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US-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey - Reuters Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:51:46 GMT

Reuters

US-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey Reuters MURSITPINAR Turkey/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - American-led forces have sharply intensified air strikes in the past two days against Islamic State fighters threatening Kurds on Syria's Turkish border after the jihadists' advance began to destabilize Turkey. Airstrikes Hit Jihadi Targets in SyriaABC News Battle rages for control of Syria's KobaneAljazeera.com Turkey's Double Game in SyriaThe New York Review of Books (blog) The Detroit News -CBS News -Mashable all 3,625 news articles »

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No Syrian Rebels Allowed at ISIS War Conference - Daily Beast Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:47:14 GMT

Daily Beast

No Syrian Rebels Allowed at ISIS War Conference Daily Beast The U.S. government has no near-term plans to include the Free Syrian Army or any other moderate rebel group in the military mission to fight ISIS. None of these opposition figures were even invited to the anti-ISIS coalition meeting being held at ... Map: Areas under IS group control in Iraq and SyriaFRANCE 24 ISIS gaining ground despite US airstrikesCBS News Syria: What is a moderate rebel?The Interpreter Washington Post -WFMZ Allentown -Syria Deeply all 625 news articles »

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Secretive Guerrilla Group Fighting Back Against ISIS in Syria - Breitbart News Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:09:33 GMT

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Secretive Guerrilla Group Fighting Back Against ISIS in Syria Breitbart News The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there has been an increase in the number of attacks on ISIS targets by gunmen in the Deir al-Zor province in recent weeks. This province, along with the de facto capital Raqqa, forms the centre of ISIS power. Syrian guerrilla group goes head-to-head against Islamic StateRT Guerrilla groups hunt down Islamic State in SyriaReuters all 55 news articles »

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Police arrest relatives of Briton killed fighting in Syria for Islamic State - The Guardian Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:40:54 GMT

The Guardian

Police arrest relatives of Briton killed fighting in Syria for Islamic State The Guardian The parents and brothers of a British man who was killed while fighting in Syria with Islamic State have been arrested by counter-terrorism police in Portsmouth. Police raided the family home of Ifthekar Jaman, 23, in Southsea, Hampshire, and arrested ... British police arrest six in Syria-linked probeAl-Arabiya Police arrest six in Syria-linked probeYahoo News Police 'guarding family home of British jihadi killed in Syria'ITV News Herald Scotland all 86 news articles »

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Islamic State: Training of moderate Syrian rebels 'allowed in Turkey' - BBC News Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:46:23 GMT

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Islamic State: Training of moderate Syrian rebels 'allowed in Turkey' BBC News Turkey has agreed to allow moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil, the US says, in its bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement.

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Children in Syria Risk Death by Going to School - ABC News Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:02:10 GMT

ABC News

Children in Syria Risk Death by Going to School ABC News The death toll was among the highest suffered by children in a suicide attack since the start of Syria's conflict. But it wasn't the first time children have been targeted in attacks on schools. In April 2013, a government airstrike hit the Ein Jalout ... and more »

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Iran hits back at Saudi claims of 'occupying' Syria - Yahoo News Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:15:39 GMT

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Iran hits back at Saudi claims of 'occupying' Syria Yahoo News Responding to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal's comments that Iran was "part of the problem, not the solution" in Syria, Tehran rejected the claim. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is the most important country in the region committed to the ... Iran must withdraw 'occupying' forces from Syria: SaudiThe Daily Star all 673 news articles »

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Turkey appeals to U.S. to create 'no-fly zone' inside Syria - PBS NewsHour Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:26:15 GMT

Turkey appeals to U.S. to create 'no-fly zone' inside Syria PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's promise to limit U.S. military engagement against Islamic State militants makes it difficult to accept Turkey's terms for joining the fight in neighboring Syria. Turkey and other American allies want the U.S. to ...

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Fierce Fighting Resumes in Syrian Kurdish Town of Kobani - Wall Street Journal Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:41:09 GMT

Fierce Fighting Resumes in Syrian Kurdish Town of Kobani Wall Street Journal Kurdish militia defending the Syrian border city of Kobani turned back an attempted suicide bombing by Islamic State forces Monday, as street fighting edged closer to the city's heart, Kurdish city officials said. A truck loaded with explosives was ...

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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

US-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start Washington Post 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 ... and more »