Politico | Top general confirms end to secret US program in Syria Politico ASPEN — U.S. Special Operations Commander Tony Thomas confirmed Friday that the U.S. had ended its covert program aiding rebel groups fighting against Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying the decision was made after assessing the years-long ... US general says ending the CIA's Syria program was 'not a sop' to Russia Russia not reason for US ending CIA arms to Syria rebels: general US special ops chief confirms CIA ending support for Syria rebels |
Newsweek | Russian Military Could Force The US Out of Syria, Army Official Says Newsweek The head of Special Forces said Friday that Russia had established a more credible foothold than the U.S. in Syria, and that Moscow could use this influence to essentially expel his forces. Addressing a security conference at the Aspen Institute ... Trump just gave Russia a 'beautiful' gift Trump Officially Hands Syria Over to Russia and Iran |
Reuters | Many foreign fighters likely to stay in Syria, Iraq: US official Reuters ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - In a new assessment, the U.S. intelligence community judges that large numbers of foreigners fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria likely will stay to defend what is left of their self-declared caliphate rather than ... |
Canadian military aircraft have not flown in Syria for weeks: commander Times Colonist Members of the Canadian Forces work on a CP140 Aurora surveillance plane at the Canadian Forces base in the Persian Gulf, Sunday, February 19, 2017. Canadian military aircraft involved in the fight against Islamic State militants have not flown in ... |
Reuters | Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive on Friday to drive Islamist insurgents from their last foothold on the Syrian-Lebanese border, a pro-Damascus military commander said. The operation targeted insurgents ... In Lebanon, Syria and Hezbollah Battle Islamic State to the Death in New Front Hezbollah, Syria army launch attack on Lebanon border Hezbollah-Syrian offensive launched against border militants |
Daily Beast | As Syria Rebels Learn from Media the CIA Cut Them Off, Al Qaeda Goes on the Offensive Daily Beast ISTANBUL—As moderate rebel groups in Syria tried to digest the news that the U.S. will soon cease all covert support for them—a sudden revelation they learned from press reports—northern Syria descended into further chaos. As The Daily Beast ... Islamists surround rivals at Syria-Turkey crossing, truce agreed Inside Syria's militant-run prisons: Abuse, torture Terrorists battle rebels for control of key Syria province |
Military Times | McCain: Cutting Syria train-and-equip 'irresponsible' Military Times The Defense Department's program, which had a shaky start in 2015 after almost all of the original trainees fled, has now trained thousands of Kurdish and Arab Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State group. Those forces have been getting additional ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | SitRep: Trump Pulls CIA From Syria, Russia Cheers; Trump Downplays Afghan Strategy Foreign Policy (blog) CIA pulling up stakes in Syria. President Trump has reportedly decided to scrap a long-running CIA program that armed and trained Syrian rebels, the Washington Post reports: “Officials said the phasing out of the secret program reflects Trump's ... Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria, a move sought by Moscow Analysis: Trump's cutoff of aid to Syrian rebels marks victory for Assad, Russia and Iran Trump Ends Covert Aid to Syrian Rebels Trying to Topple Assad |
Aljazeera.com | Syrian refugees rebuild their lives in Istanbul Aljazeera.com Since the outbreak of Syria's war in 2011, Turkey has welcomed more than three million Syrian refugees, but their coexistence with the local population is not always easy, as tensions fester over the ensuing demographic and socioeconomic pressures. |