Aljazeera.com | Syrian army moves closer to ISIL-besieged Deir Az Zor Aljazeera.com Syria's army and its allies have advanced towards ISIL-besieged Deir Az Zor city after capturing the al-Kharata oil field, a war monitor said on Sunday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has focused this year on striking eastwards in a multi-pronged ... Syrian army, allies race to relieve Deir al-Zor Syrian forces advance on ISIL-besieged Deir al Zor Syria: SAA makes further advances in Deir Ezzor – video |
New York Times | He Aimed to Fight in Syria. ISIS Had a Broader Plan: Southeast Asia New York Times Among those helping to recruit foreign fighters have been Indonesians who went to Syria, joined the Islamic State and rose to leadership positions, said Sidney Jones, the director of the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, a research ... |
Reuters | US-led coalition says IS convoy splits up in eastern Syria Miami Herald A 17-bus convoy carrying Islamic State militants and civilian evacuees from the Lebanon-Syria border has split into two groups as it tries to reach extremist-held territory further east, the U.S.-led coalition said Sunday. The evacuees were allowed to ... US-led coalition says Islamic State Syria convoy split in two Isis convoy 'escape in civilian vehicles' after US-led coalition bombs road to stop them fleeing Syria IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing - BBC News |
Syria's Karate Kid: One Father Dreams Big for His Daughter - NBC ... NBCNews.com Noor Setout is as old as the Syrian civil war and like so many others she has seen and lost too much. One thing that keeps her going is karate. |
Los Angeles Times | Just outside Syria's capital, a battle still rages over one of the last ... Los Angeles Times A little-noticed but bitter struggle continues in the few remaining rebel-held enclaves on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus. |
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) | In pictures: Syrian tanks pulverize ISIS suicide bomber seconds before it is too late AMN Al-Masdar News (registration) DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:00 A.M.) – On Sunday, a daredevil suicide bomber put the pedal to the metal as he drove his SVBIED along a dirt road directly into a group of the Syrian Arab Army's (SAA) tanks and BMP's in the face of certain death. According to ... |
Ottawa Citizen | Akhavan and Sniderman: Here's how we can hold Syria responsible for its crimes Ottawa Citizen In this July 31, 2014 file photo, a Syrian Army defector (blue hooded jacket) who smuggled 50,000 photographs out of Syria documenting the torture and execution of more than 10,000 dissidents, listens to an interpreter during a briefing before the ... |
The Guardian | Last Isis stronghold in Syria could fall by October, says UN envoy ... The Guardian An airstrike on Raqqa. De Mistura said a political solution was needed alongside military victory if Syria was to successfully rebuild. Photograph: Zohra ... Syria: Forces battling ISIL 'lose sight of ultimate aim' to free civilians from terror – UN rights chief US-backed forces in Syria's Raqqa say they take old city OHCHR | Battle to regain Raqqa must not be about defeating ISIL at all costs – Zeid |
Press TV | Syrian troops reportedly kill 120 Daesh terrorists in Hama province Press TV Syrian army units, aided by pro-government fighters and Russian air force, have killed 120 members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the western-central province of Hama, pushing the terrorists out of the town of Uqayribat, their last major ... More than 150 dead in IS clashes with Syrian regime Last major pocket of ISIS terrorists' resistance in central Syria eliminated – Russian MoD |
Governor of Syria's Deir al-Zor says army to reach city within 48 hours Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - The governor of Syria's Deir al-Zor province, Mohammed Ibrahim Samra, said the Syrian army would reach Deir al-Zor city, which has been besieged by Islamic State for years, within 48 hours. “The heroes of the army will arrive at Deir ... |