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Why Nicaragua and Syria didn't join the Paris climate accord - Washington Post Wed, 31 May 2017 20:06:17 GMT

Washington Post

Why Nicaragua and Syria didn't join the Paris climate accord Washington Post In fact, only two nations are currently not part of the agreement: Syria and Nicaragua. As The Washington Post's Denise Lu and Kim Soffen note, these two countries comparatively produce only a fraction of the greenhouse gas emissions that the United ... Paris pullout would join US with Nicaragua, SyriaCNN Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Why Didn't Syria & Nicaragua Join?Heavy.com all 1,102 news articles »

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Could Syria's 'prosecutor without a tribunal' work? - Aljazeera.com Wed, 31 May 2017 08:00:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Could Syria's 'prosecutor without a tribunal' work? Aljazeera.com Efforts towards this goal have been largely thwarted by Russia, which backs the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and has used its veto in the United Nations Security Council to stop the case being referred to the International Criminal ... Analysis: How the Syrian Government Pushed East Along Three AxesNews Deeply A showdown could be looming between the US, Iran, and the Assad regime at the Syria-Iraq borderBusiness Insider The US And Its Allies Appear Poised For Battle Against Pro-Syrian Regime ForcesTask & Purpose U.S. News & World Report -Bloomberg -The New Arab all 36 news articles »

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Russian Navy Fires Cruise Missiles, Targets IS Positions in Syria - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 31 May 2017 07:36:05 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Russian Navy Fires Cruise Missiles, Targets IS Positions in Syria U.S. News & World Report The strategic juncture in the Syrian desert aids government plans to go after IS in Deir el-Zour, one of the militants' last major strongholds in Syria. The oil-rich province straddles the border with Iraq and is the extremist group's last gateway to ... Russia fires cruise missiles at IS targets in SyriaBBC News Russia fires cruise missiles, targets IS positions in SyriaThe Spokesman-Review Russia fires missiles, targets Islamic State positions in SyriaSFGate Military Times -Aljazeera.com all 110 news articles »

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US Begins Arming Syrian Kurds for Final Assault on Raqqa - New York Times Wed, 31 May 2017 22:40:42 GMT

New York Times

US Begins Arming Syrian Kurds for Final Assault on Raqqa New York Times Fighting last year in the campaign to retake Mosul, Iraq, from the Islamic State. American military officials and humanitarian groups are bracing for a bloody, monthslong battle for Raqqa, Syria — similar to the fight for Mosul. Credit Bryan Denton ... US begins sending weapons to Kurdish YPG in SyriaAljazeera.com Syria: Turkey slams US move to arm YPG militiaeuronews US begins shipping weapons to Kurdish fighters in SyriaNew York Post CNN -BBC News -The American Conservative -NBCNews.com all 115 news articles »

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Syria's national soccer team can't escape the country's brutal civil war - PRI Wed, 31 May 2017 21:35:01 GMT

PRI

Syria's national soccer team can't escape the country's brutal civil war PRI On a cool February afternoon, one of Syria's greatest soccer players sits outside a mall on the Persian Gulf, paralyzed by a decision that he fears could kill him. For five years, Firas al-Khatib has boycotted the Syrian national team to protest ... and more »

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Hospitals Become the Front Line in the Syrian Civil War - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 31 May 2017 13:44:40 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Hospitals Become the Front Line in the Syrian Civil War Foreign Policy (blog) Mahmoud Hariri, a surgeon born and raised in Syria, has lost track of how many times his hospital in Aleppo has been bombed since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. He's seen patients die on operating tables during attacks. One patient pulled a tube ...

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Syria's bloodiest battle is yet to come — and 1 million civilians are at ... - Washington Post Tue, 30 May 2017 07:03:50 GMT

Washington Post

Syria's bloodiest battle is yet to come — and 1 million civilians are at ... Washington Post ISTANBUL — They came from every corner of Syria: people who fled fighting but could not afford smugglers' fees to go farther. Now nearly 1 million are packed ... and more »

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Syria Opens Its First Solar-Powered Hospital Aiming to Save More Lives - Voice of America Wed, 31 May 2017 20:19:10 GMT

Voice of America

Syria Opens Its First Solar-Powered Hospital Aiming to Save More Lives Voice of America After months of testing, a hospital in Syria will have uninterrupted power from this week, charged by solar power in a project designers hope will save lives and can be repeated across the country. Syria's electrical grid has taken a big hit after six ... and more »

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Pro-Syrian Forces Staying in Border Area Despite US Warnings - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 31 May 2017 17:36:34 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Pro-Syrian Forces Staying in Border Area Despite US Warnings U.S. News & World Report In this image provided by the Pentagon, a leaflet the U.S. dropped in Syria warning the forces to leave the area. A Pentagon spokesman said the leaflets told the pro-government forces to leave the established protected zone, which is about 55 ... and more »

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Russia's Syria strategy hinges on Jordan - Al-Monitor Wed, 31 May 2017 19:11:13 GMT

Al-Monitor

Russia's Syria strategy hinges on Jordan Al-Monitor To observers closely following Russia's military involvement in the Syrian conflict and its political role in the wider region, it was surprising to hear that Jordan might not have shared critical pieces of intelligence with Moscow. The information was ... and more »