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Western-raised jihadists pouring into Syria could threaten US in future - Fox News Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:27:19 GMT

Western-raised jihadists pouring into Syria could threaten US in future
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Most of the more than 1,000 jihadists who have poured into Syria to fight alongside Al Qaeda carry passports from North America and Europe, raising the possibility that they could easily bring terror back to the west, according to a key lawmaker who ...


As son heads to Syrian front, family in Germany plots kidnapping to bring him back - Washington Post Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:30:33 GMT

Washington Post

As son heads to Syrian front, family in Germany plots kidnapping to bring him back
Washington Post
The previous evening, Pero and 22 others, including at least four teenagers, took a budget flight to the Turkish resort city of Antalya and continued by road to the border with Syria. The group was part of an increasing number of European Muslims ...
Family plots to kidnap its son who secretly went to SyriaYa Libnan

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Syria conflict: Fierce clashes erupt south of Damascus - BBC News Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:13:06 GMT

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Syria conflict: Fierce clashes erupt south of Damascus
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There have been fierce clashes on the outskirts of Syria's capital, Damascus, as government forces continue their offensive on opposition-held areas. The fighting between rebels and troops on Tuesday centred on the southern suburb of Hajira, activists ...
Syrian Troops, Rebels Clash South of DamascusABC News
Syrian women suffer inside their country and outReuters
Families grieve in Damascus after attack on schoolBellingham Herald
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Syria War Leads to Rise of Kidnappings in Lebanon - ABC News Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:57:47 GMT

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Syria War Leads to Rise of Kidnappings in Lebanon
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Security officials say gangs who once made their money smuggling fuel and contraband through the porous Syria-Lebanon border have watched their trade wither because of the violence, so they are turning to kidnapping to make a profit. Lebanon is ...
Kidnapping grow in Lebanon as Syria war spreadsAppeal-Democrat

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Leading Syrian Opposition Group, Yielding to Pressure, Votes to Join Peace Talks - New York Times Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:32:49 GMT

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Leading Syrian Opposition Group, Yielding to Pressure, Votes to Join Peace Talks
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — During the fractious weekend debates that ended with the main Syrian exile opposition coalition yielding to international pressure by dropping its refusal to hold peace talks with President Bashar al-Assad's government, tensions ran ...
Syria's opposition coalition picks cabinetAljazeera.com
'We aspire to a democracy in Syria,' says Assad opponentBBC News
Syria's opposition sends mixed messagesDeutsche Welle
euronews -Reuters -Sydney Morning Herald
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NC man charged with trying to join extremists in Syria - CBS News Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:34:59 GMT

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NC man charged with trying to join extremists in Syria
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For five months this year, Sheikh, also known as Abdul Basit, posted messages and videos on Facebook expressing support for jihadi militants fighting Assad's forces in the bloody, 3-year-old Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people ...
Pakistani faces US terror charge, wanted to fight in SyriaDAWN.com
NC Man Charged With Trying to Join al-Qaeda in SyriaNewser
Pakistani living in US charged for wanting to fight in SyriaThe Express Tribune
Gant Daily -TrustLaw
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Private Donors' Funds Add Wild Card to War in Syria - New York Times Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:19:02 GMT

New York Times

Private Donors' Funds Add Wild Card to War in Syria
New York Times
AL SUBAYHIYAH, Kuwait — The money flows in via bank transfer or is delivered in bags or pockets bulging with cash. Working from his sparely furnished sitting room here, Ghanim al-Mteiri gathers the funds and transports them to Syria for the rebels ...

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Syrian Kurdish party plans transitional administration - BBC News Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:01:46 GMT

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Syrian Kurdish party plans transitional administration
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The administration would rule Kurdish-majority areas in the northeast until the broader conflict is over. Kurdish groups in northern Syria have tried to stay out of the civil war between the government and rebels. However, Islamist rebels have moved ...
Syrian Kurds announce formation of transitional authority upon gains over ...RT (blog)
Kurds declare an interim administration in SyriaThe Star Online
Syria's Kurds move towards autonomy with announcement of transitional ...The Independent
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Polio strain in Syria originated in Pakistan, WHO confirms - NBCNews.com Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:19:40 GMT

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Polio strain in Syria originated in Pakistan, WHO confirms
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GENEVA — Polio that has crippled at least 13 children in Syria has been confirmed as being caused by a strain of the virus that originated in Pakistan and is spreading across the Middle East, the World Health Organization said. Genetic sequencing ...
Threatwatch: Is Syria's polio a danger to Europe?New Scientist
Syria polio outbreak 'could hit Europe,' say expertsMedical News Today
UN targets polio in Middle East after Syria outbreakBBC News
The Hindu -SBS -New Vision
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Syrian rebel clashes flare up near Damascus - CBC.ca Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:09:22 GMT

Syrian rebel clashes flare up near Damascus
CBC.ca
A fighter from the Tawhid Brigade, which operates under the Free Syrian Army, rests by the weapons of his fellow fighters near the 80th Brigade base in Aleppo Nov. 11. Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants recaptured an army base in ...