May 4, 2016 Heartbreaking image of drowned toddler goes viral, highlighting severity of Europe's migrant crisis A tragic image of a drowned toddler who washed up on a beach in one of Turkey’s most popular resorts went viral Wednesday, highlighting the plight of migrants trying to flee Africa and the Middle East in hopes of a better life in Europe.
May 3, 2016 Shelling from Syrian rebels hits hospital in Aleppo, killing at least 4 Syrian opposition fighters launching rockets on government held-parts in the contested city of Aleppo on Tuesday struck a hospital, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more, a hospital official says.
May 2, 2016 Married American jihadis reportedly killed in Syria drone strike A drone strike in Syria killed a married American couple who'd pledged allegiance to the Islamic State terror group and worked to recruit new jihadis overseas and online, ISIS-linked social media accounts revealed on Saturday.
May 2, 2016 Report: ISIS struck deals with Assad on the battleground in Syria Islamic State and the Assad regime in Syria have been colluding with each other in deals on the battleground, Sky News can reveal.
May 2, 2016 Where are the Syrian refugees now? Thousands already in US As Congress and America's governors debate whether to allow in more Syrian refugees, more than 2,000 already have been admitted since the start of the 2011 Syrian civil war.
May 2, 2016 US military airdrops 50 tons of ammo for Syrian fighters, after training mission ends The U.S. military airdropped 50 tons of small arms ammo and grenades in northern Syria on Sunday, a senior defense official told 91±¬ÁÏ, representing the Pentagon's shift from training rebel fighters to equipping them.
May 2, 2016 Obama’s refugee resettlement plan could stir battle with states The Obama administration's pledge to absorb thousands more Syrian and other refugees could run headlong into resistance from state and local officials worried about whether their communities can handle the influx.
May 2, 2016 Confusion hangs over start of US, Russia military talks on Syria The Obama administration, scrambling to respond to Russia's air campaign over Syria and Iran's increased involvement, launched talks Thursday with Moscow military officials amid mounting confusion over the airstrike targets and criticism on Capitol Hill -- including one senator mocking the name of the so-called "deconfliction" talks.
May 2, 2016 Russian attack helicopters spotted in Syria Four Russian attack helicopters have been spotted on the tarmac of a Syrian airport that the Pentagon says is being converted into a Russian forward operating base.
May 2, 2016 Russia shipping tanks into Syria, in ‘first clear sign of offensive weapons’ Russia's military build-up in Syria has grown to include the shipment of a half-dozen highly sophisticated battle tanks -- and more troops -- a defense official told 91±¬ÁÏ, in what the source called the "first clear sign of offensive weapons arriving in Syria."