syria
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Middle East
January 6, 2016
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to…
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday that the breach in its relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another…
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Islamic State's territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in…
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
All of Syria's declared chemical weapons arsenal has been destroyed, a global arms watchdog said Tuesday, more than two years…
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
In the windows of his father's shop in coastal Syria, Ihab replaces bottles of the national tipple arak with vodka,…
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
Middle East
January 5, 2016
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
The United Nations worked quickly on Monday to salvage fragile international bids to broker peace in Syria and Yemen from…
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit China this week
Middle East
January 4, 2016
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit China this week
The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen…
IS threatens Britain in new executions video
Middle East
January 4, 2016
IS threatens Britain in new executions video
The Islamic State group threatened Britain in an Internet video Sunday showing the killing of five "spies" it said worked…
Syrian rebel group says exits Islamist alliance to refocus fight
Middle East
January 3, 2016
Syrian rebel group says exits Islamist alliance to refocus fight
A Syrian insurgent group said on Sunday it was pulling out of a coalition of Islamist factions operating in the…
CNN: Where did most refugees come from in 2015? not Syria
Middle East
January 1, 2016
CNN: Where did most refugees come from in 2015? not Syria
Of the millions of people trying to escape warfare or IS this year, the greatest number of refugees this year…