executions and burning the bodies US accuses Syria of killing thousands, burning bodies in crematorium |
The Atlantic | What Got Buried in the Crazy News Cycle: US Attacks Syria Edition The Atlantic Nonetheless, an increasing physical presence in Syria may lead to more incidents like this as the U.S. comes in closer contact with Assad and his allies. A growing American role in other conflicts has similarly produced more engagement with the enemy. |
New York Times | Review: In 'Hell on Earth,' Horrors From the Syrian War New York Times Oil fires set by the Islamic State in Qayara, Iraq, in “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS.” Credit Nick Quested/Junger Quested Films. Advances in image-making technology — not just digital capture and storage, but ever-shrinking ... |
TIME | ISIS Kills at Least 52 People in Syria Attacks TIME (BEIRUT) — The Islamic State group attacked several government-held villages in central Syria on Thursday, capturing at least one of them in violence that left 52 people dead including more than two dozen women and children, some of whom were ... IS Kills Scores in Central Syria Surprise Attack Isis kills 50 soldiers and civilians in central Syria attack, says watchdog Syria war: IS attack in Hama on government forces |