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Turkey Says U.S. Can Use Bases Near Syria To Fight ISIS - Huffington Post Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:26:26 GMT

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Turkey Says U.S. Can Use Bases Near Syria To Fight ISIS
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AREQUIPA, Peru (AP) — Turkey will let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border, for operations against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, American defense officials said Sunday.
Despite demands, Syria no-fly zone a no-go for USFox News
Heavy Fighting Reported Sunday in Kobani, SyriaVoice of America
Turkey agrees to let US planes use its bases for attacks on SyriaLos Angeles Times
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US-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start - Washington Post Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:39:22 GMT

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US-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start
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REYHANLI, Turkey — The U.S.-led air war in Syria has gotten off to a rocky start, with even the Syrian rebel groups closest to the United States turning against it, U.S. ally Turkey refusing to contribute and the plight of a beleaguered Kurdish town ...
Kobani's fall would be symbolic setback for Obama Syria strategyJerusalem Post

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As Western Bombs Fall on Syria, Western Jihadists Defend Their War on Assad - New York Times Sun, 12 Oct 2014 16:03:52 GMT

As Western Bombs Fall on Syria, Western Jihadists Defend Their War on Assad
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The American-led coalition's bombing campaign against Islamist militants in Syria has focused new attention on the Westerners among their ranks. In television interviews broadcast this week, American, Australian and Dutch citizens who traveled to Syria ...

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Syria: Kobane siege death toll 'passes 500' - BBC News Sat, 11 Oct 2014 20:19:03 GMT

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Syria: Kobane siege death toll 'passes 500'
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At least 553 people are said to have died in a month of fighting for Kobane, the Kurdish town just inside Syria under Islamic State (IS) attack. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based Syrian opposition body which monitors the conflict ...

Turkey, Saudi Arabia giving terrorists WMDs, Syria claims - RT Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:41:37 GMT

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Turkey, Saudi Arabia giving terrorists WMDs, Syria claims
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Syria's UN envoy has accused Turkey and Saudi Arabia of giving weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) to terrorist groups fighting in the country. The charge precedes reports Kurdish fighters battling ISIS militants have been attacked with chemical weapons.
Syria: Turkey, Saudi Arabia giving WMDs to 'terrorists'Haaretz

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Foreign fighters flow to Syria - Washington Post Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:09:09 GMT

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Foreign fighters flow to Syria
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An estimated 15,000 militants from at least 80 nations are believed to have entered Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad according the CIA and studies by ISCR and The Soufan Group. Many of these fighters are believed to have ...

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Kurds thwart IS in Syria town but Iraq on back foot - Yahoo News Sun, 12 Oct 2014 11:46:45 GMT

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Kurds thwart IS in Syria town but Iraq on back foot
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Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - Islamic State jihadists met dogged Kurdish resistance Sunday in the high-profile Syrian battleground town of Kobane but in Iraq they put forces under strong pressure, prompting US-led relief drops.

Islamic State's Siege of Kobani, Syria Sparks Protest in Kabul, Afghanistan - Wall Street Journal Sun, 12 Oct 2014 16:40:59 GMT

Islamic State's Siege of Kobani, Syria Sparks Protest in Kabul, Afghanistan
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KABUL—Residents of Kabul have a war on their own doorstep: The provinces around the Afghan capital have seen an upsurge in violence this year. But the conflict in Syria was on the minds of demonstrators who marched Sunday in solidarity with the town ...

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Becoming Abdul-Rahman: How Peter Kassig's family inspired his journey to Syria - Indianapolis Star Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:09:28 GMT

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Becoming Abdul-Rahman: How Peter Kassig's family inspired his journey to Syria
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Close friends say this extraordinary selflessness is what drove the Indianapolis native now known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig to find his life's mission. Over the next 4 years his increasing dedication to alleviate human suffering would lead him to Syria ...

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Airstrikes on Syria: Help or hindrance? - Aljazeera.com Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:38:04 GMT

Airstrikes on Syria: Help or hindrance?
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The war in Syria may have started as an uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad but events are taking on a more dangerous and demanding dimension. Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, keep advancing ...

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