17/12/2015

al-Raqqa province: Coalition warplanes went in 7 airstrikes on the governor building and the cultural center area in Raqqa city, no reports of losses.  Quneitra province: Unknown militiamen assassinated 3 rebels in an Islamic battalion…

Der-Ezzor province: Clashes continue around the military airport between regime forces and I amid advances for the IS in al-Jafra town, reports of losses in both sides.  SOHR activists knew that the IS seized the half of dealer's…

Dar'a province: Clashes took place between Shohadaa al-Yarmouk and Jabaht al-Nusra backed by rebels in the western countryside. Areas of Kafar Shams were exposed to bombardment by regime forces. Shohadaa al-Yarmouk battalion executed 2…

Lattakia province: 10 soldiers were killed by continued clashes against rebels in the northern countryside amid mutual bombardment from both parties.  al-Raqqa province: Warplanes targeted areas of al-Raqqa city with several airstrikes.…

BY  PEPE ESCOBAR No wonder Full Spectrum Dominance practitioners in the Beltway and beyond are consumed by deep denial. They look at the Syrian chessboard and as power projection goes, they see Russia comfortably settling…

Aleppo province: Clashes took place between regime forces and rebels around al-Shehan and al-Khaldia fronts, no reports of losses. reports that a man was killed by a sniper in an area under control by the regime in Salah al-Din…

By Margaret Hartmann In early fall, a number of congressional Republicans vowed to defund Planned Parenthood even if it meant shutting down the government. Then after the terrorist attack in Paris, they decided keeping Syrian…

The first 1,000 Syrian refugees have now arrived in the UK under the government's scheme to resettle vulnerable people living in refugees camps, David Cameron has said. Charter flights have arrived in Glasgow, London Stansted and Belfast,…

The United States has delivered a fresh supply of ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters ahead of an expected stiff battle with Islamic State as they push toward the Syrian town of al-Shadadi, a key logistics hub for the group, U.S. officials…

Human Rights Watch says it has identified 19 victims from photos taken by defector who chronicled deaths of thousands of people in regime custody   A woman reacts as he looks at a gruesome collection of…