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Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria
BBC - 2019-08-26 02:03In a rare acknowledgement, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces targeted "killer drones". ...
Turkish intervention into Syria’s rebel-held Idlib may never happen - Arab Weekly | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-08-26 01:17
Fear, disowning of children among reasons Yezidi women cannot leave Syria camp: advisor
Kurdistan24 - 2019-08-25 20:51Israel says air strike in Syria sent 'no immunity' message to Iran
Gulan Media - 2019-08-25 19:38
Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Syria’s Kurdish children | Free Malaysia Today
Freemalaysiatoday - 2019-08-25 17:21
Richard Black speaks about Syria (and not only)
Pravdareport - 2019-08-25 13:43
SDF commander voices support for planned safe zone in northern Syria | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-08-25 12:55
Israel says it struck IRGC targets in Syria; Iran denies it
Kurdistan24 - 2019-08-25 12:55A year of Israel’s IDF statements about Iran, in one place
Seth Frantzman - 2019-08-25 11:49By SETH J. FRANTZMAN After the August 24 airstrikes in Syria Israel has put out a number of statements rapidly. These include the official IDF Press Release: IDF fighter jets […] ...
Why Russia and Turkey failed to compromise on embattled Idlib in Syria
Rûdaw - 2019-08-25 11:24Turkey's outposts in Idlib are under threat ...
Pentagon Uses Report to Lobby Against Bogus Syria Pullout - News From Antiwar.com
Antiwar - 2019-08-25 10:44Turkey sees US deal on Syria safe zone as start of wider purge of Kurdish militia - The National
Thenational - 2019-08-25 09:45The Observer view on Syria and the west’s shameful failure to act | Observer editorial | Opinion | The Guardian
The Guardian - 2019-08-25 09:35Israeli jets hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian drone attack: army
Israel said it thwarted an attack on the Jewish state ...
Syria's Kurds to release 800 Syrians from overcrowded camp - Middle East - RFI
RFI - 2019-08-25 07:37Syrian Kurds say will help implement U.S.-Turkey ‘safe zone’
HASAKA, Syrian Kurdistan,— Syria’s Kurds said on Saturday they would support the implementation of a US-Turkey deal to set up a buffer zone in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) along the Turkish border. The so-called “safe zone” agreed by Washington and Ankara e ...
U.S.-Turkey operation center for Syria safe zone at full capacity: minister
ANKARA,— A US-Turkey operations center aimed at creating a safe zone in Syrian Kurdistan (Kurdish northern Syria) is operating at “full capacity”, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Saturday. Under an agreement reached between Ankara and Washingto ...
Syria tests Trump's attempt to reset U.S. policy - StamfordAdvocate
Stamfordadvocate - 2019-08-25 01:54The Iran ‘land bridge’: A history in maps and reports (with links)
Seth Frantzman - 2019-08-25 00:30By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Airstrikes in Iraq between July 19 and August 20 are attempts to interdict Iran’s “land bridge” that stretches across Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. This was […] ...
Regime forces surround Turkish post in Syria - Taipei Times
Taipeitimes - 2019-08-25 00:17SDF calls on Syrian regime to talks about Kurdish rights
Rûdaw - 2019-08-24 22:30We ask Damascus to negotiate with representatives of the Autonomous Administration [of North and East Syria or NES] ...
FarsNews Agency - Syria in Last 24 Hours: Ankara-Controlled Areas in Syria Becoming Safe Zones for ISIL
Farsnews - 2019-08-24 22:20
Turkey says Syria safe zone centre with U.S. fully operational | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-08-24 20:58Syria Kurds say will help implement US-Turkey 'safe zone'
Yahoo - 2019-08-24 20:58Human shield actions in Kobane and Serekaniye continue
People of Northern Syria are committed to prevent an invasion by the Turkish state. ...
Austria agrees to receive two ISIS children in Syria
Kurdistan24 - 2019-08-24 19:45Military councils to be stationed at Northern Syria border
As of today, local military councils will be stationed in the border area in northern Syria in place of the YPG/YPJ, according to SDF commander Hesen Qamişlo. ...
Syria Kurds say Turkey-US deal may mark 'new approach' - France - RFI
RFI - 2019-08-24 16:04LGBT Refugee Cinema, Queer Politics and Human Rights: ‘Mr Gay Syria’ | The Platform
The Platform - 2019-08-24 15:38
Syria Kurds say will help implement US-Turkey 'safe zone' - The Peninsula Qatar
Thepeninsulaqatar - 2019-08-24 14:49HRE: Six Turkish-backed terrorists killed in Azaz and Mare
HRE continue inflicting blows on the occupation forces in northern Syria. ...
