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Syrian Forces Aim to Oust ISIS From the Last Area They Hold | Time - TIME Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:04:07 GMT TIME source>
Medical Personnel Are Targeted in Syria - Syrian Arab Republic - ReliefWeb Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:55:51 GMT Medical Personnel Are Targeted in Syria - Syrian Arab Republic  ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on Syrian Arab Republic about Protection and Human Rights and Safety and Security; published on 19 Feb 2019 by ...

ReliefWeb source>
Russian forces 'open corridors' for Syrian IDPs to return home - Aljazeera.com Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:52:00 GMT Russian forces 'open corridors' for Syrian IDPs to return home  Aljazeera.com

Moscow says it has opened two corridors in Syria to give people safe passage out of the Rukban refugee camp.

Aljazeera.com source>
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy - Reuters Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:23:00 GMT Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy  Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday flatly rejected the idea of giving Syrian Kurds a measure of autonomy, ...

Reuters source>
American ISIS bride Hoda Muthana who left for Syria now wants to come home - CBS News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:45:00 GMT American ISIS bride Hoda Muthana who left for Syria now wants to come home  CBS News

Hoda Muthana told her family she was going on a school trip and instead flew to the Middle East.

CBS News source>
Isil brides cannot be prosecuted for simply going to Syria, Met chief admits - The Telegraph Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:29:00 GMT Isil brides cannot be prosecuted for simply going to Syria, Met chief admits  The Telegraph

Jihadi bride, Shamima Begum, cannot be prosecuted simply for going to Syria, Britain's most senior police officer has said, adding that many of those who have ...

The Telegraph source>
Baby born in Syria to British woman who joined Isis taken into care after mother returned to UK - The Independent Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:15:00 GMT Baby born in Syria to British woman who joined Isis taken into care after mother returned to UK  The Independent

A British woman who travelled to Isis territory and gave birth in Syria – in a case mirroring Shamima Begum's – was not prosecuted when she returned to Britain ...

The Independent source>
Angry Iranians tear down image of Iranian forces killed in Syria - report - The Jerusalem Post Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:15:21 GMT Angry Iranians tear down image of Iranian forces killed in Syria - report  The Jerusalem Post

The Iranians are seen cheering and celebrating as the billboard falls to the ground in the videos. The action was seen as protest against Iran's involvement in the ...

The Jerusalem Post source>
Outrage in Syria, Iraq as ISIS members treated as celebrities in west - The Jerusalem Post Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:27:30 GMT Outrage in Syria, Iraq as ISIS members treated as celebrities in west  The Jerusalem Post

Ali Y. Al-Baroodi, who survived the ISIS occupation of Mosul, was shocked to see how ISIS members described their enjoyable life over the last few years.

The Jerusalem Post source>
After ISIL, French women held in Syria say they're ready for home - Aljazeera.com Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:49:00 GMT After ISIL, French women held in Syria say they're ready for home  Aljazeera.com

ISIL 'executed people for nothing, without proof - even Muslims', two women from France tell the AFP news agency.

Aljazeera.com source>
The Syrians returning home after years of fleeing war - BBC News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:28:45 GMT The Syrians returning home after years of fleeing war  BBC News

After years of people fleeing Syria and its civil war, there are now long queues to enter the country each day. Jordan opened its Jaber border crossing last ...

BBC News source>
British teenager who joined Islamic State in Syria to lose U.K. citizenship - Global News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:07:00 GMT British teenager who joined Islamic State in Syria to lose U.K. citizenship  Global News

Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had her British citizenship revoked, according to a letter ...

Global News source>
News Brief: Venezuela, North Carolina Election, Syria Crisis - NPR Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:01:00 GMT News Brief: Venezuela, North Carolina Election, Syria Crisis  NPR

Trump continues his push for regime change. Officials examine the election results of the states 9th Congressional District which may be fraudulent. And, an ...

NPR source>
Syria twin blasts in rebel-held city of Idlib kill at least 15, including emergency workers - ABC News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:15:29 GMT Syria twin blasts in rebel-held city of Idlib kill at least 15, including emergency workers  ABC News

Many of the casualties are reported to be emergency workers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion in the rebel-held city of Idlib.

