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Turkey: Syrian Town Poised to Fall to Militants - ABC News Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:58:00 GMT

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Turkey: Syrian Town Poised to Fall to Militants ABC News Islamic State fighters were poised to capture a strategic Syrian town on the Turkish border, Turkey's president warned Tuesday, even as Kurdish forces battled to expel the extremists from their footholds on the outskirts. The outgunned Kurdish fighters ... Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the USNew York Times UN warns of pending 'massacres' as ISIS closes in on Syrian cityFox News Turkey, US Warn Syrian City Will Soon FallWall Street Journal Los Angeles Times -TIME -NBCNews.com all 3,746 news articles »

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Syria's civil war has forced 3m refugees to flee the country – why is the US ... - The Guardian Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:47:22 GMT

The Guardian

Syria's civil war has forced 3m refugees to flee the country – why is the US ... The Guardian The majority of displaced Syrians have crossed into Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, with close to 1.2 million of those in Lebanon alone – though aid agencies concede the number could be much higher owing to unregistered refugees who have settled in ...

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Syrian Rebels Seize Russian Spy Station Near Israeli Border - Daily Beast Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:29:35 GMT

Daily Beast

Syrian Rebels Seize Russian Spy Station Near Israeli Border Daily Beast Syrian rebels have overtaken a joint Russian-Syrian secret facility that they claim was a covert intelligence collection base. Opposition fighters say the post was used to snoop in on the communications of opposition groups -- and perhaps even the ... Russia commanded spy operation against Israeli forces and Syria rebels ...Haaretz all 9 news articles »

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UN: Syria Declares Another 4 Chemical Facilities - ABC News Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:17:02 GMT

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UN: Syria Declares Another 4 Chemical Facilities ABC News Syria has declared four chemical weapons facilities it hadn't mentioned before, a special representative of the U.N. secretary-general told the Security Council on Tuesday. The news heightened concerns that the Syrian government hasn't been fully open ... Source: Syria didn't disclose four sitesWJXT Jacksonville Syria admits it has four more chemical weapons plants, says UN officialTelegraph.co.uk all 72 news articles »

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Syria town of Kobani on Turkish border will fall to ISIS, Turkish leader says - CBC.ca Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:31:52 GMT

Syria town of Kobani on Turkish border will fall to ISIS, Turkish leader says CBC.ca Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters using tanks and heavy weapons looted from captured army bases in Iraq and Syria have been pounding Kurdish forces in the strategic town for days, and planted their black flag on the town's outskirts after ...

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ISIL pushes into Kobane, sending Syrian Kurds fleeing for safety - Al Jazeera America Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:53:48 GMT

ISIL pushes into Kobane, sending Syrian Kurds fleeing for safety Al Jazeera America Fighters from Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), backed by tanks and artillery, advanced into the southwest of the Syrian-Kurdish town of Kobane overnight, a monitoring group said Tuesday, as street-to-street fighting raged and the town's ...

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Washington's Secret Back-Channel Talks With Syria's Kurdish 'Terrorists' - Foreign Policy Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:45:20 GMT

Foreign Policy

Washington's Secret Back-Channel Talks With Syria's Kurdish 'Terrorists' Foreign Policy Every day, the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) advance closer to Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria, close to the Turkish border. As the Islamic State rains down mortars on the town, the vastly outgunned People's Protection ...

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Kobane: Air strikes help Syria town curb IS - BBC News Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:53:41 GMT

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Kobane: Air strikes help Syria town curb IS BBC News The US-led coalition has carried out its most sustained air attacks so far on Islamic State fighters attacking the Turkey-Syria border town of Kobane. Syrian Kurdish fighters said the strikes were the most effective yet but should have come much earlier.

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Ohio Man Joins Fight Against ISIS in Syria: Reuters - NBCNews.com Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:29:02 GMT

Ohio Man Joins Fight Against ISIS in Syria: Reuters NBCNews.com QAMISHLI Syria — After months in which the United States and Europe issued warnings about their citizens traveling to Syria fight on behalf of ISIS, there are new reports of Westerners going to fight on the other side, against the militants. A man who ...

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Syria conflict: Jihadist rebels abduct Franciscan friar - BBC News Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:54:46 GMT

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Syria conflict: Jihadist rebels abduct Franciscan friar BBC News A Roman Catholic priest and about 20 of his parishioners have been abducted by jihadist rebels in north-western Syria. Father Hanna Jallouf was taken from the convent in the village of Knayeh by members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front on ... Nusra rebels seize priest in Syria: Franciscan OrderThe Daily Star Qaeda-linked rebels seize priest in Syria: Franciscan OrderYahoo! Voices Al Qaeda-linked group kidnaps priest in SyriaAl-Arabiya SBS -euronews all 36 news articles »