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Jihadists flooding into northern Syria put Turkey on edge - Fox News Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:32:55 GMT

Jihadists flooding into northern Syria put Turkey on edge
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The brutal, Al Qaeda-linked group rebels invited into Syria to help topple President Bashir Assad has virtually taken over northern Syria, raising fears that its brand of indiscriminate terror could spill into neighboring Turkey, where some 300 U.S ...

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Red Cross staff freed after Syria abduction - The Guardian Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:15:07 GMT

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Red Cross staff freed after Syria abduction
The Guardian
The news came as Syrian rebels were urged to agree to local ceasefires to allow access for the international inspectors who are working to locate and destroy the government's chemical weapons arsenal. Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the ...
Gunmen in Syria release 4 aid workers, hold 3MiamiHerald.com
Syria kidnappings make perilous aid work even more difficultNBCNews.com (blog)
Three Red Cross workers still held in SyriaAljazeera.com
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In Syria, Motorists Press on, Yielding for War - New York Times Tue, 15 Oct 2013 04:21:51 GMT

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In Syria, Motorists Press on, Yielding for War
New York Times
NORTH OF DAMASCUS, Syria — Along the road that winds over Mount Qasioun on the way out of Damascus, concrete archways lead to gated military bases, and sentry posts perch atop the slopes and rises of the dry, scrabbly hills. From behind sand berms ...
Push to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons may extend Assad's ruleLos Angeles Times
Deadly car bomb hits northern Syrian cityAljazeera.com
Syria Fighting Rages During Eid Al-AdhaHuffington Post
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Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites - New York Times Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:05:29 GMT

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Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites
New York Times
LONDON — Pressure intensified on Syrian rebels on Monday to permit access to chemical weapons sites in areas under their control, as officials said the rapidly shifting lines in the civil war made it difficult for inspectors to reach some locations ...


Aid Group Calls for Humanitarian Access in Syria - ABC News Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:34:57 GMT

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Aid Group Calls for Humanitarian Access in Syria
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A general director of Doctors Without Borders called Tuesday for greater access for humanitarian aid to Syrians suffering in their country's civil war, and urged the international community to show the same urgency to help them as it did to address ...
Syria Fighting Rages Despite HolidayVoice of America
Syria's President Bashar Assad Prays At Damascus Mosque For Eid Al-AdhaHuffington Post
Syria fighting rages despite major Muslim holidayMilitary Times
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Who are the British jihadists in Syria? - BBC News Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:03:43 GMT

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Who are the British jihadists in Syria?
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The home secretary and MI5 have warned about the terrorist threat from British residents fighting in Syria. But who are these young men who have gone to fight in another country's war - how did they get there, what are their long term goals and do they ...


Syria chemical weapons: OPCW plea for short ceasefires - BBC News Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:24:03 GMT

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Syria chemical weapons: OPCW plea for short ceasefires
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The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to sites through some rebel-held areas. Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, called for local, short-term ...
Four aid workers released in SyriaRTE.ie
Syria inspections continue as war ragesAljazeera.com
Battles Rage Around Syria Chemical Weapons SitesWall Street Journal
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Rival al-Qaeda-linked groups fortifying in Syria with mix of pragmatism and ... - Washington Post Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:14:18 GMT

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Rival al-Qaeda-linked groups fortifying in Syria with mix of pragmatism and ...
Washington Post
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Shortly before its operatives killed 14 Iraqi Shiite children in a school bombing this month, the group once known as al-Qaeda in Iraq sent guerrillas into northern Syrian villages with orders to reopen local Sunni classrooms. In a ...
U.S. allies let funds flow to al Qaeda in SyriaWashington Times
Syria's Civil War: Will The Jihadists Overreach?Business Insider
Rebel infighting kills scores in SyriaAl Jazeera America
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Syria: Terrorists take a pounding - Pravda Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:58:01 GMT

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Syria: Terrorists take a pounding
Pravda
Across Syria, the heroic efforts of the Syrian Arab Army against western-backed terrorists are liberating vast areas from this demonic scourge, returning law and order and safety to the beleaguered civilians. Meanwhile the weapons inspectors praise the ...
Japanese reporter joins al Qaeda in Syria, jihadist claimsLong War Journal

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Syria: Red Cross, Red Crescent workers kidnapped; car bombs rock Damascus - Fortune Mon, 14 Oct 2013 02:02:02 GMT

Syria: Red Cross, Red Crescent workers kidnapped; car bombs rock Damascus
Fortune
(CNN) -- Gunmen kidnapped seven aid workers in northwestern Syria on Sunday, officials said. The International Committee of the Red Cross said six Red Cross workers and one Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer were kidnapped in Syria's Idlib province, ...