ABC News source>
Abdul Deghayes death: Second arrest over Syria pair's brother - BBC News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:19:05 GMT Abdul Deghayes death: Second arrest over Syria pair's brother  BBC News

The 22-year-old's twin and their older brother died fighting for Islamists in Syria in 2014.

BBC News source>
UN rights chief 'alarmed' by upsurge in attacks against civilians in Syria's Idlib - UN News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:16:22 GMT UN rights chief 'alarmed' by upsurge in attacks against civilians in Syria's Idlib  UN News

Civilians in Syria's north-western city of idlib continue to be used “as pawns”, caught in the crossfire of bombardments by the Government and its allies, and ...

UN News source>
Canadian trapped in Syria after fall of ISIS wants 'second chance,' misses home - CTV News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 03:00:00 GMT Canadian trapped in Syria after fall of ISIS wants 'second chance,' misses home  CTV News

Another Canadian woman who says she followed her husband to Syria when he left to fight for ISIS tells CTV News that she wants to come home. “I had no idea ...

CTV News source>
7 children of Syrian refugee family killed in Halifax house fire - CTV News Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:23:00 GMT 7 children of Syrian refugee family killed in Halifax house fire  CTV News

Seven children have died and their father is in critical condition after a house fire in Halifax. The family came to Canada as refugees from Syria in 2017.

CTV News source>
Israeli satellite intel firm: Syrian S-300 air defenses 'probably operational' - The Times of Israel Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:04:00 GMT Israeli satellite intel firm: Syrian S-300 air defenses 'probably operational'  The Times of Israel

ImageSat International says 3 of 4 launchers from powerful Russian anti-aircraft system appear ready for use; Israel has threatened to destroy battery if used ...

The Times of Israel source>
US troops withdrawal from Syria 'will be gradual' process - Aljazeera.com Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:11:00 GMT US troops withdrawal from Syria 'will be gradual' process  Aljazeera.com

The US special envoy for Syria has reassured allies that the withdrawal of American troops from the country will not be abrupt.

Aljazeera.com source>
Teenage ISIS Member Who Wants to Return to U.K. Gives Birth - The New York Times Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:49:30 GMT Teenage ISIS Member Who Wants to Return to U.K. Gives Birth  The New York Times

LONDON — The 19-year-old woman who left Britain to join the Islamic State and who recently spoke out about wanting to return home has given birth to a boy in ...

The New York Times source>
Withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria is proving easier said than done - The Washington Post Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria is proving easier said than done  The Washington Post

ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria has triggered a scramble among international powers and local forces to figure ...

The Washington Post source>
Russia: Turkey needs Syria's consent before setting up safe zone - Al Jazeera English Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:33:00 GMT Russia: Turkey needs Syria's consent before setting up safe zone  Al Jazeera English

The announcement comes as leaders from Russia, Turkey and Iran meet in Sochi for a summit on the Syrian conflict.

Al Jazeera English source>
Manchester bombing was retaliation to attacks on Syria, says jihadi bride - IOL Tue, 19 Feb 2019 07:09:00 GMT Manchester bombing was retaliation to attacks on Syria, says jihadi bride  IOL

Isis bride Shamima Begum said Western air strikes against Syria were a 'fair justification' for the Manchester Arena suicide bombing.

IOL source>
Abdul Deghayes death: Brother of Syria war pair stabbed to death - BBC News Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:44:37 GMT Abdul Deghayes death: Brother of Syria war pair stabbed to death  BBC News

A man found stabbed to death in a car was the brother of two young men who died fighting in Syria, police said. Abdul Deghayes, 22, was a passenger in a silver ...

BBC News source>
Europeans reject Trump's call to repatriate Syria jihadists - EWN Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:50:16 GMT Europeans reject Trump's call to repatriate Syria jihadists  EWN

In London, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said the IS foreign fighters should be tried where they are captured.

EWN source>
Germany arrests two Syrians suspected of crimes against humanity - The Guardian Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:55:00 GMT Germany arrests two Syrians suspected of crimes against humanity  The Guardian

Two suspected former secret *service* officers from the Syrian government have been arrested in Germany on allegations of carrying out or aiding torture and ...

