President tells Fox & Friends he wanted to target Bashar Assad, but Jim Mattis "didn't want to." Two years ago he said it was "never even contemplated." ... ( read original story ...)
A US Army attack helicopter had to make an emergency landing In Syria
The crew noticed a possible transmission fault, but the helicopter was able to return safely to base. ( read original story ...)
UK repatriates child orphaned in Syria after Isis collapse
Child is thought to be first to have returned from the country since November ... ( read original story ...)
Beware a Russian ‘October Surprise’ in Syria | Opinion
Russia seeks to leverage the Iranian threats in Iraq to pressure the U.S., while pushing on the Syrian front. This strategy in a sense creates a two-front push against the U.S. in the region and ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Seeks at Least $1.9 Million Damage From Owner of Fire-Hit Tanker
Sri Lanka is seeking at least 340 million rupees ($1.89 million) from the owners of the stricken supertanker New Diamond for assistance rendered to the vessel since it caught fire on Sept. 3, the ... ( read original story ...)
Authoritarianism Is on the Rise in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, have been implicated in egregious human rights violations against Tamils in the country, including ... ( read original story ...)
Stricken tanker’s captain to face charges in Sri Lanka
The Panamanian-registered tanker's owners would also be slapped with a $1.88 million fire-fighting bill, de Livera said in a statement. The vessel is owned by Liberian-registered Porto Emporios ... ( read original story ...)
Bachelet delivers watered down statement on Sri Lanka
United Nations Human Rights Council Commissioner Michelle Bachelet delivered a watered down statement on Sri Lanka merely calling on the Council to ‘give renewed attention to Sri Lanka.”In her ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Cricket proposes split quarantine to Bangladesh Cricket Board
Sri Lanka Cricket has proposed a split, two-country quarantine for the Bangladesh team in the board's latest attempt to convince Sri Lanka's health ministry to allow Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka ... ( read original story ...)
British Surfer Taken By Croc In Sri Lanka
It has been reported today that British journalist and surfer Paul McClean 25, was ‘grabbed and dragged’ to his death by a crocodile while staying at Elephant Rock near Sri Lanka’s popular Arugam Bay ... ( read original story ...)