syria
New airstrikes hit Damascus suburb day after 45 were killed
Middle East
December 14, 2015
New airstrikes hit Damascus suburb day after 45 were killed
Syrian government helicopter gunships on Monday struck a suburb of the capital, Damascus, a day after airstrikes in the area…
Russia says Riyadh talks do not speak for entire Syrian opposition
Middle East
December 12, 2015
Russia says Riyadh talks do not speak for entire Syrian opposition
A meeting of Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh on Thursday did not represent all opposition groups from the country, the…
CNN: What does ISIS really want?
Middle East
December 11, 2015
CNN: What does ISIS really want?
How to stop ISIS -- it's the question the leaders of the free world are struggling to answer. The debate is…
CNN: Paris attacks – ‘I would have killed him,’ Bataclan bomber’s father says
World
December 10, 2015
CNN: Paris attacks – ‘I would have killed him,’ Bataclan bomber’s father says
A shaken father told reporters Wednesday that he never knew his son had returned to France after a stint in…
Kerry says progress made in Saudi-led talks with Syrian opposition
Middle East
December 10, 2015
Kerry says progress made in Saudi-led talks with Syrian opposition
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Saudi-led talks to try to unite Syrian opposition groups had…
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…