The Guardian source>
Russia 'open to Turkish ops in Syria under Adana Agreement' - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 18 Feb 2019 03:38:06 GMT Russia 'open to Turkish ops in Syria under Adana Agreement'  Hurriyet Daily News

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have once again met in the Russian city of Sochi to ...

Hurriyet Daily News source>
'We were going on holiday but ended up in Syria'- British family detained for Isil links pleads for return to Britain - The Telegraph Sat, 16 Feb 2019 09:10:00 GMT 'We were going on holiday but ended up in Syria'- British family detained for Isil links pleads for return to Britain  The Telegraph

A family from Manchester detained in Syria on suspicion of links to Isil has said they want to return to Britain for a better life for their children after being captured ...

The Telegraph source>
Turkey, Russia, Iran increasingly challenge U.S. during Syria discussions - The Jerusalem Post Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:32:39 GMT Turkey, Russia, Iran increasingly challenge U.S. during Syria discussions  The Jerusalem Post

The official statement from Sochi included a 17-point statement that was released on Friday. The three powers discussed developments since their last meeting ...

The Jerusalem Post source>
Inside The Largest Ever Humanitarian Convoy To Reach Syrian Refugees - Forbes Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:16:00 GMT Inside The Largest Ever Humanitarian Convoy To Reach Syrian Refugees  Forbes

This month, the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent carried out their largest and most complex joint humanitarian aid convoy, providing lifesaving ...

Forbes source>
ISIS bride who travelled to Syria 'spent wedding night in bloody torture chamber' - Mirror Online Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:33:00 GMT ISIS bride who travelled to Syria 'spent wedding night in bloody torture chamber'  Mirror Online

Derya O, 35, of Germany said that she and her then husband Mario Sciannimanica spent their first night together in the unromantic surroundings.

Mirror Online source>
Analysis | Why Syrian refugees are at risk of a forced return to Syria - The Washington Post Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:22:53 GMT Analysis | Why Syrian refugees are at risk of a forced return to Syria  The Washington Post

In July, a Russian strategy was introduced to facilitate the return of more than 1.7 million refugees to Syria, where 6.2 million people remain internally displaced.

The Washington Post source>
Pentagon Does Not Confirm Plan to Pull Out From Syria Through Iraq by April 1 - Sputnik International Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:12:00 GMT Pentagon Does Not Confirm Plan to Pull Out From Syria Through Iraq by April 1  Sputnik International

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A Pentagon spokesperson did not confirm an Iraqi official's statement that the United States will withdraw its forces from Syria through ...

Sputnik International source>
Israel Confirms Attacks on Iranian Targets in Syria - The New York Times Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Israel Confirms Attacks on Iranian Targets in Syria  The New York Times

After years of ambiguity, the Israel leadership has grown bolder about acknowledging strikes in Syria just after they occur, raising fears of prompting retaliation.

The New York Times source>
US Making Every Effort to Destroy Syria - Syrian Presidential Advisor - Sputnik International Tue, 19 Feb 2019 07:56:00 GMT US Making Every Effort to Destroy Syria - Syrian Presidential Advisor  Sputnik International

The United States is supporting terrorism in Syria by imposing sanctions on Damascus that are not in line with the UN resolutions and attacking positions of the ...

Sputnik International source>
Netanyahu confirms latest Israeli strike in Syria - Reuters Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:59:00 GMT Netanyahu confirms latest Israeli strike in Syria  Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces had carried out another strike in Iran-aligned Syria, a day after ...

Reuters source>
"Final battle" of ISIS is in its final days, says commander of U.S.-backed Syrian forces - CBS News Sat, 16 Feb 2019 23:44:00 GMT "Final battle" of ISIS is in its final days, says commander of U.S.-backed Syrian forces  CBS News

Military officials say they severely underestimated the number of civilians inside that village when they launched the offensive to crush the last remnants of the ...

CBS News source>
Syria war: Aleppo building collapse kills 11 - BBC News Sat, 02 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Syria war: Aleppo building collapse kills 11  BBC News

A child is the only survivor from the accident in a formerly rebel-held area of the city of Aleppo.

