syria
Third Paris Bataclan gunman identified after ‘martyr’ text
World
December 9, 2015
Third Paris Bataclan gunman identified after ‘martyr’ text
French police have identified the third gunman from the deadly attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, Prime Minister…
Kerry says to go to Moscow next week for Syria, Ukraine talks
World
December 9, 2015
Kerry says to go to Moscow next week for Syria, Ukraine talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday he would travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian…
Militants in Syria attract 31,000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief
Middle East
December 8, 2015
Militants in Syria attract 31,000 foreign fighters: ex-UK spy chief
Syria has become the pre-eminent global incubator for a new generation of militants after Islamist groups more than doubled the…
Syria’s fractured opposition seeks elusive unity against Assad
Middle East
December 8, 2015
Syria’s fractured opposition seeks elusive unity against Assad
Syria's divided rebel and opposition groups are trying to forge a common stance to oust President Bashar al-Assad but the…
Kerry says sees international Syria meeting on December 18
Middle East
December 8, 2015
Kerry says sees international Syria meeting on December 18
An international meeting on Syria may be held in New York next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry said…
NATO says won’t send ground troops to fight IS: report
Middle East
December 7, 2015
NATO says won’t send ground troops to fight IS: report
NATO has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against Islamic State militants in Syria, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg…
Anti-ISIS fighter returns to Australia
World
December 7, 2015
Anti-ISIS fighter returns to Australia
A 23-year-old Australian who returned home on Monday after fighting with the Kurdish YPG terrorist group's Lions of Rojava against The…
At least 32 Islamic State fighters killed in strikes in Syria’s Raqqa: monitor
Middle East
December 7, 2015
At least 32 Islamic State fighters killed in strikes in Syria’s Raqqa: monitor
At least 32 Islamic State fighters were killed and 40 more wounded in Syria's Raqqa province on Sunday, in a…
Assad says Britain’s Syria strikes ‘illegal’, will only fuel terror
Middle East
December 6, 2015
Assad says Britain’s Syria strikes ‘illegal’, will only fuel terror
Britain's bombing campaign against Islamic State extremists in Syria is "illegal" and will only cause "terrorism" to spread, President Bashar…
Uniting Syrian rebels a big test for Saudi regional ambitions
Middle East
December 3, 2015
Uniting Syrian rebels a big test for Saudi regional ambitions
Saudi Arabia's effort to unite Syrian rebels in Riyadh next week will be a big test of its regional ambitions…