Washington Post | The Latest: Activists say 20 dead in east Syria strikes Washington Post BEIRUT — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):. 8:20 p.m.. Syrian activists say at least 20 civilians have been killed in air and missile strikes across east Syria, where U.S. and Russian-backed forces are racing to take territory from ... Assad forces advance against ISIL in central Syria US-backed Syrian fighters say will not let government forces cross Euphrates 'Like Berlin 1945': Russia, US Race for Last Corner of Syria |
BBC News | Syria war: Turkey, Russia, Iran agree Idlib 'ceasefire' zone BBC News Powers backing rival sides in the Syrian war have agreed on the latest in a series of so-called "de-escalation zones", aimed at calming fighting. Turkey, which opposes the Syrian government, and Syria's allies Russia and Iran reached a deal in talks in ... Final de-escalation zones agreed on in Astana Troops From Russia, Iran and Turkey to Monitor Syria Safe Zone Syria: Turkey, Russia, Iran Agree to Safe Zone Deal |
Department of Defense | DoD Detains US Citizen who Surrendered in Syria Department of Defense WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2017 — The Defense Department is legally detaining as a known enemy combatant an American citizen who turned himself over to the Syrian Democratic Forces this week, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning said here ... American ISIS fighter captured in Syria | New York Post Pentagon: US citizen fighting with ISIS has been captured in Syria Stranded ISIS convoy reaches militant-held territory in Syria, activists say |
Newsweek | War in Syria: Assad Thanks Iran and North Korea For Help In Letters To Two Supreme Leaders Opposed to US Newsweek Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed his gratitude to the supreme leaders of Iran and North Korea in two recent letters thanking them for standing behind his government, which has been accused by the West of perpetrating human rights abuses ... Syria's National Soccer Team Just Made World Cup History, But At What Cost? Robert Fulford: Obama blinked, Israel bombed: history will show who got Syria right Israel's strike in Syria should be a wake-up call for Trump |
Foreign Policy (blog) | It's Time For a New Syria Peace Process Foreign Policy (blog) The United States appears to have given up on finding a comprehensive political settlement to Syria's civil war. The topic has not been on the agenda for recent U.S.-Russian talks on Syria, which instead have focused on deescalating violence on the ... Assad Aide Says Syria Will Fight Any Force, Including US-Backed Militias |
The Independent | Isis is stepping up its attention-grabbing atrocities to counterbalance its defeat in Iraq and Syria, where the vast ... The Independent Isis is stepping up its attention-grabbing atrocities to counterbalance its defeats on the battlefields in Iraq and Syria. It aims to show strength, instil fear and dominate the news agenda at a time when it has lost the savage nine-month-long struggle ... |
New York Times | ISIS Convoy Reportedly Crosses Syria, at Russia's Request New York Times An Islamic State convoy stuck in the middle of the Syrian desert for more than two weeks because of American airstrikes finally reached eastern Syria late Wednesday night, according to reports from citizen journalist groups in the area. The convoy ... US-Backed Forces and Syrian Troops Get Dangerously Close in Deir ez-Zor Evacuated Islamic State fighters reach Syria's Deir al-Zor, pro-Damascus commander says Syrian Army, US-Backed Forces Rub Shoulders In Eastern Syria |
Human Rights Watch | A Move to Restore Dignity to Syria's Victims Human Rights Watch The photograph is disturbing. A young man in military fatigues is standing on dead bodies looking victorious. The posture of the Syrian soldier, with a grin suggesting pride and his military boot on a victim's chest, suggests domination. A hunter with ... |
The Guardian | Missing aid millions deny Syrian kids education and fuel 'lost ... The Guardian A shell-damaged classroom in Hass, Idlib province, Syria. More than 530,000 Syrian children in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan were out of school at the end of the ... 'Millions of dollars missing' in school aid for Syrians | News | Al ... |
YouTube Inadvertently Erases Syrian War Videos In Purge Of Extremist Propaganda NPR NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Sarah El Deeb of the Associated Press about YouTube's effort to get rid of extremist propaganda videos from its website. The effort has inadvertently erased thousands of videos that document the Syrian war. Human rights ... |