BBC News source>
Armenia sends non-combat team to Syria at Russia's request - Al Jazeera English Sat, 09 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Armenia sends non-combat team to Syria at Russia's request  Al Jazeera English

Team of 83 Armenians includes de-mining experts, medical personnel and security officers who will work in Aleppo.

Al Jazeera English source>
U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin - NPR Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin  NPR

A U.S. court has found the Syrian government liable in the 2012 death of American journalist Marie Colvin, ordering it to pay $300 million in punitive damages.

NPR source>
Assad Is Close to Victory, But New Conflicts Are Bubbling Up in Syria - Bloomberg Sun, 27 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Assad Is Close to Victory, But New Conflicts Are Bubbling Up in Syria  Bloomberg

Syria's civil war may be drawing to a close, but the potential for new spasms of violence is bubbling as regional and international actors rethink longstanding ...

Bloomberg source>
Turkey’s ambitions in Syria are likely to be frustrated - Financial Times Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Turkey’s ambitions in Syria are likely to be frustrated  Financial Times

Ankara's aim is to crush Kurdish separatism but Russia wants Assad to reassert control.

Financial Times source>
Exclusive: Ex-wife of Russian killed in Syria tells Kremlin - come clean - Reuters Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:18:00 GMT Exclusive: Ex-wife of Russian killed in Syria tells Kremlin - come clean  Reuters

Olga Markelova's ex-husband was killed two years ago on a clandestine mission in Syria for the Russian state.

Reuters source>
Trump says he would send US troops back to Syria should ISIS regain strength - CNN Sun, 03 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Trump says he would send US troops back to Syria should ISIS regain strength  CNN

President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that ISIS and other terror groups could regain their strength in Syria and Afghanistan if he withdraws or ...

CNN source>
Kurds in Iraq say US withdrawal from Syria a mistake - Al Jazeera English Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Kurds in Iraq say US withdrawal from Syria a mistake  Al Jazeera English

Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga leaders say ISIL still a threat and US should not withdraw from Syria.

Al Jazeera English source>
A Deadly Welcome Awaits Syria’s Returning Refugees - Foreign Policy Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT A Deadly Welcome Awaits Syria’s Returning Refugees  Foreign Policy

As the Syrian war draws to an end and the barrel bombs stop terrorizing the country, Syrians are being encouraged to return home by the countries to which they ...

Foreign Policy source>
Venezuela's Maduro Is Doomed? They Said That About Syria's Assad - Bloomberg Sun, 10 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT Venezuela's Maduro Is Doomed? They Said That About Syria's Assad  Bloomberg

As hundreds of thousands of his citizens took to the street demanding his departure, governments everywhere called on the president to step down. Neighboring ...

Bloomberg source>
Moscow: US Goal is to Split Syria and Create Quasi-State on Euphrates West Bank - Sputnik International Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:09:00 GMT Moscow: US Goal is to Split Syria and Create Quasi-State on Euphrates West Bank  Sputnik International

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed the situation in Syria amid the US' announced troop pull out, warning Washington and its allies against ...

Sputnik International source>
Erdogan: Safe zones in Syria will allow refugees to return home - Aljazeera.com Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Erdogan: Safe zones in Syria will allow refugees to return home  Aljazeera.com

Turkish president says safe zones to be set up in northern Syria will allow more refugees to go back to the country.

Aljazeera.com source>
Canadian captured in Syria admits to role in gruesome ISIS execution videos - Global News Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:45:00 GMT Canadian captured in Syria admits to role in gruesome ISIS execution videos  Global News

A Canadian previously identified by Global News as the narrator of an ISIS execution video has now admitted to his role in the terror group's propaganda.

Global News source>
The Syrian-Armenian 'refugee' jewellers of Yerevan - Al Jazeera English Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT The Syrian-Armenian 'refugee' jewellers of Yerevan  Al Jazeera English

More than 20000 Syrians of Armenian heritage travelled to Yerevan as war unravelled, among them many jewellers.

