Syria
After day of fighting, the fog of almost-war creeps in
Papers on Sunday take in Saturday's northern battle, trying to figure out why Iran would suddenly push Israel so openly and whether Russia is...
Israel escalates war, testing Russia
Israel launches 'large-scale' attack in Syria after fighter jet crashes
Military spokesman says four Iranian targets near Damascus were destroyed in retaliation
Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem
Sat...
Moscow Concerned With Escalation of Tensions as Israel Attacks Syria
10.02.2018
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called on the global community to respect Syria's sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the countries of the Middle...
US dismisses fears of wider war after deadly Syria clashes
Reuters, Washington
Friday, 9 February 2018
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed concerns on Thursday that the United States was being dragged into a broader...
US massacre of Syrian troops threatens to unleash wider war
By Bill Van Auken
9 February 2018
US warplanes and artillery batteries carried out an unprovoked massacre of up to 100 pro-government troops in the northeastern...
Israel warns Hezbollah against targeting gas facilities
February 9, 2018
Israel will consider targeting its infrastructure as “a declaration of war by Lebanon and Syria”, Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and...
On Northern Syria Front Line, U.S. and Turkey Head Into Tense...
By ROD NORDLAND
FEB. 7, 2018
A correspondent and a photographer of The New York Times, traveling with American generals in northern Syria, visited a city...
‘Int’l Community Was Supposed to Fight Daesh Not the Syrian Gov’t’
At least one hundred pro-Syrian government forces have been killed in a strike conducted by the US-led coalition in Syria. This isn't the first...
Kurdish Forces Allegedly Take Out Pro-Turkish Militants’ Combat Vehicle
Footage allegedly recorded in northwest Syria shows a heavy machine-gun equipped pickup truck apparently belonging to a pro-Turkish militia group being blown up by...
Syria – Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split...
February 06, 2018
The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama....