The Nation. | Showdown in Afrin: Turkey's Attack on Syria's Kurds Threatens That Country's Most Democratic, Pluralist Force The Nation. Last week Turkey opened a new front in the Syrian war by using its air force against the Syrian Kurdish canton of Afrin—which had done absolutely nothing to provoke this attack—even while the battle against ISIS continues in Deir Ezzor, where the ... A Kurdish Family in Syria, Feeling Betrayed by the US, Tries to Survive a Turkish Bombing On Turkey's Border With Syria, Many Are Eager for War In Syria, a NATO nation changes teams |
New York Times | Davos, Mueller, Syria: Your Friday Evening Briefing New York Times (Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good evening. Here's the latest. Photo. Credit Gian Ehrenzeller/European Pressphoto Agency. 1. “America First does not mean America alone.” That was President Trump at the World Economic Forum ... |
Aljazeera.com | Russia's Syria talks in Sochi are destined for failure Aljazeera.com Geneva, Astana and now Sochi are cities that most Syrians have never visited, but they have each become synonymous with fraught international discussions on the future of our country. The latest addition to the list, Russia's coastal Black Sea resort ... Syrian opposition says will boycott Russia-brokered peace talks in Sochi UN Has Yet to Decide Whether to Attend Russian Talks on Syria: Mistura Western, Arab states sidestep Assad fate in Syria proposals |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Welcome to Syria 2.0 Foreign Policy (blog) U.S. officials recently confirmed Washington's intention to indefinitely retain effective ownership of around 28 percent of Syrian territory, in partnership with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. But those plans are increasingly in conflict ... Syria war: Kurds call on Damascus to defend against Turks - BBC ... Kurds call on Syrian regime to intervene in Afrin battle Allies or Terrorists: Who Are the Kurdish Fighters in Syria? |
The Independent | How did food from the West Midlands end up in Isis-controlled territory in Syria? The Independent It's below zero degrees on the vast dirt hillside above Totah but through the mist and freezing rain, I can see the Syrian general's target, a small Isis-held village across a valley of mud. There's a crash of artillery fire from his Shilka guns, and ... |
Los Angeles Times | Rex Tillerson's magical thinking on Syria Los Angeles Times In a speech at Stanford last week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson outlined "the way forward" for the United States in Syria. He announced that the U.S. military would have an open-ended presence inside the country and envisioned a Syria free of ... Syria war: US strikes on IS headquarters 'kills 150 militants' Defeated in Syria, ISIS Fighters Held in Camps Still Pose a Threat Trump's generals are leading him into hopeless quagmires in ... |
UN chief calls for Syria referral to International Court Tampabay.com UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is again calling on the U.N. Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court, pointing to "serious violations" including blocking aid deliveries and medical care to millions ... UN chief calls for Syria referral to ICC |
Aljazeera.com | De Mistura: Syria talks in Vienna at 'critical moment' Aljazeera.com Vienna, Austria - A new round of Syria talks is starting on Wednesday in Vienna in what officials said may be the "last hope" for a resolution to the seven year-long conflict. Delegations representing both the Syrian government and the opposition are ... In Syria and North Korea, Trump administration 'red lines' are out of focus Syria update: why no one is really winning the war Syrian peace talks resume in Vienna as Russian meeting looms |
ABC News | Life slowly returns to Aleppo, shattered by Syrian civil war ABC News The scene in Saadallah al-Jabiri Square on a recent day was very different from what it was during nearly four years of war that wrecked Syria's largest city: Rebel sniper fire and shelling — and a triple car bombing that killed dozens — had made it ... |
BBC News | Sandeep Samra, 18, jailed for Syria terrorist acts bid BBC News Later that year her father handed a passport the teenager had applied for to police after teachers reported her to the government's Prevent programme. She applied again for a passport in June 2017, and was arrested a month later with evidence ... Schoolgirl who wanted to die for ISIS in Syria and told teacher 'you'll see me in the news' is jailed Teenage girl who planned to travel to Syria to become a nurse for ISIS after converting from Sikhism to Islam and ... Teenager who planned to travel to Syria to be an ISIS nurse is jailed |