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Islamist-Kurdish fighting spreads in rebel-held Syria - Reuters Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:16:23 GMT

The Slatest

Islamist-Kurdish fighting spreads in rebel-held Syria Reuters The new round of fighting broke out in Tel Abyad, a border town near Turkey in the rebel-held Raqqa province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said clashes began after Kurdish militias in the area discovered fighters from an al Qaeda-linked ... Is It Too Late to Help Syria?The Slatest From Syria to Gaza, Jordan to Sinai: A snapshot of the complex realities ...Haaretz Syrian Army Bombs Key Rebel TownABC News The New Republic all 72 news articles »

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Kurds capture jihadist commander in north Syria: NGO - Fox News Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:56:27 GMT

Ma'an News Agency

Kurds capture jihadist commander in north Syria: NGO Fox News BEIRUT (AFP) – Syrian Kurdish fighters in the north fought fierce battles against jihadists and captured a commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) late Saturday, a monitoring group said. "Battles pitting fighters from the Kurdish ... Syrian Kurds plan self-governmentFRANCE 24 NGO: Syria Kurds expel jihadists, seize weaponsMa'an News Agency Ankara Worried by Kurdish Gains in Syria, Observers SayVoice of America Jerusalem Post -Press TV all 141 news articles »

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Egypt to re-evaluate relations with Syria - Aljazeera.com Sat, 20 Jul 2013 20:19:23 GMT

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Egypt to re-evaluate relations with Syria Aljazeera.com "There is no intention of jihad in Syria," Fahmy said, in reference to calls for a holy war in Syria under Morsi's presidency. The new foreign minister said Morsi's decision to cut diplomatic ties with war-torn Syria would be "re-examined," while ... New foreign minister says Egypt is reevaluating ties with Syria following ...Fox News Egypt to reevaluate Syria ties after coupBloomington Pantagraph Egypt forms committee to amend constitutionKXAN.com all 1,270 news articles »

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Foreign Fighters Flocking to Syria Stirs Terror Concerns - Bloomberg Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:32:38 GMT

Foreign Fighters Flocking to Syria Stirs Terror Concerns Bloomberg The U.S. and European Union are seeing an increasing number of radicalized young Muslims going to Syria to fight, a development that raises the danger that they will return to conduct terrorist attacks at home. The war is providing both a rallying ... and more »

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Facebook campaign demands Syria free jailed artist - Fox News Sat, 20 Jul 2013 18:05:47 GMT

Facebook campaign demands Syria free jailed artist Fox News DAMASCUS (AFP) – The wife of acclaimed Syrian artist Youssef Abdelke, whose works are displayed in museums around the world, appealed for his release on Saturday, after his arrest by regime security forces. He had been arrested at a security ... and more »

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Egypt to Review Ties with Syria - Voice of America Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:18:59 GMT

Egypt to Review Ties with Syria Voice of America Egypt says it will re-examine its diplomatic relations with Syria, which became strained under the government of President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted earlier this month. Egypt's new foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, said Saturday that the interim ...

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Syria Kurds expel jihadists, seize weapons: NGO - Fox News Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:59:16 GMT

Syria Kurds expel jihadists, seize weapons: NGO Fox News BEIRUT (AFP) – Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northeast expelled jihadists from a checkpoint on Saturday and seized their weapons and ammunition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The advance comes just days after Kurdish fighters loyal ...

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Egypt Reviews Ties with Syria - Voice of America Sat, 20 Jul 2013 15:46:16 GMT

Press TV

Egypt Reviews Ties with Syria Voice of America Egypt's new foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, said Saturday that the interim government has no intention of waging what he called a holy war against Syria, but that Egypt supports changes there. He stressed that while the relationship will be re-examined ... Egypt has no intention of waging Syria 'jihad': ministerReuters Egypt to 're-examine' severed Syria ties: ministerFox News Egypt to reevaluate relations with Syria: Interim foreign ministerPress TV Al-Arabiya all 55 news articles »

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One Islamist rebel group seems to have overtaken all the others - The Economist Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:03:50 GMT

The Daily Star

One Islamist rebel group seems to have overtaken all the others The Economist UNTIL last month the leader of Ahrar al-Sham (the Free Men of Syria), a large Salafist rebel group, went by a nom de guerre. Then on June 8th Hassan Aboud revealed his real name in an interview with Al Jazeera, the Qatari satellite television channel. Britain bans Syria's al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front on terrorism groundsFox News Syria's Nusra Front outlawed in UKAl-Bawaba all 17 news articles »

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Syria war widens rift between Shi'ite clergy in Iraq, Iran - Reuters Sat, 20 Jul 2013 11:17:12 GMT

Syria war widens rift between Shi'ite clergy in Iraq, Iran Reuters NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - The civil war in Syria is widening a rift between top Shi'ite Muslim clergy in Iraq and Iran who have taken opposing stands on whether or not to send followers into combat on President Bashar al-Assad's side. Competition for ...