Washington Post | Trump administration: Syria probably continuing to make, use chemical weapons Washington Post The Syrian regime has adapted its chemical weapons program since a 2013 disarmament deal and appears to be continuing to produce and employ banned chemical munitions, the Trump administration said Thursday. Senior U.S. officials laid out what they said ... US Says Syria Making New Chemical Weapons Despite 2013 Deal US Says Syria Is Moving to Conceal Chemical Weapons Use Amid Rise in Attacks Syria may be making new types of chemical weapons, US says |
BBC News | Syria conflict: Air strike in Hama province cripples cave hospital BBC News A hospital built under 20m (60 feet) of rock in a rebel-held part of central Syria has been wrecked by a powerful air strike, medical sources say. They say the hospital in Hama province - regarded as one of the best protected in the country - was put ... Airstrike destroys Syrian cave hospital built under 18 metres of solid rock |
New York Times | White House, Syria, Myanmar: Your Thursday 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 J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press. 1. That Republican memo that's roiling Washington? It could become public as early as Friday. President Trump ... |
Los Angeles Times | US says Syria may be using new weapons to deliver chemicals Los Angeles Times In this photo taken on April 7, Syrian residents of Khan Sheikhun hold up placards and photographs during a protest condemning a suspected chemical weapons attack on their town that killed at least 86, including 30 children. (Omar Haj Kadour / AFP ... |
Washington Post | The Latest: 7 killed in shelling of Syrian government areas Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):. 8:25. Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital ... Afrin residents say Syrian 'curse' has arrived as war hits Kurdish ... Syrian forces make gains as Turkey continues spat with Nato ally France Turkey-backed forces push into Syrian Kurdish enclave |
Financial Times | UN official: Humanitarian effort in Syria not working Press Herald NEW YORK — As Syria's seven-year civil war drags on, no medical or food supplies have reached besieged populations in the country since November and “humanitarian diplomacy seems to be totally impotent,” according to a top U.N. official. Amid renewed ... Moscow searches for political path out of Syrian morass Aid Remains Locked in Syria As UN Urges Russia, Iran and Turkey to De-escalate Fighting Operation Olive Branch: Turkey presents military offensive as a success |
PBS NewsHour | Trump administration lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would allow nearly 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for another 18 months but won't let more Syrian citizens apply for the special protection program. The decision was a partial ... Trump just delivered good news for 7,000 Syrians: he's not kicking ... US Renews Temporary Protected Status For Some Syrians A Syrian with Temporary Protected Status says it's a matter of life or death |
BBC News | Syria war: Why Turkey's battle for northern Syria matters BBC News Anyone who thought that the defeat of the Islamic State group would lead to an end or a simplification of the conflict in Syria was wrong. Just look at Turkey's controversial offensive in Syria's northern region of Afrin, intended to extend Turkey's ... |
The Independent | As my recent trip to Syria proved, wars can be at their most dangerous when they're coming to an end The Independent It's easy to think the war is over. Until mortars from Ghouta swish over Damascus and explode in the old Christian area of Bab el-Touma with its grocery shops and restaurants. Six dead. Or when an army officer comes and says quite casually to you ... |
New York Times | 6900 Syrians Win Permission to Stay in the US, for Now New York Times Nearly 7,000 Syrians who were granted temporary permission to live and work in the United States as a civil war devoured their country will be allowed to stay for at least another 18 months, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday, in an ... DHS expected to extend protections for Syrians Trump to allow 6900 Syrians to remain in US temporarily Trump grants 6,900 Syrians permission to stay in US - BBC News |