syria
Monitor: Syrian air force raids kill 21, wound at least 100 in north
World
November 9, 2014
Monitor: Syrian air force raids kill 21, wound at least 100 in north
At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded overnight when Syrian government war planes bombed a town in…
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
World
November 6, 2014
Rights group: At least 5.8 million Syrians displaced
Around 5.8 million Syrian refugees have taken shelter in neighboring countries since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011,…
UK: Two sons lost, father says ‘Do not go to Syria’
World
November 5, 2014
UK: Two sons lost, father says ‘Do not go to Syria’
The father who lost two of his sons fighting in Syria has said that he does not want others to suffer…
Security vetting 600 believed to have headed to Iraq, Syria
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Security vetting 600 believed to have headed to Iraq, Syria
Security authorities say they are currently questioning five people who returned from Syria after training with Islamic State militants and…
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
World
November 1, 2014
Kurdish peshmerga arrive with weapons in Syria’s Kobani
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrived in the Syrian town of Kobani with heavy weapons to help Syrian Kurds fend off attempts…
Kurds’ battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders
World
October 31, 2014
Kurds’ battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders
Cloaked in Kurdish flags, thousands of people lined the roads to cheer on a military convoy headed for what was…
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan: ISIS is an American product, their funding exceeds US$1 bn
Egypt
October 30, 2014
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan: ISIS is an American product, their funding exceeds US$1 bn
Former Egyptian ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ahmed al-Ghamrawy said major powers use ISIS to consolidate their presence in the…
Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State
World
October 30, 2014
Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic State
A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday to help push…
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State
World
October 29, 2014
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State
Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobani on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance…
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
World
October 28, 2014
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani
Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish…