Politics

Aid convoy enters rebel-held area near Syrian capital - 02/14/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- A convoy carrying medical aid on Saturday entered the besieged rebel-controlled Douma area, a flashpoint near the Syrian capital, the Red Crescent said. The aid consists of medicines...

Turkey strikes Kurd, regime forces , mulls ground attack - 02/14/2016

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Stuart Williams with Rouba El Husseini in Beirut- Turkey's military hit Kurdish and Syrian regime targets Saturday in the northern province of Aleppo, a state-run news agency...

Syria plan will not affect anti-IS strikes: Pentagon - 02/13/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- A plan to cease hostilities in Syria agreed to by world powers will not affect operations of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State group, a Pentagon...

UN says families of 'disappeared' Syrians have no recourse - 02/13/2016

RABAT, MOROCCO- UN experts raised the alarm Friday over enforced disappearances in Syria, which has been ravaged by conflict for nearly five years and where they said families have "no recourse". "We...

Erdogan threatens to send refugees to EU as NATO steps in - 02/12/2016

ANKARA, TURKEY, Burak Akinci and Stuart Williams in Istanbul- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday threatened to send the millions of refugees in Turkey to EU member states, as NATO...

Syria ceasefire requires regime, Russia 'change behaviour': Britain - 02/12/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- A deal to end fighting in Syria requires a "change in behaviour" from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and his ally Russia to succeed, Britain's foreign minister said...

Russian air strikes in Syria 'directly enabling' IS: US - 02/11/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Russian air strikes in and around the city of Aleppo against opponents of the Syrian regime are benefitting the Islamic State group, a senior US official charged Wednesday....

Turkey's Erdogan lambasts US over support for Syrian Kurds - 02/11/2016

ANKARA, TURKEY, Burak Akinci with Dilay Gundogan in Istanbul- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday bitterly attacked ally the United States over its support for Syrian Kurdish groups,...

Lucky few cross Turkey's border as Syrians flee offensive - 02/10/2016

ONCUPINAR, TURKEY, Fulya Ozerkan- While tens of thousands of people fleeing fierce fighting the Russian-backed regime offensive in Syria huddled in makeshift camps and hoped to get across the border...

US welcomes Saudi troop offer for Syria: FM - 02/09/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The United States welcomes a Saudi offer to deploy special forces to support a coalition ground operation against the Islamic State group inside Syria, the kingdom's...
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