Fight for Syria’s Aleppo exposes limits of Russian air power
By Maria Tsvetkova and Christian Lowe MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's politically-sensitive and ultimately fruitless decision to launch bombing missions on … Continue reading → The post Fight for Syria’s...
View ArticleSouth Korea boss slams Syria’s ‘anti-football’ display
South Korea boss Uli Stielike blasted Syria's "anti-football" and questioned whether they deserved to go to the World Cup after … Continue reading → The post South Korea boss slams Syria’s...
View ArticleIraq militia fighters join battle for Syria’s Aleppo
By Angus McDowall and Ahmed Rasheed BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on Wednesday it had dispatched more … Continue reading → The post Iraq militia fighters join battle for...
View ArticleAt least five killed in explosion in Syria’s Jarablus: Turkish security sources
At least five people were killed and 12 wounded in an Islamic State attack in the Syrian border town of … Continue reading → The post At least five killed in explosion in Syria’s Jarablus: Turkish...
View ArticleLiving like ghosts in the ruins of Syria’s besieged Aleppo
By John Davison and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Even if it were somehow possible to escape eastern Aleppo, Abdullah … Continue reading → The post Living like ghosts in the ruins of...
View ArticleRussia says ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria’s Aleppo ended on Saturday – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said an "humanitarian pause" in air strikes on Syria's Aleppo had … Continue reading → The post Russia says ‘humanitarian pause’ in...
View ArticleAir strikes kill 26, mostly children in Syria’s Idlib: rescuers, monitor
Air strikes by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed at least 26 people, most of them school children, in a village … Continue reading → The post Air strikes kill 26, mostly children in Syria’s Idlib:...
View ArticleRussia says its planes, and Syria’s, have not flown over Aleppo for nine days
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian and Syrian warplanes have not flown closer than 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) of Syria's Aleppo for … Continue reading → The post Russia says its planes, and Syria’s, have not...
View ArticleRussia says not responsible for strike on school in Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday Moscow is not responsible for an air strike on a school … Continue reading → The post Russia says not responsible for strike on school in...
View ArticleRebel groups clash with each other in Syria’s Aleppo
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel factions fought each other in besieged eastern Aleppo on Thursday, officials from … Continue reading → The post Rebel groups clash with each other in...
View ArticleRebel-held zone of Syria’s Aleppo braces for renewed bombardment
By Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels and civilians showed no sign of leaving the besieged … Continue reading → The post Rebel-held zone of Syria’s Aleppo braces for...
View ArticleRussia says ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo in place unless militants attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday Russia's air force would stick to the ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo unless … Continue reading → The post Russia says ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo in place...
View ArticleRussia preparing renewed strikes on Syria’s Aleppo ‘in coming hours’: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is preparing to resume air strikes around the Syrian city of Aleppo "in coming hours", the … Continue reading → The post Russia preparing renewed strikes on Syria’s Aleppo ‘in...
View ArticleMonitor says strike by U.S.-led coalition kills 16 north of Syria’s Raqqa
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a U.S.-led coalition air strike killed at least 16 people overnight in a … Continue reading → The post Monitor says strike by U.S.-led coalition kills 16...
View ArticleBehind the lines: Syria’s interlocking conflicts
As the preliminary maneuvering begins to take Islamic State’s capital, Raqqa, the forces that seek to take control of the … Continue reading → The post Behind the lines: Syria’s interlocking conflicts...
View ArticleErdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria’s al Bab
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey-backed rebels are just 2 km (1.25 miles) from the northern Syrian city of … Continue reading → The post Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking...
View ArticleRussia’s Lavrov, U.S.’s Kerry, in phone call, discuss Syria’s Aleppo
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed "normalization" of the situation … Continue reading → The post Russia’s Lavrov, U.S.’s Kerry,...
View ArticleAir strikes batter women’s hospital in Syria’s Idlib: monitor, aid group
Russian or Syrian government warplanes pounded a women’s hospital in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, killing three people nearby, … Continue reading → The post Air strikes batter women’s...
View ArticleBlast rocks Syria’s al-Rai, wounded taken to Turkish hospital: sources
A blast ripped through a street in the northern Syrian town of al-Rai on Sunday in what was believed to … Continue reading → The post Blast rocks Syria’s al-Rai, wounded taken to Turkish hospital:...
View ArticleHow hackers tried to ‘poison’ Syria’s Assad
Locked out of the government system for several hours, Syrian officials turned to Facebook to deny any attack against Assad … Continue reading → The post How hackers tried to ‘poison’ Syria’s Assad...
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