Al Jazeera English source>
ISIS has been reduced to 1.5 square miles in Syria. This is its final stand. - CNN Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT ISIS has been reduced to 1.5 square miles in Syria. This is its final stand.  CNN

The end of the war against ISIS is in sight. An exclusive look at the terror group's last stand, shot in the Syrian villages of Susa and Marashida.

CNN source>
Syria: CBS News dodges ISIS bombs despite Trump claim group is almost wiped out - CBS News Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Syria: CBS News dodges ISIS bombs despite Trump claim group is almost wiped out  CBS News

U.S. forces and allies have reduced ISIS territory, but the fighting continues.

CBS News source>
Russia, Turkey agree to 'take decisive measures' in Syria's Idlib - Al Jazeera English Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:21:00 GMT Russia, Turkey agree to 'take decisive measures' in Syria's Idlib  Al Jazeera English

Defence ministers meet amid calls from Moscow for Ankara to do more to remove hard-line fighters from the province.

Al Jazeera English source>
Car bomb kills one in Syria's Latakia province - Aljazeera.com Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Car bomb kills one in Syria's Latakia province  Aljazeera.com

At least one killed, dozens injured in car bomb explosion in government stronghold of Latakia, Syrian state media says.

Aljazeera.com source>
U.S. Asks Western Allies to Help Form Buffer Zone in Northern Syria - The Wall Street Journal Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT U.S. Asks Western Allies to Help Form Buffer Zone in Northern Syria  The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. wants to assemble a coalition of Western nations to create and potentially enforce a new buffer zone in northern Syria, U.S. officials said, but none have ...

The Wall Street Journal source>
Senate rebukes Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, Afghanistan - The Washington Post Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Senate rebukes Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, Afghanistan  The Washington Post

The vast majority of Senate Republicans backed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday in a rebuke of President Trump's rationale for withdrawing U.S. ...

The Washington Post source>
Turkey in a pickle over Syrian olives - BBC News Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Turkey in a pickle over Syrian olives  BBC News

When Turkey launched a military offensive in northern Syria last January and called it Operation Olive Branch, many dismissed the name as part of a ...

BBC News source>
Photo Dispatch: Syria's fight against Isil - News - The Telegraph Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:47:56 GMT Photo Dispatch: Syria's fight against Isil - News  The Telegraph

As Isil extremists flee, Yazidis who were owned as slaves are slowly finding their way home. Honar Qolo, 9, a Yazidi from Sinjar, was kept with his mother and ...

The Telegraph source>
In rebuke to Trump, Mitch McConnell unveils proposal urging troops stay in Syria, Afghanistan - CNN Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT In rebuke to Trump, Mitch McConnell unveils proposal urging troops stay in Syria, Afghanistan  CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing an amendment to a Middle East policy bill that would acknowledge "al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates in ...

CNN source>
Children and babies die as temperatures plummet in Syria - The Guardian Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Children and babies die as temperatures plummet in Syria  The Guardian

World Health Organization sounds alarm over freezing conditions facing 23000 people fleeing conflict.

The Guardian source>
Russia: Deal with Turkey on Syria's Idlib not fully implemented - Aljazeera.com Sun, 27 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Russia: Deal with Turkey on Syria's Idlib not fully implemented  Aljazeera.com

Moscow and Ankara tried to create a de-escalation zone in Idlib to allow displaced Syrians to return to their homes.

Aljazeera.com source>
The Safe Zone Northern Syria Needs - The New York Times Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT The Safe Zone Northern Syria Needs  The New York Times

The United States must ensure that a safe zone is guaranteed by international forces and not by Turkey.

The New York Times source>
How hundreds of Syrians found refuge in Ethiopia - Al Jazeera English Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT How hundreds of Syrians found refuge in Ethiopia  Al Jazeera English

A tiny number of Syrian refugees, having travelled through Sudan, work in restaurants while others beg in Addis Ababa.

Al Jazeera English source>
Pulwama attack: Intel warned of a Syria-style car bomber, but no one knew how to stop him - India Today Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:00:00 GMT Pulwama attack: Intel warned of a Syria-style car bomber, but no one knew how to stop him  India Today

Recent intelligence inputs about the possibility of a suicide bomber travelling in a car had alarmed security forces, prompting high-level meetings to combat the ...

India Today source>
Russian military rolls out urgent fix to helicopters found defective in Syria tests - Express.co.uk Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:42:00 GMT Russian military rolls out urgent fix to helicopters found defective in Syria tests  Express.co.uk

RUSSIAN military helicopters are being given urgent upgrades to fix deficiencies found during testing in Syria.

Express.co.uk source>
Canadian women fleeing ISIS territory surrender to U.S.-backed forces in Syria - Global News Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Canadian women fleeing ISIS territory surrender to U.S.-backed forces in Syria  Global News

Their surrender brings the number of Canadians held by the Syrian Democratic Forces to at least 20, mostly children.

Global News source>
Israel just admitted arming anti-Assad Syrian rebels. Big mistake - Haaretz Sun, 03 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Israel just admitted arming anti-Assad Syrian rebels. Big mistake  Haaretz

In his final days as the Israel Defense Forces' Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot confirmed, on the record, that Israel had directly supported ...

Haaretz source>
‘No one can guarantee our safety’: Syrians stuck in squalid exile - The Guardian Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT ‘No one can guarantee our safety’: Syrians stuck in squalid exile  The Guardian

Despite appalling conditions in Lebanese camps, most refugees say it is unsafe to go home.

The Guardian source>
Bakersfield family seeking to bring mother from Syria languishes under U.S. travel ban - The Bakersfield Californian Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:15:00 GMT Bakersfield family seeking to bring mother from Syria languishes under U.S. travel ban  The Bakersfield Californian

Angham Aldawood jumps every time her phone beeps to let her know that she has received an email.

The Bakersfield Californian source>
Iran builds new secret missile site in Syria for Hezbollah - The Jerusalem Post Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Iran builds new secret missile site in Syria for Hezbollah  The Jerusalem Post

Israel exposed on Thursday Iranian, Syrian and Hezbollah efforts to build a missile factory in the Syrian town of Safita.

The Jerusalem Post source>
A Last Indignity of War for Syrians: Assad’s Red Tape - The Wall Street Journal Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT A Last Indignity of War for Syrians: Assad’s Red Tape  The Wall Street Journal

The government of President Bashar al-Assad, after recapturing most rebel-held areas and reasserting control, is now re-establishing its authority through ...

The Wall Street Journal source>
Hundreds Of Syrian Civilians Remain Trapped Inside Last ISIS-Held Area - WBUR Tue, 19 Feb 2019 19:46:23 GMT Hundreds Of Syrian Civilians Remain Trapped Inside Last ISIS-Held Area  WBUR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned Tuesday that some 200 families are trapped in the last remaining area of Syria held by ISIS.

WBUR source>
Syrian Military Connected to More Than 300 Chemical Attacks, Report Claims - The Daily Beast Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:46:00 GMT Syrian Military Connected to More Than 300 Chemical Attacks, Report Claims  The Daily Beast

The Syrian military and its allies have carried out more than 300 attacks involving chemical weapons throughout the country's eight-year war, according to a ...

The Daily Beast source>
Syria's Torture Photos: Witness to Atrocity | by Susie Linfield | NYR Daily - The New York Review of Books Sat, 09 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Syria's Torture Photos: Witness to Atrocity | by Susie Linfield | NYR Daily  The New York Review of Books

The following photographs contain disturbing *content*. They show people whom Human Rights Watch understands to have died in the custody of the Syrian ...

The New York Review of Books source>
In Syria's Aleppo, a slow rebuild begins - IRINnews.org Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT In Syria's Aleppo, a slow rebuild begins  IRINnews.org

More than two years after the Syrian government won a long and deadly battle for Aleppo, sounds of demolition and construction have replaced the explosions ...

IRINnews.org source>
Israel strikes Iranian targets in Damascus after missile fired at Golan Heights - CNN Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Israel strikes Iranian targets in Damascus after missile fired at Golan Heights  CNN

Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, the Israeli military said, in response to an Iranian missile fired at the Golan Heights.

