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ISIS Advances On Syria's Kobani Despite U.S. Coalition Airstrikes - Huffington Post Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:12:32 GMT

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ISIS Advances On Syria's Kobani Despite U.S. Coalition Airstrikes Huffington Post SURUC, Turkey/BEIRUT, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents tightened their grip on a Syrian border town on Thursday despite coalition air strikes meant to weaken them, sending thousands more Kurdish refugees into Turkey and dragging Ankara ... Turkish parliament authorizes potential military action in Syria and IraqWashington Post Activists Say Assad Supporters Protest in SyriaABC News Turkey to allow army to fight in Syria and Iraq, but blocks KurdsLos Angeles Times Aljazeera.com -BBC News -Al-Arabiya all 4,250 news articles »

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ISIS Takes a Kurdish Village in Syria as Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Homs - New York Times Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:55:41 GMT

ISIS Takes a Kurdish Village in Syria as Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Homs New York Times MERTISMAIL, Turkey — Islamic State militants swept into a Kurdish village in Syria on Wednesday just across the border from this Turkish hamlet, as farther south, in the western Syrian city of Homs, twin car bombs killed at least 45 people, including ...

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Bombs slam into Islamic State stronghold - USA TODAY Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:00:42 GMT

USA TODAY

Bombs slam into Islamic State stronghold USA TODAY The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed the Islamic State's last position in this town near the border with Syria. Thirty militants were holed up in an unfinished hospital, Alamo-style. Surrounded by 1,500 Kurdish troops, they were the remnants of a ... Bombs slam into IS stronghold on Iraq-Syria borderNavyTimes.com all 392 news articles »

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Isis defies coalition air strikes in battle for town on Syria-Turkey border - The Guardian Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:59:32 GMT

The Guardian

Isis defies coalition air strikes in battle for town on Syria-Turkey border The Guardian US-led forces, which have been bombing Isis targets in Syria and Iraq for the past week, hit a village near Kobani on Wednesday. Strikes were also reported further south overnight, according to Kurdish sources in the town. But the onslaught seemed to ...

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Islamic State presses offensives in Iraq, Syria; defenders call for more ... - Washington Post Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:08:37 GMT

Islamic State presses offensives in Iraq, Syria; defenders call for more ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — Islamic State fighters pressed their assault on two key towns in Syria and Iraq on Thursday as defenders on both fronts prepared for possible street-by-street battles and appealed for intensified U.S.-led airstrikes, reports and witnesses said.

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Islamic State influence spreads beyond Iraq and Syria - USA TODAY Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:07:46 GMT

USA TODAY

Islamic State influence spreads beyond Iraq and Syria USA TODAY LAHORE, Pakistan — In Pakistan, some are slapping pro-Islamic State bumper stickers on their cars and writing chalk graffiti on walls exhorting young people to join the terrorist group. In China, the government fears that Muslim Uighurs — a restive ...

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Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq, Syria - ABC News Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:09:30 GMT

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Turkey Approves Military Operations in Iraq, Syria ABC News Turkey's parliament gave the government new powers Thursday to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq and to allow foreign forces to use its territory for possible operations against the Islamic State group. The move opens the way for Turkey, a ...

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Turkey and the PKK - The Economist Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:50:30 GMT

The Economist

Turkey and the PKK The Economist As The Economist went to press, parliament was poised to pass a vaguely worded bill that allows Turkish troops to intervene against “terrorist groups” inside Iraq and Syria. It also allows foreign troops to use Turkish bases in the fight against the ... and more »

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Foreign nations' proxy war in Syria creates chaos - Washington Post Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:49:08 GMT

Business Insider

Foreign nations' proxy war in Syria creates chaos Washington Post ISTANBUL. The squabbling factions that make up the Syrian “moderate opposition” should get their act together. But so should the foreign nations — such as the United States, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan — that have been funding the chaotic ... Syria's army goes on the offensive as US bombs Assad's foesYahoo News US-Led Airstrikes In Syria Are A Dangerous Half-MeasureBusiness Insider Question for Obama's Syria plan: Who are the 'moderate' rebels?Al Jazeera America Vox -Financial Times all 84 news articles »

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Moazzam Begg was in contact with MI5 about his Syria visits, papers show - The Guardian Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:13:17 GMT

The Guardian

Moazzam Begg was in contact with MI5 about his Syria visits, papers show The Guardian The terrorism case against former Guantánamo inmate Moazzam Begg collapsed after MI5 belatedly gave police and prosecutors a series of documents that detailed the agency's extensive contacts with him before and after his trips to Syria, the Guardian ... and more »