TIME | Russia Blocks UN Ceasefire in Syria as Hundreds Die in Ongoing Bombardment TIME (BEIRUT) — World leaders called Thursday for an urgent cease-fire in Syria as government forces pounded the opposition-controlled eastern suburbs of the capital in a crushing campaign that has left hundreds of people dead in recent days. The U.N ... As Syria bloodshed continues, UN delays vote on emergency cease-fire Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution Blocked by Russia, UN Fails to Pass Syria Cease-Fire Resolution |
New York Times | NRA, Manafort, Syria: 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 Pete Marovich for The New York Times. 1. The head of the N.R.A., Wayne LaPierre, above, offered a fierce defense of the Second Amendment in his ... |
New York Times | US Says Troops Can Stay in Syria Without New Authorization New York Times WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has decided that it needs no new legal authority from Congress to indefinitely keep American military forces deployed in Syria and Iraq, even in territory that has been cleared of Islamic State fighters, according ... |
The Mercury News | Report: Russian approval preceded attack on US troops in Syria The Mercury News A Russian oligarch believed to control the Russian mercenaries who attacked U.S. troops and their allies in Syria this month was in close touch with Kremlin and Syrian officials in the days and weeks before and after the assault, according to U.S ... Russian Attack on US Troops in Syria Elicits Deafening Silence from Politicians and Press Report: Kremlin, Assad alerted before attack on US troops in Syria Russian troll farm financier also backs Russian mercenaries in Syria: Officials |
CNN | Syria is devastated. Where are the women? CNN Two-hundred-fifty civilians, including scores of women and children, were killed in two days in government airstrikes and rocket bombardments in Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus. The attacks follow a recent escalation of violence as Russia and the ... |
New York Times | Syrian Militias Enter Afrin, Dealing a Setback to Turkey New York Times Television broadcasts and social media postings showed crowds celebrating in the main square of the city of Afrin, waving flags and holding posters of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and the Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is imprisoned ... Turkey's Syria Operation Showcases Domestic Weapons Industry Callous Turkey operation shows Syria cynicism Syrian YPG militia: government has taken control of Aleppo district |
The Guardian | New Russian stealth fighter spotted in Syria The Guardian The deployment of two Su-57 fighter aircraft, which were filmed landing at Russia's Khmeimim airbase along the Mediterranean coast, would represent the latest high-tech military system Russia has exhibited in Syria, a conflict that has already been ... Russia Just Sent Its Best Fighter Plane to Syria Russia appears to have deployed its next-generation fighter jet to Syria — and it's a major problem for the F-22 Pentagon Won't Confirm Russia's Su-57 Stealth Jet Arrival in Syria |
Voice of America | Has Russia Deployed Latest-Generation Stealth Warplanes in Syria? Voice of America Moscow may have deployed two of its latest-generation stealth warplanes to Syria, according to video footage of a pair of Su-57s landing at a Russian airbase in the war-torn country. The reported deployment, seen on social media, comes amid rising ... |
CBS News | Rare footage shows chemical attack in Syria CBS News 60 Minutes has obtained rare video of the Syrian gas attack on civilians that drew a 59-missile response by the U.S. military last year. The disturbing high definition video, shown publicly for the first time, exposes the horrible effects of these ... |
CBS News | "Save the children of Ghouta," plead young sisters in Syria as missiles rain down CBS News LONDON -- In the merciless bombardment of eastern Ghouta, nowhere is safe. Missiles rained down on one neighborhood, as 10-year-old Noor and 8-year-old Alaa tweeted their plight to the world. "The children are in danger of being mortared," Noor said ... |