CNN source>
As ISIS shrinks, Syrians return home and discover a wasteland - CNN Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT As ISIS shrinks, Syrians return home and discover a wasteland  CNN

Hajin, Syria (CNN) Two boys in their early teens swing sledgehammers, knocking down what remains of a wall. Another is hauling pieces of wood across the ...

CNN source>
The wartorn region where even some 10-year-olds are hooked on opioids - CNN Thu, 24 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT The wartorn region where even some 10-year-olds are hooked on opioids  CNN

His lower arms scarred from where he repeatedly cut himself, 23-year old Mahmoud recalls his daily drug habit.

CNN source>
A Syrian Chocolatier's Legend Lives On In Europe — But Stays Close To Its Roots - NPR Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT A Syrian Chocolatier's Legend Lives On In Europe — But Stays Close To Its Roots  NPR

Ghraoui chocolate in Damascus was a place fit for queens — literally. But the family that owned it since 1805 moved from war-torn Syria to Hungary to start over, ...

NPR source>
Douma Chemical Attack and the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War - The Intercept Sat, 09 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Douma Chemical Attack and the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War  The Intercept

This much we know: To have been in the Syrian town of Douma, the final rebel military holdout in the suburbs of Damascus, on Saturday, April 7, 2018 must ...

The Intercept source>
Syria's UN envoy threatens retaliatory attack on Ben Gurion Airport - The Times of Israel Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Syria's UN envoy threatens retaliatory attack on Ben Gurion Airport  The Times of Israel

Threats come after Israeli air force strikes on storehouses and radar systems at Damascus airport, which reportedly killed 21, including 12 Iranians.

The Times of Israel source>
Brit family detained in Syria claim they joined ISIS by accident while on holiday and beg to come home - The Sun Sat, 16 Feb 2019 11:15:00 GMT Brit family detained in Syria claim they joined ISIS by accident while on holiday and beg to come home  The Sun

Shabina Aslam claims they never knew they were travelling to Syria and thought it was a family holiday.

The Sun source>
Trump's 'Eyeball-to-Eyeball' Orders to the Generals on Syria - The American Conservative Thu, 07 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT Trump's 'Eyeball-to-Eyeball' Orders to the Generals on Syria  The American Conservative

Few other foreign policy decisions of this administration have sparked more criticism than Donald Trump's announcement that he will remove U.S. troops from ...

The American Conservative source>
US Using Choppers to Transport Syrian Gold Stashed by Daesh – Reports - Sputnik International Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:52:00 GMT US Using Choppers to Transport Syrian Gold Stashed by Daesh – Reports  Sputnik International

US President Donald Trump baffled the whole world last December by saying that the self-proclaimed caliphate, Daesh, had been defeated in Syria, going on to ...

Sputnik International source>
Israel Kamikaze Drones are Destroying Syria's Air Defenses - The National Interest Online Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT Israel Kamikaze Drones are Destroying Syria's Air Defenses  The National Interest Online

On January 21, Iranian, Syrian and Israeli forces unleashed a hail of missiles upon each other in what is becoming yet another flare-up of violence along the ...

The National Interest Online source>
After deadly Syrian battle, evidence of Russian losses was obscured - Reuters Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT After deadly Syrian battle, evidence of Russian losses was obscured  Reuters

The last contact Grigoriy Gancherov and his wife had with their son, a Russian private military contractor fighting in Syria, was on Feb. 4 last year.

Reuters source>
Escape from Syria: The western women emerging from ISIS's crumbling caliphate - 9news.com.au Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:45:00 GMT Escape from Syria: The western women emerging from ISIS's crumbling caliphate  9news.com.au

Her face covered by a black veil, with just a slit for her eyes, Dura looks like dozens of other black-clad women clustered on blankets with their children, ...

9news.com.au source>
BBC Producer Says Footage of Alleged Gas Attack Victims in Syria's Douma Staged - Sputnik International Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:21:00 GMT BBC Producer Says Footage of Alleged Gas Attack Victims in Syria's Douma Staged  Sputnik International

LONDON (Sputnik) - Riam Dalati, a BBC Syria producer, has said that the footage of people being treated after an alleged chemical weapons attack in the ...

Sputnik International source>