Mazlum Abdi announces restructuring of SDF
At the annual meeting of the SDF in Hesekê, Mazlum Abdi announced a restructuring of the military forces as a guarantee for a free Syria. ...
Syria deal changes little of substance for troubled Turkey-U.S. relations | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-08-24 09:18
ISIS sleeper cell kills Syriac Christian fighter in Syria
Kurdistan24 - 2019-08-24 08:48Car bomb kills Kurdish police officer in northeast Syria
Gulf Times - 2019-08-24 07:21
Turkey says military convoy targeted in northern Syria | News | Al Jazeera
Aljazeera - 2019-08-24 01:43Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
Reuters - 2019-08-23 23:42Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria are causing a humanitarian crisis and threaten Turkey's national security, the Turkish presidency said. ...
Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Syria Kurd children - Saudi Gazette
Saudigazette - 2019-08-23 20:14
IS makes comeback in Syria through sleeper cells
Al Monitor - 2019-08-23 19:18Shehba suffers Turkey’s bombs and Syria’s embargo
People from Afrin who live in Shehba are suffering due to the Syrian regime’s embargo against the canton, and are subjected to bombings by the Turkish state and their allied gangs. ...
Erdogan tells Putin Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
Reuters - 2019-08-23 14:23Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria are causing a humanitarian crisis and threaten Turkey's national security, the Turkish presidency said. ...
Spotlight: Syria's Idlib offensive may turn tide against Turkey in Syria: analysts - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Xinhuanet - 2019-08-23 14:03
America’s Key to Keeping ISIS Defeated: Eastern Syria
Thedailybeast - 2019-08-23 12:50
ISIS is reconstituting in Iraq and Syria | New Europe
Neweurope - 2019-08-23 09:55
The Foreign Policy Background to Syria’s Civil War – ICDS
ICDS - 2019-08-23 09:55Syria offensive puts Turkish troops, border plans in peril | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Dailystar - 2019-08-23 06:14ANALYSIS - Turkey and Iran exacerbating crisis in Syria and Iraq - Israel National News
Israelnationalnews - 2019-08-23 01:31UNICEF Whole of Syria Crisis Situation Report - July 2019 Humanitarian Results - Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWeb
Reliefweb - 2019-08-23 01:31
Tens of thousands flee as air strikes pound northwest Syria | Middle East Eye
Middleeasteye - 2019-08-23 01:00
Airstrikes Hit Near Turkish Convoy in Syria, Raising Tension
Theepochtimes - 2019-08-23 01:00
We're Listening to the Wrong Voices on Syria - Truthdig
Truthdig - 2019-08-22 23:36Turkey-Russia-Iran triple summit to be held on September 16
ANF - 2019-08-22 16:07Presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran will gather in Ankara on September 16 to discuss Syria. ...
ISIS back from the dead in Syria, Iraq | P.M. News
Pmnewsnigeria - 2019-08-22 14:42
Turkey, US agree to launch first phase of Syria safe-zone plan | USA News | Al Jazeera
Aljazeera - 2019-08-22 13:43Teachers protest Turkish threats in Kobanê and Serêkaniyê
Thousands of teachers have demonstrated on Wednesday in Kobanê and Serêkaniyê against the Turkish state threats of invasion of Northern and Eastern Syria. ...
Syria regime forces take full control of key town
Takeover came after days of heavy fighting against rebels and jihadists ...
Rights group says Turkey sowing dissent in Syria
Al Monitor - 2019-08-22 07:22US and Turkey defence chiefs discuss Syria 'security mechanism' Meanwhile, State Department spokeswoman expresses concern about Ankara’s removal of three elected mayors in Kurdish areas August 22, 2019
The National AE - 2019-08-22 07:14Defense secretary says ISIS not in resurgent state in Syria - KTVZ
KTVZ - 2019-08-22 07:01Defense secretary says ISIS not in a resurgent state in Syria despite Pentagon report saying ISIS is resurging - CNNPolitics
CNN - 2019-08-22 01:54Car bomb kills Kurdish police officer in northeast Syria - Region - World - Ahram Online
Ahram - 2019-08-22 00:00
Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve
Thedefensepost - 2019-08-21 23:37From the failed 2016 coup attempt to the S-400s
beyond its borders with Syria in order to contain Kurdish fighters seemed to have persuaded the US ...
Why is once refugee-friendly Turkey now turning its back on Syria
Alaraby - 2019-08-21 20:14
Syria regime forces take full control of key town: monitor
Yahoo - 2019-08-21 20:13
Syria Kurds hand over four Daesh-linked children to Germany | MENAFN.COM
Menafn - 2019-08-21 18:47
Mobile Cinema Brings Charlie Chaplin Pranks to Syria's Kurdish Children | Al Bawaba
Albawaba - 2019-08-21 17:29
Turkey’s planned military operation in Syria may benefit Russia - analysis | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-08-21 17:07TEV-DEM's Xelil appeals on France to prevent Turkish occupation
ANF - 2019-08-21 16:32TEV-DEM co-chair Aldal Xelil has written an open-ed in the French paper Liberation in which he appeals to France to prevent the Turkish occupation of Northern Syria. ...
Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria
France24 - 2019-08-21 13:21Syria Tests Trump's Attempt to Reset US Policy | Newsmax.com
Newsmax - 2019-08-21 12:13Turkey Fires Kurdish Mayors Ahead of Military Push Into Syria
Yahoo - 2019-08-21 10:05
Turkey warns Syria ‘not to play with fire’ after strikes | World | thenews.com.pk | Karachi
Thenews - 2019-08-21 07:22Turkey removes HDP mayors amid impending military attack on Syria - World Socialist Web Site
WSWS - 2019-08-21 02:32
Turkey’s role in high dudgeon crisis of Syria - Daily Times
Dailytimes - 2019-08-21 02:32Organizing the work of private educational institutes in al-Raqqa
Al-Raqqa – The Special Education Office of the Education and Learning Committee in al-Raqqa held a meeting with the presidency of the Education and Learning Authority in the self-administration in Northern and Eastern Syria, on Tuesday, to find organizati ...
Mobile films bring movie magic to Syria Kurdish kids | Life , Living | THE DAILY STAR
Dailystar - 2019-08-21 01:43World News Roundup: Turkey says air strike hit Syria convoy, killed three; Iran warns U.S. against seizure bid
Devdiscourse - 2019-08-21 01:43
Syria Kurds hand over four IS-linked children to Germany
Yahoo - 2019-08-21 00:51
Syria’s Assad regime pushes into rebel-stronghold Idlib. What will it mean for civilians? - National | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews - 2019-08-21 00:25Turkey says it will not move military observation post in Syria
Reuters - 2019-08-20 21:54Turkey will not move the military observation post in northwest Syria that a Turkish convoy was trying to reach when it came under attack during an offensive by the Syrian army, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. ...
Germany takes back four Islamic State children from Syria
Thousands of Islamic State members, including foreigners, women and children, are being held by Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria. ...
Isis regaining strength in Iraq and Syria fewer than six months after Trump celebrated victory, military officials warn | The Independent
Independent - 2019-08-20 18:35Turkey says it will not move military observation post in Syria - Reuters
Reuters - 2019-08-20 18:19
The Turkish invasion into Syria- Interview with Bassam Ishaq
Washington Kurdish Institute - 2019-08-20 17:49Islamic State fighter stripped of UK citizenship hopes Canada will take him
LONDON,— A Muslim convert who was stripped of his British citizenship after traveling to Syria to fight with Islamic State said on Monday he hoped Canada, where he is a citizen, would take him from the Kurdish prison in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) he is be ...
Syria buffer zone, sought by Turkey since start of war | World | thenews.com.pk | Karachi
Thenews - 2019-08-20 16:07El-Ebid: Turkey doesn't want a safe zone, but a surrender zone
Speaking at a human shield action in Serêkaniyê, Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration deputy co-chair, Hemdan El-Ebid, said that Turkey does not want a safety zone but a surrender occupation area. ...
Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Kurdish children in Syrian Kurdistan
SANJAQ SAADUN, Syrian Kurdistan,— In a schoolyard of rural Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) in northeastern Syria, boys and girls break out into giggles watching Charlie Chaplin’s pranks, a rare treat thanks to a mobile cinema roving through the countryside. In ...
Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Syria Kurd children
Rûdaw - 2019-08-20 13:47Shero Hinde screens the films in remote villages ...
Why a Military Confrontation Between Turkey and the Kurds in Syria Might Be Good News for Russia - The Moscow Times
Themoscowtimes - 2019-08-20 13:47Turkey says air strike hit Syria convoy, killed three
Trust - 2019-08-20 10:39
Palestinians Of Syria Facing “Kimlik” Crisis In Turkey – Enab Baladi
Enabbaladi - 2019-08-20 10:39
Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Syria Kurd children | News | World | M&G
MG - 2019-08-20 09:14Turkey Threatens New Tensions With Russia and Iran in Syria As It Tries to Make a Deal with U.S.
Newsweek - 2019-08-20 06:19Turkey says air strike hit Syria convoy, killed three
Reuters - 2019-08-20 06:12Turkey said an air strike on a Turkish military convoy in northwest Syria killed three civilians and wounded 12 on Monday as Syrian troops advanced against rebels inside a key town. ...
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria | WSTM
Cnycentral - 2019-08-20 03:14
Kurds in Syria hand over four IS-linked children to Germany - The Local
Thelocal - 2019-08-20 02:52
