Civil wars news and stories by mail.com

Civil wars

In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador
France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition ...
UK: European nations to debate Syria arms embargo
European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States for a new ...
Analysis: Israeli Gaza offensive looks to be brief
The major operation Israel launched to stop Gaza rocket fire bears some striking similarities to a punishing three-week campaign it unleashed against ...
France explores idea of arming Syrian rebels
France raised the possibility Thursday of sending "defensive weapons" to Syria's rebels, but Russia warned that such a move would violate ...
Jordan: 1 gunman killed in police station attacks
Gunmen attacked two police stations in Jordan Wednesday as demonstrators threw rocks and denounced their king over price hikes in a rare spike of ...
Syrian rebels take villages near Israel-held area
Syrian rebels control almost all the villages near the frontier with the Israel-held Golan Heights, the Israeli defense minister said Wednesday, ...
New opposition head gives renewed hope to Syrians
Syria's political opposition has struggled to prove its relevance amid the civil war under a leadership largely made up of academics and exiled ...
Despite rebel deal, Syria can keep up the fight
Nearly 20 months into the Syrian uprising, President Bashar Assad's message to the world has been nothing if not consistent: His military is strong, ...
Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the ...
Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war
Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians ...
Analysis: Obama faces bumps with Russia policy
President Barack Obama once assured Russian leaders that he'd have more flexibility to deal with missile defense during a second term in office.
Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal
Syrian anti-government groups struck a deal Sunday under intense international pressure to form a new opposition leadership that will include ...
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell ...
Shooting between Lebanese Shiites, Sunnis kills 3
Shooting between Sunni and Shiite Muslim gunmen in southern Lebanon killed three people and wounded at least five Sunday, officials said, in the ...
Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels arms
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition group slammed the international community for what he called inaction, saying Saturday that ...
AP Interview: Syria opposition blames West
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition bloc in exile struck a combative tone Saturday, saying international inaction rather than ...
Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period
As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce ...
A look at Syrian president's statements on crisis
President Bashar Assad has rarely deviated from his statements on the crisis in Syria since it began nearly 20 months ago. Here is a look at his ...
UN says 11,000 Syrians flee in past 24 hours
At least 11,000 Syrian refugees have fled their country in single day, pouring into Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon with children and dozens of wounded, U.
AP Photos: Syria's war shatters a village economy
The civil war raging through Syria has battered much of the country's economy, making life harder for impoverished Syrians who struggled even before ...
UN warns of escalating humanitarian need in Syria
The United Nations is warning that the number of people inside Syria needing humanitarian aid could rise sharply from 2.5 million now to 4 million by ...
Syrian children most common sight at refugee camp
Most of the displaced people in the tent camp rising near this village on the Syrian-Turkish border are children. All have fled the violence of ...
Women shut out of Syria's opposition leadership
The leadership of Syria's main opposition group in exile is an all-male affair after elections failed to promote a single woman to the decision-making ...
Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the ...
Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term
Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening ...