Syrian conflict
Jordanians protest writer’s assassination, demand government resignation
Middle East
September 27, 2016
Jordanians protest writer’s assassination, demand government resignation
Protesters in Jordan demanded that the government resign on Monday for its failure to protect a Christian writer shot dead…
Gulf may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead: US officials
Middle East
September 27, 2016
Gulf may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead: US officials
The collapse of the latest Syria ceasefire has heightened the possibility that Gulf states might arm Syrian rebels with shoulder-fired…
Russian and Syrian jets bomb Aleppo camp retaken by rebels
Middle East
September 25, 2016
Russian and Syrian jets bomb Aleppo camp retaken by rebels
Russian and Syrian forces bombed a strategic camp on the northern edge of Aleppo on Sunday after losing control of…
Turkey’s Erdogan says US sent weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria
Middle East
September 23, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan says US sent weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of supplying more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week,…
Putin wants US to protect aid convoys in Syria: Germany’s Gabriel
Middle East
September 22, 2016
Putin wants US to protect aid convoys in Syria: Germany’s Gabriel
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the United States to protect aid convoys in Syria, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said…
Moscow says Russian and Syrian planes did not strike Aleppo aid convoy
Middle East
September 21, 2016
Moscow says Russian and Syrian planes did not strike Aleppo aid convoy
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that neither Russian nor Syrian war planes had struck a humanitarian convoy near…
Top US general defends Syria targeting after deadly strike
Middle East
September 20, 2016
Top US general defends Syria targeting after deadly strike
The top U.S. general warned on Monday against rushing to judgment after a deadly weekend U.S. air strike that Syria…
Turkey-backed rebels could push further south in Syria, Erdogan says
Middle East
September 19, 2016
Turkey-backed rebels could push further south in Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey-backed rebels may extend their zone of control in northern Syria by pushing south and were now focused on heading…
US-led airstrikes kill Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
Middle East
September 18, 2016
US-led airstrikes kill Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting
U.S.-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian-government soldiers on Saturday, endangering a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an…
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria threaten to massacre US troops, calling them infidels
Middle East
September 17, 2016
Turkey-backed rebels in Syria threaten to massacre US troops, calling them infidels
On Friday, 25 US Special Forces operating in Syria were expelled from the town of al-Rai by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels…