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Syrian regime denounces Turkey for allowing foreign fighters to enter Kobane - Washington Post Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:48:56 GMT

Reuters

Syrian regime denounces Turkey for allowing foreign fighters to enter Kobane Washington Post ISTANBUL — Ten Iraqi Kurdish fighters crossed into the embattled Syrian border town of Kobane from Turkey on Thursday, drawing an angry response from the Damascus government, which accused Ankara of violating national sovereignty by allowing ... Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight Islamic StateReuters Syria's Kurdish areasThe Economist Syria IS: Iraqi Peshmerga fighters 'enter Kobane'BBC News all 3,010 news articles »

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For Turkey and US, at odds over Syria, a 60-year alliance shows signs of ... - Washington Post Thu, 30 Oct 2014 07:57:08 GMT

For Turkey and US, at odds over Syria, a 60-year alliance shows signs of ... Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — The increasingly hostile divergence of views between Turkey and the United States over Syria is testing the durability of their 60-year alliance, to the point where some are starting to question whether the two countries still can be ...

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Foreign jihadists flocking to Iraq and Syria on 'unprecedented scale' – UN - The Guardian Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:26:58 GMT

The Guardian

Foreign jihadists flocking to Iraq and Syria on 'unprecedented scale' – UN The Guardian A report by the UN security council, obtained by the Guardian, finds that 15,000 people have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside the Islamic State (Isis) and similar extremist groups. They come from more than 80 countries, the report states ... Isis in Syria: General reveals the lack of communication with the US - and his ...The Independent Few Arrests of Americans Who Fought In Syria or Iraq, as Feds Focus on Small ...ABC News all 124 news articles »

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Theo Padnos, American Journalist, on Being Kidnapped, Tortured and Released ... - New York Times Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:24:24 GMT

New York Times

Theo Padnos, American Journalist, on Being Kidnapped, Tortured and Released ... New York Times In the early morning hours of July 3, one of the two top commanders of Al Qaeda in Syria summoned me from my jail cell. For nearly two years, he had kept me locked in a series of prisons. That night, I was driven from a converted schoolroom outside the ... Syria conflict: Nusra Front rebels attack IdlibBBC News Rebels attack army posts in Syria's IdlibAljazeera.com Syria's moderate rebels clash with al-QaedaAl-Arabiya CNN -Belleville News Democrat all 320 news articles »

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Many killed in Syria barrel bomb 'massacre' - Aljazeera.com Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:26:13 GMT

Daily Beast

Many killed in Syria barrel bomb 'massacre' Aljazeera.com A Syrian government helicopter has dropped two barrel bombs on a camp for people displaced by fighting in the country's north, reportedly killing dozens and charring some bodies beyond recognition. Activists in Syria told Al Jazeera that 40 people were ... Time Is Running Out for Obama on SyriaDaily Beast Barrel bombs hit Syrian refugee camp, say residentsThe Guardian Syrian helicopter bombs displaced persons camp, many dead: residentsReuters International Business Times -McClatchy Washington Bureau -SBS all 251 news articles »

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US airstrikes probably didn't take out terror targets in Syria, officials say - CNN Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:04:29 GMT

US airstrikes probably didn't take out terror targets in Syria, officials say CNN (CNN) -- The U.S. intelligence community now believes two key terrorist operatives targeted by the United States in the opening night of attacks in Syria are still alive and could be actively plotting, multiple officials tell CNN. The operatives are ... and more »

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Foreign Fighters Pouring Into Syria Faster Than Ever, Say Officials - NBCNews.com Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:39:26 GMT

NBCNews.com

Foreign Fighters Pouring Into Syria Faster Than Ever, Say Officials NBCNews.com Top U.S. and British counterterrorism officials said Tuesday that the growing number and variety of foreign fighters streaming into Syria is unprecedented in recent history. “The rate of travel into Syria [by foreign fighters] is greater than we saw ... and more »

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Sources: Former Guantanamo detainees suspected of joining ISIS, other groups ... - Fox News Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:34:13 GMT

Fox News

Sources: Former Guantanamo detainees suspected of joining ISIS, other groups ... Fox News As many as 20 to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees -- some of whom were released within the last three years -- are suspected by intelligence and Defense officials of having joined forces with the Islamic State and other militant groups inside Syria ... and more »

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Syria war fuels sectarian tension in Lebanon - Aljazeera.com Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:47:54 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria war fuels sectarian tension in Lebanon Aljazeera.com The bout of violence, the deadliest since the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011, broke out on October 23, after an army patrol was attacked in the market area. The Lebanese army carried out raids in the city searching homes of individuals with ... and more »

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Airstrikes against Islamic State do not seen to have affected flow of fighters ... - Washington Post Fri, 31 Oct 2014 02:29:57 GMT

Airstrikes against Islamic State do not seen to have affected flow of fighters ... Washington Post More than 1,000 foreign fighters are streaming into Syria each month, a rate that has so far been unchanged by airstrikes against the Islamic State and efforts by other countries to stem the flow of departures, according to U.S. intelligence and ... and more »